Must read – Top background news for hospitality management (6) - Sex assault, Cristiano Ronaldo Hotels, Dust Thani, Four Seasons sold, stunning hote
Best of hospitality in the news – part 6 – 03 October 2016
1Luxury Paris hotel to pay over $60k to cleaner sexually assaulted by Qatari guest
A luxury Paris hotel has been told to pay an African woman over €50,000 after she was molested by a Qatari guest. She was subsequently fired for refusing to transfer to another hotel.
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Cristiano Ronaldo launches hotel with eye on post-Real Madrid future
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo says his new hotel ventures form part of preparing for his life after football — although the 31-year-old says he still sees himself playing for another decade or so.
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Dusit Thani seeks non-hotel growth – Chain making foray into property, health
Dusit International, a leading Thai hotel management chain, is diversifying into property development and wellness in a bid to build long-term, sustainable growth.
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The Five Favorite Hotels of Modern U.S. Presidents
The presidential suites at these hotels have had actual presidents sleep in them. When you’re president, you spend a considerable amount of time on the road. The past five presidents each made between 175 and 400 domestic trips during their first terms.
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Saudi Prince’s Investment Company Sells Toronto Four Seasons Hotel for $171.3 Million – Buying entities tied to Pakistani-American businessman Shahid Khan
Kingdom Holding, the investment company owned by Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, has sold the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto for 225 million Canadian dollars ($171.3 million) to a family-owned business, it said Sunday.
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The stunning ‘Stairway to Heaven’ video of a luxury Swiss hotel’s infinity pool that’s made a HUGE splash on the internet… with more than 1.2m hits
A video shows a woman getting into the infinity pool at Hotel Villa Honegg – The 39-second-long clip, entitled Stairway to Heaven, has gone viral – It was uploaded to Facebook for the travel blog Loucos Por Viagem
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