Guoce Hotel's Master Chef Liujianxin Introduces New High Tea
Liujianxin (Lincoln) is a master chef from Beijing who studied at Cordon Bleu. He is a renowned culinary artist, and among his many certificates and awards, he is a Gold Medal Executive Chef and National Level I Judge of the Catering Industry…
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Dominik Stalder has been appointed Hotel Manager at Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne
Dominik Stalder has taken up his position as the new Hotel Manager of the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne. As a part of the luxury resort's pre-opening team, Stalder played a key role in revitalizing the business during the ten-year renovation…
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Help! We Had to Sleep in the Hotel’s Breakfast Room. We Would Like a $215 Refund.
A couple arrived in New York after midnight, and a failed “contactless check-in” process and M.I.A. customer service made their hotel room inaccessible.
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Keep Michelin men out of our hotels!
It’s probably escaped most people’s attention, what with the football, the election, the Ukraine war, the horrors of Gaza, the assassination attempt and the revelation that the most powerful human on the planet has the intellectual sharpness of a…
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The iconic Mirage in Las Vegas is closing today after 34 years
Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is closing Wednesday, ending 34 years in business. The resort will throw a farewell event, with doors officially closing this afternoon.
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A 'dystopian' capsule 'apartment' is being offered as a solution for Sydneysiders who cannot find or afford even a small unit due to the city's housing crisis.
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Great expectations: The why, when, how and with what of entering a new hotel market
Aqua-Aston Hospitality, a management company that has been closely associated with Hawaii since 1948 and has 25 properties in the state, announced earlier this year that it would be opening a dual-branded Fairfield Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites…
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Keys to the Pool, Not the Room
Hotels are increasingly making some of their most enviable amenities available to day pass holders.
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IHIF Asia slated for September 2024
This year’s regional forum aims to reassess models, consider progressive approaches, and diversify strategies as firms venture into new market segments.
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7 design trends to convert travelers on your website
Visiting your hotel’s website has become an almost mandatory part of a traveler’s booking process. It can be the deciding factor.
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Wyndham opens first ECHO Suites extended stay property
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has debuted its extended stay ECHO Suites brand, with a total of 270 properties now in the brand’s development pipeline.
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Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled the latest collection to his travel portfolio, the All-Movie Hotel in Georgia’s Peachtree City, outside of Atlanta.
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How the hotel industry can speed up tech adoption
My technology journey has been just as much about what I don’t know as opposed to what I know. As the saying goes, there are things that we know that we know, things that we know that we don’t know, and things that we don’t know that we don’t…
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James Bermingham of Virgin Hotels Collection on growth and synergies
Last year, Virgin Group combined its two hospitality businesses under a new parent brand, Virgin Hotels Collection. The consolidated portfolio comprises the Virgin Hotels brand and the company's ultraluxe Virgin Limited Edition properties. Hotels…
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Why franchising can be a ‘win-win’ for the industry
A successful franchising strategy should ensure “there is a brand for every owner and a brand for every guest”, according to Amit Sripathi, EVP & chief development officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. “Gen Z and Millennials are very different from…
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Tourists are fighting for the best spots at the beach with parasols
Spanish sunbed wars look to have escalated with tourists now battling for the best umbrella on the beach - by dashing out at the crack of dawn to mark their territory over prime shoreline parasols.
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BlueRock Consulting launches the Luxury Hotel Benchmarking Report
BlueRock Consulting, a boutique management consulting firm launched the Luxury Hotel Benchmarking Report, providing financial performance metrics for the luxury hotel industry in the selected Mediterranean countries, based on participation and…
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The inside scoop: George Fleck
We chat to the vice president and global brand leader of W Hotels about its evolving identity and whether there are too many brands out there.
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