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Düsseldorf, 13. Oktober 2017 – Die alte Energieeffizienzskala von A+++ bis D, E, F oder G hat bei Haushaltsgeräten ausgedient. Denn bei vielen Verbrauchern sorgte sie mit ihren nachträglich eingeführten Pluszeichen eher für Verwirrung als für Klarheit. Ein vereinfachtes Energielabel soll Abhilfe schaffen. Die bunten Balken bleiben, die Pluszeichen verschwinden. So
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Paris / Melbourne – 12 October 2017 – France’s AccorHotels has reached a deal to buy Australian hotel operator Mantra for 900 million euros (US$1 billion), in a move that will strengthen its long-term grown in the Asia Pacific region. 1 The agreement, yet to be approved by Mantra shareholders, will
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Washington D.C. – 11 October 2017 – The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) finds that the global recovery is continuing at a faster pace, with growth marked up to 3.6 percent this year and 3.7 percent in 2018, driven by the euro area, Japan, China, and many
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Singapore – 11 October 2017 – In conjunction with World Food Day, a global day of action against hunger, Pan Pacific Hotels Group has partnered Singapore’s People’s Association to reach out to more than 1,700 low-income households island-wide with food bundles of locally grown produce. 1 As part of
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Visakhapatnam, India – 11 October 2017 – Marriott International announces the opening of the Fairfield by Marriott, Visakhapatnam. 1 As the capital of India’s Andhra Pradesh state, and situated next to the Bay of Bengal, Visakhapatnam is known for its scenic beaches, historic maritime culture and Buddhist relics. The 121-room Fairfield
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Bandung, Indonesia – 11 October 20127 – Moxy – touted as Marriott International’s “disruptive hotel brand” – is to debut in Asia Pacific with the opening of Moxy Bandung. 1 “Moxy offers the style and spirit of a boutique hotel at a surprisingly affordable price, in the emerging and vibrant city of Bandung”
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Suzhou, China – 11 October 2017 – Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of Le Méridien Suzhou, Suzhou Bay, marking the brand’s debut in Suzhou. 1 Le Méridien Suzhou Stephen Ho, chief executive officer, Greater China, Marriott International, said: “As the 13th Le Méridien hotel in Greater China with
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Guangzhou, China – 11 October 2017 – The 291-room Sheraton Guangzhou Nansha Hotel opens in China, marking the 13th Sheraton property in Guangdong Province, and the second in Guangzhou. 1 Sheraton Guangzhou Nansha Hotel “We are delighted to open Sheraton Guangzhou Nansha Hotel in the centre of the Pearl River Delta, one
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San Francisco – 11 October 2017 – Catastrophe in California: At the idyllic wine region around the Napa Valley, many wineries, houses and two resorts were destroyed by high winds and blazing fire-rollers. The Hilton Sonoma Wind Country and Fountaingrove Inn near Santa Rosa north of San Francisco became a robbery of
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San Francisco, 11. October 2017 – Katastrophe in Kalifornien: In der idyllischen Weinregion um das Napa Valley zerstörten von starken Winden rasend schnelle Feuerwalzen etliche Weingüter, Häuser und auch zwei Hotels. Das Hilton Sonoma Wine Country und Fountaingrove Inn nahe Santa Rosa nördlich von San Francisco wurden ein Raub der Flammen.
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Berlin, 11 . Oktober 2017 – Das Hotel Adlon Kempinski hat einen neuen Hotelmanager: Carsten Seubert nimmt ab sofort die Tätigkeit als Stellvertreter des Geschäftsführenden Direktors Matthias Al-Amiry auf und ist damit für alle betrieblichen und operativen Abläufe des Traditionshauses verantwortlich. Er folgt auf Marcus Scholz, der interimistisch diesen Posten bekleidete. 1
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Los Angeles – 10 October 2017 – IGH opened the 889-key InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel. As the tallest building west of Chicago, the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel forever elevates the Los Angeles skyline at 1,100 feet and 73 stories. General Manager is Jean-Jacques Reibel. The InterContinental hotel is part