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Frankfurt, Germany – 28 February 2018 – Whitbread announces today the acquisition of a portfolio of 19 hotels in Germany, from Foremost Hospitality Group GmbH, for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition will give Premier Inn substantial presence in the German hotel market, increasing the total committed network pipeline to 31 hotels with
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London – 27 February 2018 – Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announces that a controlled affiliate of Starwood Global Opportunity Fund XI has acquired a portfolio of seven Hilton hotels throughout the United Kingdom, totalling over 1,300 rooms from Park Hotels & Resorts for £135 million. The
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Singapore – 27 February 2018 – Two Singaporeans on trial for unauthorised short-term rentals posted on Airbnb pleaded guilty in the first such cases under the city-state’s rules on short-term property letting introduced last year, Reuters reported. 1 The two men were charged for letting four units in a condominium for
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Bangkok, Thailand – 27 February 2018 – Thai property firm Singha Estate said it will buy six hotels across four countries from a Hawaii-based hotel group for about US$250 million. 1 Singha Estate will buy a total of 859 rooms from properties on the resort islands of Phuket and Samui in
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Hamburg, Germany – 26 February 2018 – How awesome is that? 1 Hotels, the innovative lifestyle concept from family-runned German hotel group 1, now also has its own racing car, a BMW M3 with 450 hp. The racing car is controlled by none other than CEO & owner David Etmenan himself. As
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Hamburg, 26. Februar 2018 – Wie abgefahren ist das denn? 1 Hotels, das innovative Lifestyle-Konzept von Novum Hospitality, hat nun auch ein eigenes Racing Car, ein BMW M3 mit 450 PS. Der Rennbolide wird gesteuert von keinem Geringeren als CEO & Owner David Etmenan höchstpersönlich gesteuert. Als waschechter Rennfahrer muss man
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New York City – 26 February 2018 – The Priceline Group announced that it is changing its name to Booking Holdings Inc., effective today. Booking Holdings stock will begin trading under the new ticker symbol NASDAQ: BKNG on February 27, 2018. 1 Glenn Fogel, Chief Executive Officer of Booking Holdings, said, “Over
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Bremerhaven, 26. Februar 2018 – Einsparpotenziale durch Reduktion von Lebensmittelabfall und ein respektvoller Umgang mit kostbaren Nahrungsmitteln stehen bei Hotellerie und Gastronomie im Fokus. Aber welche Maßnahmen sind überhaupt sinnvoll und im Arbeitsalltag realisierbar? Wo und warum gibt es Überproduktion, Tellerrücklauf oder Mindesthaltbarkeitsverluste? 1 Dominik Flettner, Küchenchef, Tim Oberdieck, Hoteldirektor und
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Repräsentative Umfrage: 39 Prozent der Deutschen nutzten 2017 Share Economy / Tendenz 2018 steigend – vor allem bei jüngeren Erwachsenen / Anstieg des Marktvolumens auf über 24 Milliarden Euro im Jahr 2018 erwartet / Nachholbedarf bei Rechtssicherheit und Qualität Düsseldorf, 21. Februar 2018 – 1Die Vorreiter der Share Economy sind US-Unternehmen. So wird Airbnb, der
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Dubai, UAE – 20 February 2018 – Omniyat announces that Dorchester Collection will manage its luxury One Palm development on The Palm Jumeirah. 1 One Palm will be the first residential development in the Middle East to be managed by Dorchester Collection. (Photo: Omniyat) The news follows last week’s announcement of
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London – 20 February 2018 – InterContinental Hotels Group said it would not pay out any additional capital to investors in 2018 as it announced a better-than-expected profit for 2017 and a new strategy to speed growth, Reuters reported. 1 The operator of Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and InterContinental hotels plans to
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Karlsruhe, 20. Februar 2018 – Ein Revisionsverfahren vor dem Bundesgerichtshof wird Folgen haben: Eine Kölner Hautärztin hatte dagegen geklagt, bei jameda.de gelistet zu werden und bekam nun dazu Recht. Das Grundrecht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung überwiege in diesem Fall das Recht von Jameda auf Meinungs- und Medienfreiheit, heißt es in der