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Jehan Numa hotel owner dies by suicide

Nadir Rashid, owner of one of Madhya Pradesh’s landmark hotels Jehan Numa Palace and a member of the Nawab family, died by suicide on Wednesday morning at his residence in Bhopal district, police said.

Gucci Ventures Into Mixology With Branded Cocktail

An esteemed Italian bartender who’s been working at London’s hip Connaught Bar as assistant director of mixology for eight years, Bargiani created a signature blend that is all about evoking personal memories, revering the Tuscan region and telegraphing the values embedded in Gucci’s 100-year-plus history.

‘Prepayment system may reduce restaurant losses’

The All Restaurants and Tourism Association (TÜRES) is exploring a policy requiring a 50 percent prepayment for reservations, with cancellations requiring 24-hour notice to receive a refund. This comes after numerous reports of large groups reserving tables during peak times, particularly Ramadan, and then failing to appear without informing the restaurant.

Goldman Sachs Mulls €3.5 Billion Sale of B&B Hotels Chain

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s private equity arm is exploring a sale of B&B Hotels in a potential deal that could value the European budget hotel chain at about €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion), according to people familiar with the matter.

Marley film, new hotels expected to boost Jamaica tourism

Jamaican tourism officials visiting here in February to celebrate Reggae Month and the release of a major motion picture about the island nation's most famous son, Bob Marley, were eager to talk about resort and infrastructure development in the country.

315 Room JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi Opens

JW Marriott today unveils its second property in Kenya with the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi. Standing as the tallest hotel in the country with 35 stories in the Westlands commercial district, JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi captures the essence of Kenya’s natural beauty and heritage, offering travelers a peaceful escape for the mind, body, and soul.

ASG sells Hampton by Hilton in Barcelona to UK family office

Berlin-based private equity firm ActivumSG (ASG) has sold the three-star, 241-room Hampton by Hilton Barcelona Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, to an undisclosed British family office for €50 million (€207,000 per room). 

Hainan Airlines and IHG unveil new partnership

IHG Hotels and Resorts and Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines have just unveiled details of a new two-year marketing partnership that will see one of the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft painted in a special livery.

US Solar Eclipse Hotel Occupancy Increases by Another 10 Percent

On April 8th, there will be a total solar eclipse that traverses North America. Over the past few months, Amadeus has been tracking the impact of the eclipse on hotel book-ing patterns across America using forward-looking business intelligence data from De-mand360+®.