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New York City – 10 March 2017 – Four Seasons Hotels and Marriott International has been named by ‚Great Place to Work‘ and listed on Fortune’s ‚100 Best Companies to Work For‘. Four Seasons ranked 79th on the list, which is based on employee ratings of their workplace culture, including the
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Berlin, Germany – 10 March 2017 – Following a historic year for the company in 2016, Marriott International announced that it expects to dramatically increase the size of its portfolio in Europe across all segments of the industry. The planned expansion in Europe is the first development vision announced for the continent
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Framingham, Massachusetts – 10 March 2017 – Sir Richard Branson has challenged business leaders to improve the critical state of the modern workforce. His call comes at a time when 87% of employees are disengaged and sedentary office culture is being linked to diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. With the
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Berlin, 10. März 2017 – Er kommuniziert mit Kunden, erkennt Mimik und Sprache und kann nach einem Dialog, in dem er Reisewilligen verschiedene Urlaubsmotive zeigt, ein Reiseziel empfehlen. Pepper, der kleine Serviceroboter aus dem Hause Amadeus, ist keine Zukunftsvision mehr. Schon bald könnte er in modernen „TUI Stores“ einen Arbeitsplatz finden.
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Berlin, 10. März 2017 – Ob Fernreise, ein Trip ins europäische Ausland oder Urlaub in der Heimat – auch 2017 steht Reisen hierzulande hoch im Kurs. Eine repräsentative Umfrage unter ADAC-Mitgliedern zeigt, dass 75 Prozent der Befragten für 2017 eine mindestens fünftägige Reise planen (Vorjahr: 74 Prozent). Zwar fühlen sich 55
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Pfungstadt bei Darmstadt, 10. März 2017 – Softwareanwendungen bedienen, in virtuellen Teams kommunizieren, sich fachlich auf dem neuesten Stand halten – dies sind nur einige der Kompetenzen, die Mitarbeiter für die digitalisierte Arbeitswelt benötigen. Doch wie können sie sich diese Skills aneignen? Wie sieht Weiterbildung für Arbeit 4.0 aus? TNS Infratest
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Naypyidaw, Myanmar – 9 March 2017 – Max Myanmar Holding Co, a hotels-to-engineering conglomerate, is looking for partnerships in financial services and is in talks with France-based Accor to expand cooperation in hotel management. The Yangon, Myanmar-based group expects legal changes in the country to encourage more investment,
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Beijing, China -9 March 2017 – China has granted preliminary approval for 38 trademarks linked to Donald Trump, documents on China’s state trademark office show, giving the US president and his family protection were they to develop the Trump brand – including hotels – in the market. The trademarks – which in theory
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Munich, 09 March 2017 – Guest data goes to China: Shiji has evolved to become the most powerful system supplier in terms of travel technology. With the acquisition of Hetras (PMS) and ReviewPro (guest reviews) as well as an interest in Snapshot (data evaluation, not to be confused with Snapchat) the
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New York City – 8 March 2017 – New York City has landmarked historic interiors throughout the Waldorf Astoria to preserve them as the hotel’s Chinese owners start a years-long renovation, Associated Press reported. The Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to keep the Art Deco details in dozens of spaces
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New York City – 8 March 2017 – Airbnb, the leading online marketplace for short-term lodging, has invited some of the owners of properties listed on its service, known as hosts, to attend executive board meetings and offered them more direct contact with its chief executive, in an attempt to give
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Berlin, Germany – 8 March 2017 – Security is holidaymakers’ main consideration when choosing a destination, a research report released Bournemouth University and travel search site Travelzoo said. “Since Tunisia happened, safety and security has moved higher and higher up the agenda,” Travelzoo’s European president Richard Singer told Reuters, adding that