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New York City – 24 Februar 2017 – U.S. online travel agencies (OTAs) continue their upward climb and have increased their share of the total travel market. Bolstered mainly by hotel and mobile, OTA online bookings are now growing faster than suppliers’, which are on a downward trend, Phocuswright revealed. 1
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Darmstadt, 25. Februar 2017 – Der technologische Wandel wirkt sich stark auf das tägliche Arbeiten aus – Fertigungsprozesse verändern sich schnell, die Vernetzung von Anlagen und Anwendungen nimmt zu, Teams arbeiten zunehmend virtuell. Um fit für die digitalisierte Arbeitswelt zu sein, benötigen Unternehmen daher Mitarbeiter mit vielseitigen digitalen Skills. Das aktuelle Weiterbildungsportfolio
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Los Angeles, 24. Februar 2017 – Hotels.com verzeichnet eine Zunahme der Hotelnachfragen zu Orten, an denen die gefeierten Filme La La Land, Jackie, Lion und Manchester by the sea gedreht wurden. Hollywood-Blockbuster beeinflussen dieses Jahr Reisepläne der internationalen Filmfans, die Filmszenen erleben und den Spuren der Stars folgen wollen,
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Guadalajara, Mexico – 24 Februar 2017 – Hyatt Hotels opened its Hyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara, the fourth Hyatt Regency hotel in Mexico. With this hotel, the Hyatt Regency brand is marking its return to the city of Guadalajara as part of the mixed use Andares development, a successful luxury commercial complex. Hyatt
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Washington D.C. – 24 February 2017 – Washington Marriott Georgetown, the first Marriott hotel built in the nation’s capital in 1981, announces the completion of its $28 million transformation, an investment by hotel owner, Geller Capital Partners. Representing Marriott Hotels’ massive reinvention efforts, evolving everything from hotel design to associate
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Chicago – 24 Februar 2017 – Hyatt Hotels announced the launch of World of Hyatt, Hyatt’s new global platform grounded in the simple idea that a little understanding goes a long way. This reflects Hyatt’s purpose and reaffirms its commitment to building genuine and trusted experiences and engaging its community
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Vienna, Austria – 24 Februar 2017 – Warimpex announced the partial sale of its hotel portfolio to the Thai investor U City Public Company Limited (U City). The transaction includes eight hotel participations (two of which are partially (50 per cent) owned by UBM Development AG (UBM)) which comprise approximately 50 percent
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Istanbul, Turkey – 24 February 2017 – Wanda Hotels & Resorts has become the first Chinese hotel management company to export its luxury hotel brands overseas, following an agreement signed today in Shanghai with Mar Yapi to build Wanda Vista Istanbul. As the first brand marketed overseas by the Chinese hotel management
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Frankfurt/Main, 24. Februar 2017 – Heidi Schmidtke (37) hat mit Wirkung zum 15. Februar 2017 als Executive Vice President die Leitung des Bereichs Advisory bei der JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group in Deutschland übernommen. Schmidtke war zuletzt seit 2015 für Art-Invest Real Estate Management tätig. Vor ihrem Wechsel zu
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Miami – 23 February 2017 – Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Richard Branson, announces the expansion of Blake Smith’s role from Director of Entertainment at Virgin Hotels Chicago to the brand’s first Executive Director of Entertainment. This newly-created role demonstrates Virgin Hotels’ continued dedication to offering entertainment
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New York City – 23 February 2017 – The James Hotels announces The James New York-NoMad opening summer 2017. The launch of the property marks a key moment in the evolution of the brand, beginning with the opening of The James West Hollywood-Sunset in May 2017. The new James Hotels
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Las Vegas – 23 February 2017 – Wynn Resorts announced the appointment of Craig S. Billings to the executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Billings is a highly respected veteran of both the gaming and banking industries, and brings extensive experience in business innovation to the company. Mr. Billings has been