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Singapore – 15 December 2016 Marriott International debits in Singapore with the first JW Marriott ultra-luxury hotel. The JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach is located in close proximity to the Marina Bay entertainment and business districts, the new 634-room luxury hotel is poised to become an iconic lifestyle
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Bethesda, Maryland – 15 December 2016 1Gobal hospitality leader Marriott International was named by Great Place to Work and Fortune to the 2016 50 Best Workplaces for Parents, ranking No. 31 on the list. The ranking is based on anonymous employee feedback from more than 120,000 working parents at U.
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New York City – 15 December 2016 Despite a difficult trading year in 2015, luxury brands are staging a comeback in the Russian marketplace according to 1 a new report released by customer engagement specialists Contactlab and investment company Exane BNP Paribas. However, some brands appear to be better than others
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Bellevue, Washington – 15 December 2016 Expedia released a comprehensive study of worldwide air travel trends: New Heights for Air Travel. Expedia and ARC together conducted an original analysis of billions of data points to spot trends that the modern traveler can use to book with intelligence in 2017. Collectively, New
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Shangrao, China – 15 December 2016 Hilton opened it’s Sanqingshan Resort in China’s Mount Sanqing National Park. Hilton Sanqingshan Resort is the first and only internationally-branded resort in Shangrao, offering 372 guest rooms with panoramic views of the Chinese National AAAAA-rated tourist region, the highest ranking available
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Tibilisi, Georgia – 15 December 2016 The Rezidor Hotel Group signs the first Radisson RED in Georgia. The Radisson RED Chavchavadze, Tbilisi is expected to open its doors in mid-2019, and will feature around 100 rooms. Elie Younes, the group’s executive vice president and chief development officer, said: “Eastern
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Rio de Janeiro – 15 December 2016 The Trump Organization has pulled out of a hotel venture in Rio de Janeiro that is part of a criminal investigation in Brazil, with a Trump Hotels spokeswoman citing construction delays and differences in vision. 1 1 The Trump Hotel Rio de Janeiro, a
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Tokyo – 15 December 2016 Japan’s parliament has passed a law to legalise casinos, ending 15 years of political argument. Backers of the bill, which allows for large-scale projects that combine casinos with hotels, shopping and conference space, see casinos as a way to significantly boost to tourism in
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Macau, Las Vegas – 15 December 2016 Australia’s No. 1 casino company Crown Resorts Ltd is planning a near-total exit from the world’s two biggest gaming hubs, Las Vegas and Macau, as a gambling crackdown in China hits profits and throws its expansion plans into disarray. In a
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Las Vegas – 14 December 2016 Wynn Las Vegas and Amazon announce plans to equip all 4,748 hotel rooms at Wynn Las Vegas with Echo, Amazon’s hands-free voice-controlled speaker. The introduction of this technology into every guest room, beginning this month with installation in suites, will be
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Shanghai – 14 December 2016 Huazhou Hotel Group plan to develop 14 new hotels with franchisee Accor in Greater China with it’s subsidiary Yagao Meihua Hotel Management. The majority of the new projects under Yagao Meihua’s management as a result of the alliance are located in China’s first-
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Kuala Lumpur – 14 December 2016 Four Seasons Hotels announced plans for a first hotel in Kuala Lumpur, set to open in early 2018. Located in the heart of the Golden Triangle neighbourhood, Kuala Lumpur’s thriving business and financial district, the Hotel is part of a 65-storey mixed-use