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New properties in Tianjin and Kunming contribute to the nationwide expansion of Microtel, as Wyndham makes 14th brand available for development in China
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Swiss-based global private markets firm Partners Group, in partnership with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC and Australian hospitality operator Salter Brothers, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of eleven Travelodge hotels in Australia for…
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To meet the growing demand for private and secluded getaways, Preferred Hotels & Resorts has the launched the WHERE NEXT? Buyouts—the second phase of its global WHERE NEXT? campaign.
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Hospitality group Hilton is set to debut a new flagship-branded hotel in Singapore, its largest in the Asia-Pacific. Hilton Singapore Orchard, which features a total of 1,080 rooms, will open in January 2022 in the heart of Orchard Road following an…
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An investment group based out of Singapore has lodged an appeal after its plans to turn a Bath hospital into a luxury hotel were refused…
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With the global pandemic showing some signs of relent, the collective hotel industry is reaping the reward, as travelers get back on planes or hit the road for a well-needed break from work-from-home monotony and Netflix overload…
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The U.S. isn’t the only country having issues filling hotel positions. In the wake of pandemic-induced layoffs and furloughs, properties around the globe are having trouble staffing up.
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Reservation volumes globally have now risen to more than 65% of 2019 levels, well above the 40% seen at this same time last year, according to SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index.
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Qantas is offering a new "flight to nowhere" that will give travel-starved Australian residents the chance to admire the late May supermoon and full lunar eclipse from over 40,000 feet in the sky.
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A bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four people and wounded 12.
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Affliliates of Asset World Corporation (AWC), an integrated lifestyle real estate group in Thailand, and Hyatt Hotels Corporation have signed a framework agreement for the development and management of new hotels under various Hyatt brands in…
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Turning the page doesn’t always assure a better result. After the worst performing year on record, the hotel industry was ready for 2021, but resigned to the fact that a new year doesn’t mean things automatically get better…
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Among the highest items on the wish lists of Oyo hotel owners and managers, according to a partner survey, is the ability to assert more direct control over room rates, and to have the flexibility to extend stays and process early checkouts in the…
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Singapore has opened a purpose-built “bubble” facility, dubbed Connect@Changi, to support Covid-safe meetings between foreign business travellers and Singapore residents.  Located five minutes from Changi Airport, the venue will initially launch…
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An upscale hotel in South Korea has issued an apology for a mistake that may have enabled outsiders to see into their sauna.
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Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed what could be the world's oldest known beer factory, dating back about 5,000 years.
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Moving into 2021, hospitality company Banyan Tree Group is set to continue with its global expansion. The company has signed 20 hotel management agreements in 2020, adding to its pipeline of 35 properties opening over the next 3 years…
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Starwood Capital Group has named Arash Azarbarzin CEO of its SH Hotels & Resorts subsidiary, which operates the 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Treehouse Hotels brands.
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