Bradshaw to become CEO at L+R Hotels
Former Starwood Capital leader in Europe, Cody Bradshaw, is set to L+R Hotels as group CEO, effective October 1.
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Raffles Hotels & Resorts unveils ‘The Butler Did It’ campaign
Raffles Hotels & Resorts has launched a striking portrait of the art of hospitality that celebrates its renowned butler service.
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Redefining Hotel Search for Travel’s Experiential Era
Travel search and booking has long been a four-box checklist for the hospitality industry: destination, dates, number of people, and budget. The traveler fills out the basics of a trip, and the supplier — a hotel, an airline, a travel agency —…
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Owners’ how-to guide for successful transient-to-extended stay hotel conversions
Owners and developers are already well aware of the benefits of transforming a transient asset into an extended stay hotel. In this exclusive interview, Extended Stay America shares next-level tips for managing the conversion more effectively…
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Global Hotel Alliance adds four new hotel brands to its portfolio
The UAE-headquartered Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) has added four new prestigious regional hotel brands to its portfolio, expanding its presence in some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations…
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New projects: international hotel brands in Turkey
Turkey is a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of visitors yearly with its rich history, cultural heritage, and beautiful coastal areas. In addition to its vital tourism industry, Turkey is also a hub for business travel due to…
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Sam Nazarian and Tony Robbins Are Launching Longevity Clubs and Hotels
The Estate is the latest entrant in the $5.6 trillion-per-year global wellness industry and will include hotels, residences and longevity centers with $35,000-a-year memberships.
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My night in the world’s first underground hotel
In-room aquariums and nightly light shows aren’t even the most exciting features of the subterranean InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland, now starring in a new series of Amazing Hotels
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AHICE Far East Asia debuts in Tokyo
It’s one of the hottest hotels in Japan and in early September, The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon played host to the launch of the Far East Asia edition of the Asia Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE), where close to 200 investors, owners…
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Dutch plan to raise hotel sales tax “not well thought out,” says ABN Amro
The Dutch government’s plan to increase the VAT rate for overnight stays in hotels and lodging providers from 9 to 21 percent will not generate the additional tax revenues the government thinks it will. The additional tax from the measure itself…
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Tenerife, Majorca, Barcelona to make hotel change for UK tourists after 'protests'
A massive change to hotels has been rolled out in Spain after protests in Tenerife and Majorca over a perceived "overtourism" in the European Union destination. Hotels in Barcelona and Tenerife are set to undergo a huge change, following a holiday…
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Hotel management agreements in Asia Pac see increase in duration, finds JLL
Hotel management agreements (HMAs) in the Asia Pacific region have been seeing an increase in duration, with the initial term of HMAs increasing by four years on average since 2005 to touch 17.4 years this year, a recent JLL survey has…
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With the pandemic largely in the rearview mirror, the last twelve months have been about interest rates, less transactions, and wild presidential election cycles worldwide. The hotel industry will be impacted in significant ways as these issues…
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Singapore group to bring ‘entry-level’ luxury to London with new hotel
Ellen Kensington marks the second addition to KOP Group’s UK portfolio following its acquisition of Charlton House in Somerset last year.
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The annual JLL Hotel Operations’ Sentiment Survey has forecasted mixed fortunes for the hotel sector in the Asia Pacific region in the year ahead.
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To the east of Europe, Romania is now opening up as a new destination for EU travellers, with hotel brands following the money.
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Apple and Google wallets are part of a plan to make the hotel room key card obsolete
Many hotel chains are racing to replace the plastic room key with digital options, including Apple Wallet and Google Wallet apps. Plastic hotel key cards have had a rough few years. During the pandemic, touch was taboo, so touchless trends…
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Hoxton hotels owner is betting on Americas and Middle East as it plans to open 27,000 new rooms
Ennismore, the group behind the Hoxton hotel chain, is betting on the Middle East and the Americas for its growth after warning that Europe is becoming “challenging” for hotel development.
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