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Bellevue, Washington – 15 June 2017 – Marriott International just opened its latest W posh hotel in Bellevue, Washington. The 220-room and 25-suites – including one ‚Extreme Wow’s suite – design hotel is part of the new Lincoln Square expansion, W Bellevue is where green meets global glamour. Playing off the
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Bad Honnef, 15. Juni 2017 – Die Koch-Leidenschaft zum Beruf machen, in Luxushotels hochkarätige Gäste betreuen oder ein ganzes Hotel managen: die Möglichkeiten, seinen Traumberuf in der Hotellerie zu finden, sind vielfältig und gefragt. Ambitionierte Nachwuchskräfte werden in der Hotelbranche gesucht und geschätzt. Ein Grund mehr, sich mit den verschiedenen
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New York City – 15 June 2017 – The conversion of New York’s landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel into luxury condominiums is moving forward as planned and no delays are anticipated after the property’s owner, China’s Anbang Insurance Group, said its chairman was no longer able to carry out his
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Hong Kong – 15 June 2017 – As part of its global commitment to develop and empower future women leaders, 1 announced a partnership to support Asian University for Women (AUW). 1 Starting this year the partnership will see over 50 Marriott volunteers serve as mentors to AUW students, and six AUW
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Osaka, Japan – 15 June 2017 – The Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand expands in Japan with the opening of the 164-room Conrad Osaka. Situated on the 33rd to 40th floors of the Nakanoshima Festival Complex, the hotel is the brand’s first in Western Japan. “The arrival of Conrad Osaka
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Bangkok, Thailand – 15 June 2017 – AccorHotels is eyeing 9 percent market growth year-on-year in 2017 for Thailand, Patrick Basset, chief operating officer of AccorHotels in Upper Southeast and Northeast Asia, told reporters. 1 Accor, which saw 14 percent growth in the domestic market in Q1, plans 12 new
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Seychelles – 13 June 2017 – Edward Linsley is named general manager of the Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island, which is scheduled to open in early 2018. 1 Edward Linsley He originally joined Four Seasons in 1990, and quickly made his mark in progressive management positions in both urban hotels
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Singapore – 13 June 2017 – AccorHotels launches subsidiary John Paul, a leading concierge and customer loyalty business, in Singapore. 1 In under a decade the group has gone from fewer than 500 employees in Singapore to more than 3,300 and in coming months will add a further 540 new jobs,
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Tokyo – 13 June 2017 – The 143-room Pullman Tokyo Tamachi is being developed as part of the MSB Tamachi mixed-used complex and will open before the end of 2018. “Japan keeps attracting more and more international travelers, with historically high growth rate recorded in the beginning of 2017,” said
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Beijing, 13 June 2017 – Crown Resorts said its staff held in China have been charged with gambling-related offenses, the most significant development in the case since the employees were rounded up by mainland authorities in October, Bloomberg reported. 1 All the workers, including those released on bail, have been
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Washington D.C. – 13 June 2017 – President Donald Trump plans to follow through on a campaign promise by rolling back the Obama administration’s effort to open Cuba to US tourism and trade, with new limits being considered on travel and investment by US companies, Bloomberg reported. 1 It said
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Hanover, Maryland – 12 June 2017 – Live! Casino & Hotel appointed Ashley Pointer as Director of Finance. 1 Ashley Pointer In her new role, Ms. Pointer is responsible for implementing and enforcing all internal and external policies and procedures for financial operations of Live! Casino & Hotel, including ensuring compliance of