Paris to transform Champs-Elysées into an "extraordinary garden"
France’s famous tree-lined Champs-Elysées avenue is set to be become an “extraordinary garden” by 2030, the mayor of Paris has announced.
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Travel + Leisure Magazine Acquired by Wyndham Destinations for $100 Million
This pandemic world has really changed everything: The new year brings the unlikeliest of travel marriages between a timeshare company and one of the industry’s leading media brands.
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Marriott to open world’s largest branded residences development in Vietnam
Marriott International has announced what it is referring to as “the largest hotel-branded residential project announced to date worldwide”, located in the Vietnamese hub of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Restructured Paris Inn Group seeks to grow luxury brand
Paris Inn Group wants to be the third-largest operator and owner in France and Europe and has restructured to seek equity, revenue increases and the expansion of its luxury Maison Albar Hotels brand.
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Millionaire French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial
A millionaire French hotel owner is set to testify in court as part of the trial of 13 people accused of involvement in her kidnapping.
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“A VUCA world”, “a VUCA environment”, “VUCA leadership” and even “vucability”. These seemingly insightful phrases beg the question: What is VUCA?
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A-Rod Among New Breed of Lenders Selectively Looking to Finance Hotel Projects
The hotel investment narrative since March is one of dried-up bank lending, and the only deals getting done are ones that were underway since well before the pandemic began.
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Radisson Collection debuts in Africa
Radisson Hotel Group has added the first property under its premium Radisson Collection brand in Africa.
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Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Chip Rogers, President and CEO of AHLA, discuss the COVID-19 impact on the hotel industry.
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Incoming Aimbridge CEO says scale, culture a winning formula
As of January 1, 2021, industry veteran Mike Deitemeyer takes over as president and CEO at Aimbridge Hospitality in the midst of an extended growth phase…
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Grand Hyatt opens 1,600-room Jeju property
Hyatt has opened its largest property to date in the Asia-Pacific region, with the unveiling of the 1,600-room Grand Hyatt Jeju.
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JLL: Economic Growth, Vaccine Developments Provide Optimism for Recovery
When the pandemic sent global economies into decline, it clinched the end to a decade-long bull run in commercial real estate markets. But economists and investors appear largely optimistic about a recovery in 2021, according to JLL…
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Marriott to offer Covid-19 testing for group meetings
Marriott International has announced plans to offer self or third-party administered Covid-19 tests to meetings customers at selected US properties.
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Bill Gates, Amazon and British Airways are backing a hydrogen plane startup
A California-based startup that promises to make zero-carbon flight a reality has just received a major vote of confidence.
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Hilton Crosses 1 Million-Room Portfolio
The global hotel industry continues to expand its footprint, even in the worst year on record for travel demand.
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MasterChef final is dream come true for Nepal’s Santosh Shah
Getting to finals week of MasterChef: The Professionals is a dream come true for Santosh Shah. The Nepali chef now based in London wowed the judges on his way to making this week's final six.
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Ghost kitchens help to maximize hotel F&B space
Food-and-beverage experts from Davidson Restaurant Group, Butler Hospitality and C3 explain how embracing “ghost kitchens”—a term with different connotations for different businesses—can benefit hoteliers…
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Space tourism: Virgin space plane to fly above new base
Virgin Galactic is set to carry out a milestone test flight of its rocket-powered tourist plane on Saturday…
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