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Technology-focused hospitality brand Yotel is set to embark on significant international growth plans from next year which will see 12 new Yotel-branded hotels open by 2018. The group, which first started operations in 2007, has four sites already in operation – one city centre New York hotel, complete with
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Booking.com and Wyndham Vacation Rentals, which claims to be the world?s largest professional manager of vacation rental properties with over 105,000 properties spread across more than 550 destinations, announces a worldwide distribution agreement. Through the arrangement, Wyndham?s global portfolio of vacation rental brands ? including Landal GreenParks,
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InterContinental Hotels Group announces a new collaboration designed to make it easier and more rewarding for guests to get to and from their hotels. From this week, anyone who is travelling within the US and signs up as a new Uber rider can earn 2,000 IHG?Rewards Club points?
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The Saudi developer behind plans for the world’s tallest building said it had secured financing to complete the record-breaking project, Agence France-Presse reported. Kingdom Holding Co, chaired by billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, said its affiliate Jeddah Economic Company had reached a more than US$2
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Hilton has revealed that hackers infected some of its point-of-sale computer systems with malware crafted to steal credit card information. Hilton would not disclose whether data was taken, but advised anyone who used payment cards at Hilton Worldwide hotels between November 18 and December 5 of last year
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Marriott International opens its M Live Asia Pacific real-time marketing and brand newsroom Command Center in Hong Kong, which becomes the company?s ?epicentre of real-time marketing? to customers in the region. Marriott first unveiled the M Live concept at its US headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, earlier this
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Amadeus strengthens its hotel offering following an agreement with one of Australia?s leading accommodation brokers, The Hotel Network, to provide travel agencies with greater access to independent, non-metropolitan and remote accommodation hotel content. Powered by Amadeus LinkHotel, The Hotel Network will be connecting more than 250 Australian and
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Dubai?s Burj Al Arab hotel has partnered with Google to provide a virtual glimpse into its US$15,000-a-night suite and other touches of extravagance. The hotel, known for its distinctive sail design and lavish interiors, partnered with Google to provide videos and a 3-D online
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Marriott International is expanding?Mobile Requests, a two-way chat feature on its Mobile Requests app to five additional brands ? JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels and Marriott Executive Apartments. Originally launched at select Marriott Hotels, Mobile Requests is also now available at Marriott Hotels across the
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China Vanke, the biggest property developer by sales in the world?s most populous country, is recruiting robots to sweep floors and guard its properties to address a labour shortage and rising wage bills, Reuters reported. As Chinese developers struggle with lacklustre sales and tighter industry margins, China Vanke, like
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AccorHotels Group and Samsung Electronics announce a partnership to roll out Samsung?s SMART Hospitality Display technology across AccorHotels? properties spanning 92 countries. ?We are excited to partner with AccorHotels to transform the hotel experience and provide our innovative hospitality solutions to even more global consumers,? said Seog-gi Kim,
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Marriott International Inc. and Alibaba Group?s online travel booking platform, Alitrip, have tied up to let Chinese travellers book hotel rooms online and on their mobile phones through a directly operated online flagship store. The agreement comes two months after a partnership deal between Marriott and Ant Financial Services