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New York City – 6 October 2016 1It could be come the hotel landmark of Manhattan – At Chelsea Pier in the High Line district, a 137-key ultra-luxury Six Senses resort is under construction. As part of a mixed-use development project at 76 11th Avenue along New York City’
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Best of hospitality in the news – part 6 – 06 October 2016 1The US hotel industry is going after Airbnb for its “arrogance” US hotels are waging a concerted war against Airbnb. The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), a powerful industry group, is “set to launch a series of campaigns”
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Kigali, Rwanda – 5 October 2016 1Marriott International continues its robust expansion across the African continent with news of brand-new signings of new properties in Cape Town, Nairobi, Cairo and Mauritius. This announcement comes hot on the heels of Marriott’s recently completed acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which
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1Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts launches what it calls a trendsetting new concept, The Vitality Room, “where guests can revitalise body, mind and soul”. The new Vitality Room builds on Swissôtel’s Vitality Programme, an integrated approach to supporting guests by focusing on their general well-being and quality of life.
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1Hyatt Hotels Corporation announces the brand transition of The Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles Airport from a Hyatt affiliated hotel to Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport. The 580-room hotel is undergoing a US$75 million renovation, which is scheduled to conclude by January 2017.
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Las Vegas – 5 October 2016 161.3 per cent of meeting professionals agreed that currently available event technology makes event management much easier and that it will develop and change dramatically in the next 10 years, but 92 per cent admit that meeting planners are not making the most of
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Portland, Oregon – 4 October 2016 1A new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Foodservice Equipment Market: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2014-2022,” projects that the global foodservice equipment market would reach $43,379 million by 2022. Cooking equipment segment is expected to dominate this market throughout the
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1Renaissance Los Angeles Airport prides itself on encouraging guests to live life to discover, and that conviction strengthens with the recent appointment of a seasoned general manager. Reggie Dominique joined the Marriott family in 1994 and has been a dynamic sales and marketing manager for nearly two decades across various
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Two neighboring Marriott hotels in the New Orleans area have appointed a new leader to keep their momentum moving forward when it comes to guest satisfaction scores. 1has been named the dual general manager of Courtyard New Orleans Metairie and Residence Inn New Orleans Metairie. The Florida State University graduate
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Frankfurt, Germany – 4 October 2016 1Fast expanding German hotel group Novum breaks it’s own record announcing project No. 100. A Indigo hotel and Staybridge Suites, first serviced apartment house of its kind, will open end of 2018 in the financial city centre of Frankfurt. Novum is franchise partner of
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Munich, Germany – 4 October 2016 1Puneet Chhatwal strengthen international expansion – The CEO of traditional German hotel group Steigenberger renames the holding company as Deutsche Hospitality. The new branding combines the roots from the founder family Steigenberger as well as the global developments of more than 20 hotel projects. In the
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1The Meliá Ho Tram marks Meliá Hotels International’s fourth property under operation in Vietnam after the Meliá Hanoi, Meliá Danang and Sol Beach House Phu Quoc. “The expansion of our Vietnam portfolio in one of the most dynamic regions in the world is strong indication our growth strategy is