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London – 12 April 2017 – STR’s March 2017 Pipeline Report shows 153,298 rooms in 546 hotel projects Under Contract in the Middle East and 59,200 rooms in 319 projects Under Contract in Africa. Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages but
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Tunis, Tunisia – 12 April 2017 – Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Tunisian investment group Mabrouk announced opening of a 200-key luxury hotel in Tunis in late 2017. Four Seasons Hotel Tunis will offer the largest accommodations in the city, many with outdoor terraces overlooking the Mediterranean. The Hotel will
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Dubai, UAE – 12 April 2017 – AccorHotels announces the extensive conversion and rebranding of a former Sheikh Zayed Road landmark into the Mercure Dubai Barsha Heights Hotel Suites & Apartments. The property is currently undergoing the first of a two-phase refurbishment and is anticipated to open under the Mercure brand
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New York City/Paris, France – 12 April 2017 – Airbnb has reached new deals with dozens of jurisdictions in the United States and France to collect and pay taxes, doubling down on its effort to improve its image with local policymakers even as it face regulatory challenges around the world, Reuters
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Düsseldorf, 12. April 2017 – Einmal mehr machte die amerikanische Fluggesellschaft United Airlines mit dem gewaltsamen Rauswurf eines Passagiers Negativschlagzeilen. Zu dem handgreiflichen Zwischenfall kam es, weil der Flug überbucht war – eindeutig ein Fehler der Airline. Arag-Rechtsxperten geben Auskunft über die Rechte von Fluggästen und wann die Fluggesellschaft den Transport
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Berlin, 12. April 2017 – Jede vierte Hotelübernachtung in Deutschland (25,2 Prozent) wurde im Jahr 2016 über Online-Buchungsportale (OTA) generiert. Drei Portale dominieren dabei den heimischen OTA-Markt mit einem gemeinsamen Marktanteil von über 95 Prozent. Eindeutiger Marktführer ist die Priceline Group (Booking.com), die ihren Marktanteil von 47,
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Allen, Texas – 11 April 2017 A new four-star, full service Delta by Marriott Hotel and attached convention center will open in Allen in late 2018. Altera development recently closed on the property, located on the northwest corner of U.S. 75 and Bethany Drive. Construction on the $91 million
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 11 April 2017 – Sunway Hotels & Resorts appointed Castaldi “Alex” Rosario as General Manager for The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat in Perak, Malaysia. Drawing on 15 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry including successes at several stylish addresses in Dubai, Bali, Rome and Koh Samui, Alex
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Marrakech, Morocco – 11 April 2017 – Accor Hotels started with management and rebranding of Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech, a former New Mauritius Hotels property. Located just 12 kilometers from the bustling city of Marrakech, Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech is nestled within the heart of a century-old olive grove, spanning 231
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Sydney, Australia – 11 April 2017 – McDonald’s goes new ways in recruiting: In Australia, the fast-food giant calls for applications via Snapchat. The company has developed a topic-oriented setting, through which applicats slip into a virtual McDonald’s uniform. A ten-second video is created, which is then
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Charlotte, NC – 11 April 2017 – Six housekeepers are suing a North Carolina hotel, saying their supervisor put them through a decade of sexual assaults and threatened to have them deported if they complained, the Associated Press reported. 1Documents filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in Charlotte say the workers are
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Karnataka, India – 11 April 2017 – Kamat Hotels (India) says it is in discussions to seek PE funds to take its five star Orchid brand to new markets. 1