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New York City – 31 August 2017 – Lifestyle hospitality operator Sbe named Chadi Farhat as Chief Operating Officer of the Middle East & Europe – transitioning out of his current role at the company as Chief Commercial Officer. With a hotel in Istanbul, three in London, and one opening in Doha this
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Karlsruhe, 31. August 2017 – Interessantes Urteil für die Gastronomie: Der Bundesgerichtshof hat entschieden, dass in Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen des Herausgebers des Gutscheinheftes “Schlemmerblock” eine Vertragsstrafe von 2.500 Euro für jeden vorsätzlichen Vertragsverstoß des Gastwirts nicht wirksam vereinbart werden kann. (Urteil vom 31. August 2017 – VII ZR 308/16) 1 Sachverhalt:
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Frankfurt am Main, 31. August 2017 – Der Incoming-Tourismus in Deutschland ist weiter auf Wachstumskurs. Für das erste Halbjahr 2017 meldet das Statistische Bundesamt 36,7 Millionen internationale Übernachtungen in Beherbergungsbetrieben mit mindestens zehn Betten, das sind 1,2 Millionen mehr als im Vergleichszeitraum des Vorjahres – ein Plus von 3,
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Chicago – 31 August 2017 – Viceroy Hotel Group announced that Viceroy Chicago, the latest addition to the Viceroy Icon Collection and the brand’s first property in the Midwest, opens its doors to locals and guests this Friday, September 1, 2017. Taking center stage in the heart of the vibrant Gold
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Bodrum, Turkey – 31 August 2017 – Lux Bodrum is a sparkling new addition to Turkey’s Aegean Riviera, the country’s most glamourous holiday destination. Perched on a picturesque pine-clad site and surrounded by rocky coves, the brand new resort lies on the south-western coastline, on a private peninsula
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Lausanne, Switzerland – 31 August 2017 – Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) are delighted to announce their official academic collaboration with the goal to deliver a unique hospitality management program. The newly signed framework agreement lays the groundwork for program collaboration, drawing on the
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Lausanne/Schweiz, 31. August 2017 – Die Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) und die China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) arbeiten in Zukunft zusammen. Das Ziel der Kooperation ist der Aufbau eines weltweit einzigartigen Hospitality-Managementprogramms. 1 Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Der frisch unterzeichnete Vertrag legt den Grundstein für die Zusammenarbeit,
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Macau – 31 August 2017 – Galaxy Entertainment posted its biggest quarterly earnings gain in almost five years as high-stakes gamblers helped to boost profit in Macau, the world’s largest casino hub. 1 The casino operator’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization climbed 45 percent to about
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New York City – 31 August 2017 – Ibis Styles, the economy brand from AccorHotels, makes its debut in the United States with the opening of Ibis Styles New York LaGuardia Airport. 1 The 93-room property is part of AccorHotels’ continued expansion of its economy hotel brands worldwide and will serve
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Las Vegas – 31 August 2017 – A partnership led by New York developer Steven Witkoff bought the site of the stalled Fontainebleau resort for US$600 million, more than seven years after billionaire Carl Icahn acquired the property out of bankruptcy, Bloomberg reported. 1 Witkoff said he has been exploring the
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Los Angeles – 31 August 2017 – Motel 6 has agreed to pay US$250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging one of its properties in Los Angeles was a base for sex trafficking, drug dealers and gang members. 1 City Attorney Mike Feuer told the Associated Press that the money will
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Bellevue, Washington – 31 August 2017 – Expedia names Mark Okerstrom as president and chief executive, replacing Dara Khosrowshahi who left the US travel-booking company to take the top job at car-ride provider Uber Technologies. 1 Mark Okerstrom Khosrowshahi, who led the parent of Expedia.com for 12 years, will