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Bethlehem, Palestine – 4 March 2017 – The worst view in the world – This is The Walled Off in Bethlehem near Jerusalem. The British graffiti artist Banksy is to open the 9-key boutique hotel near the wall in the West Banks, with a crazy monkey as doorman and room paintings like
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Rockville, Maryland – 4 March 2017 – Choice Hotels International has appointed Dominic E. Dragisich to the position of chief financial officer, commencing March 6, 2017. 1 Dominic Dragisich Dragisich brings diverse and impressive experience in both finance and business administration to Choice, and will lead the company’s financial strategy as
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Casares, Málaga, Spain – 3 March 2017 – Finca Cortesin, a three-time host of the Volvo World Match Play Championship, is preparing to write a new chapter in its evolving history following the appointment of Miguel Girbés as new director of golf at the prestigious Spanish golf resort. 1 Miguel Girbé
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Bangkok – 3 March 2017 – Leading Swiss hospitality management company Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts will be launching a brand new serviced apartment property on the 1 March 2017, its second property in the Thai capital – the Mövenpick Residences Ekkamai Bangkok. The newly built property features 158 serviced apartments and offers long-
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Mexico City – 3 March 2017 – Mexico registered a record-breaking 35 million international visitors traveled to Mexico in 2016, representing a growth of 9 percent compared to 2015. This growth is more than twice the global industry average, most recently reported at 3.9 percent by the World Tourism Organization
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Ludwigsburg, 03. März 2017 – Seit drei Tagen liegt die Leitung des Cityhotels in den Händen von Michael Steinbrück. Der gelernte Hotelfachmann, der mit der Region Stuttgart eng verbunden ist, kann auf umfangreiche Erfarungen in der Hotellerie aus dem F&B-Bereich und als Hoteldirektor zurückblicken: Vor seinem Wechsel ins
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Berlin, 3. März 2017 – Hoteldirektorin Ulrike Bock und ihre Stellvertreterin Anna Irmer leiten ab sofort gemeinsam den Hotelpark Berlin City Potsdamer Platz mit den Marken Novotel Suites, Ibis und Ibis Budget. Damit übernimmt die weibliche Doppelspitze Verantwortung für das größte Hoteltrio der Accor Hotels in Deutschland mit 592 Zimmern und
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Paris – 3 March 2017 – Accor Hotels announces it has signed an agreement with Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) and its shareholders, funds managed by GP Investments and GTIS Partners, in order to take over the management of 26 hotels (c. 4,400 rooms) currently owned or managed by BHG, the third-
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Spokane, Washington – 3 March 2017 – Red Lion Hotels Corp names Douglas L. Ludwig as chief financial officer, succeeding interim chief financial officer David Wright.
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Kuala Lumpur – 3 March 2017 – 1AccorHotels announces its first Mercure property in Kuala Lumpur. The 213-room Mercure Kuala Lumpur Shaw Parade is located in Pudu, at the fringe of Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Bintang shopping belt.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey – 3 March 2017 – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has reached a deal to sell the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City to Hard Rock International and two New Jersey investors. 1 The sale comes four months after Icahn closed it amid a crippling strike. A
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Bethesda, Maryland – 2 March 2017 – Marriott International has been named one of the 2017 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). NAFE recognizes American corporations where women have significant clout to make the decisions that affect their company’s future and its bottom