Accor moves ahead on free-range eggs pledge
Paris – 22 December 2016 Following up on AccorHotels’ April 2016 pledge to only serve by 2020 free-range eggs –… Read More »Accor moves ahead on free-range eggs pledge
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Shanghai Tower fire issues resolved
Shanghai – 22 December 2016 The Shanghai Tower, China’s tallest skyscraper, says it has resolved fire-safety issues that have delayed… Read More »Shanghai Tower fire issues resolved
Outrigger acquisition completed
Honolulu, Hawaii – 21 December 2016 The Kelley family and KSL Capital Partners announced that an affiliate of KSL has… Read More »Outrigger acquisition completed
Alain Ducasse announces new HK restaurant
Hong Kong – 21 December 2016 Alain Ducasse Entreprise and InterContinental Hong Kong are to open Rech by Alain Ducasse… Read More »Alain Ducasse announces new HK restaurant
TripAdvisor signs hotel-booking deal with Expedia
Needham, Massachusetts – 21 December 2016 TripAdvisor signed an agreement to let customers book some hotels from Expedia’s websites directly… Read More »TripAdvisor signs hotel-booking deal with Expedia
Top honour for GM of Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Hong Kong – 20 December 2016 The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong’s general manager Torsten van Dullemen has been named… Read More »Top honour for GM of Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Rezidor increases Turkey portfolio
Trabzon, Turkey – 20 December 2016 Rezidor Hotel Group signs the Radisson Blu Hotel, Trabzon in Turkey. The newly built… Read More »Rezidor increases Turkey portfolio
Record number of tourists head for NY
New York City – 20 December 2016 More than 60 million tourists visited New York in 2016, the most ever,… Read More »Record number of tourists head for NY
Worldhotels setzt auf Onlinekurse von eCornell
Frankfurt/Main – 20. Dezember 2016 Worldhotels startet eine neue Partnerschaft mit eCornell. Die digitale Weiterbildungsplattform von der Cornell University bietet… Read More »Worldhotels setzt auf Onlinekurse von eCornell
Radisson RED signed for Georgia
Tibilisi, Georgia – 15 December 2016 The Rezidor Hotel Group signs the first Radisson RED in Georgia. The Radisson RED… Read More »Radisson RED signed for Georgia
Trump pulls out of troubled Rio hotel
Rio de Janeiro – 15 December 2016 The Trump Organization has pulled out of a hotel venture in Rio de Janeiro… Read More »Trump pulls out of troubled Rio hotel
Japan legalises casinos
Tokyo – 15 December 2016 Japan’s parliament has passed a law to legalise casinos, ending 15 years of political argument. Backers… Read More »Japan legalises casinos
Crown in shock pullout from Macau and Las Vegas
Macau, Las Vegas – 15 December 2016 Australia’s No. 1 casino company Crown Resorts Ltd is planning a near-total exit from the… Read More »Crown in shock pullout from Macau and Las Vegas
Outrigger announces executive appointments
Hawaii – 14 December 2016 Outrigger Enterprises Group announces three executive appointments. Craig Wienckowski is named corporate director, revenue and… Read More »Outrigger announces executive appointments
Element Hotels to debut in SE Asia
Kuala Lumpur – 14 December 2016 Marriott International will introduce its Element Hotels in Southeast Asia with the debut of Element… Read More »Element Hotels to debut in SE Asia
Le Méridien collaborates with Chinese artists
Shanghai – 14 December 2016 Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, announces a collaboration with Chinese art… Read More »Le Méridien collaborates with Chinese artists
Las Vegas Sands delivers 100,000 hygiene kits
Las Vegas – 14 December 2016 Las Vegas Sands Corp completes its worldwide volunteer effort to build 100,000 hygiene kits… Read More »Las Vegas Sands delivers 100,000 hygiene kits
Rosewood launches Asaya concept
Phuket, Thailand – 14 December 2016 Rosewood Hotels & Resorts launches Asaya, which it describes as “an innovative, integrative wellness… Read More »Rosewood launches Asaya concept
Airbnb powers ahead
New York City – 13 December 2016 Use of Airbnb is growing faster than industry commentators predicted, with hotels the main losers… Read More »Airbnb powers ahead
Courtyard opens in Brussels
Brussels – 13 December 2016 Courtyard by Marriott continues to expand across Europe with the opening of Courtyard Brussels EU.… Read More »Courtyard opens in Brussels