Thomas Cook takes new approach to hotel guests
London – 30 March 2017 – A Bloomberg article details how Thomas Cook Group, the world’s oldest holiday company, is… Read More »Thomas Cook takes new approach to hotel guests
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Fischer moves up at MGM Resorts
Las Vegas – 28 March 2017 – MGM Resorts International names Aaron Fischer as chief strategy officer. Fischer, who is… Read More »Fischer moves up at MGM Resorts
Choice CEO earns US$6 million
Rockville, Maryland – 28 March 2017 – Choice Hotels International CEO Stephen Joyce’s 2016 total compensation was US$6 million versus… Read More »Choice CEO earns US$6 million
Thomas Cook optimistic on summer travel
London – 28 March 2017 – Foreign holidays remain a top priority for Europeans despite economic and security worries, tour… Read More »Thomas Cook optimistic on summer travel
Sun International profit slows
Sandton, South Africa – 27 March 2017 – South Africa’s casino and hotel operator Sun International scrapped its dividend, seeking… Read More »Sun International profit slows
New heights for Ritz-Carlton HK dining offerings
Hong Kong – 27 March 2017 – Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck and The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong jointly launch Café… Read More »New heights for Ritz-Carlton HK dining offerings
Accor in talks to buy conference company
Paris – 25 March 2017 – AccorHotels and French investment firm Edmond de Rothschild are in talks to buy Groupe… Read More »Accor in talks to buy conference company
Four Points to make NZ debut in 2017
Auckland, New Zealand – 23 March 2017 – Marriott International’s Four Points brand will debut in New Zealand with the… Read More »Four Points to make NZ debut in 2017
Hilton opens Tibet resort
Linzhi, Tibet – 23 March 2017 – Hilton Linzhi Resort opens in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The property is Hilton’s… Read More »Hilton opens Tibet resort
HotelTonight booking app raises US37m
San Francisco – 23 March 2017 – Last-minute US hotel booking app HotelTonight raises US$37 million in a funding round… Read More »HotelTonight booking app raises US37m
Marriott aims to add 300,000 rooms by 2019
Bethesda, Maryland – 22 March 2017 – Marriott International plans to add up to 300,000 rooms worldwide by 2019 as… Read More »Marriott aims to add 300,000 rooms by 2019
Rosewood signs Hoi An hotel
Hoi An, Vietnam – 22 March 2017 – Rosewood Hoi An in Vietnam is scheduled to open 2019. Rosewood Hoi… Read More »Rosewood signs Hoi An hotel
Quake rattles Bali hotel guests
Bali, Indonesia – 22 March 2017 – Tourists fled their hotels in panic on Bali on Wednesday after the popular… Read More »Quake rattles Bali hotel guests
Chains join WWF in cutting food waste
New York City – 22 March 2017 – Some of the world’s largest hotel chains are taking part in an… Read More »Chains join WWF in cutting food waste
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels earnings fall
Hong Kong – 20 March 2017 – Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, owner of the Peninsula Hotel chain, recorded a worse-than-expected… Read More »Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels earnings fall
InterContinental Hong Kong announces senior appointments
Hong Kong – 15 March 2017 The InterContinental Hong Kong appoints Jeremy Brook as director of sales & marketing and Sebastian… Read More »InterContinental Hong Kong announces senior appointments
Latest luxury resort best to work for – JW Marriott opened in Vietnam
Phu Quoc, Vietnam – 14 March 2017 – Marriott International opened the JW Marriott Phu Quoc, Emerald Bay. Located on… Read More »Latest luxury resort best to work for – JW Marriott opened in Vietnam
Nessmann named CEO of Pan Pacific Hotels
Singapore – 14 March 2017 – Lothar Nessmann, former COO of Shangri-La Group’s Hotel Jen, has joined Singapore-based Pan Pacific… Read More »Nessmann named CEO of Pan Pacific Hotels
Europe tourism bouncing back
Berlin, Germany – 13 March 2017 – Tourists are heading back to Europe, and the recovery is showing up in… Read More »Europe tourism bouncing back
Accor in talks to expand in Myanmar
Naypyidaw, Myanmar – 9 March 2017 – Max Myanmar Holding Co, a hotels-to-engineering conglomerate, is looking for partnerships in financial… Read More »Accor in talks to expand in Myanmar