Industry Veterans Launch Hospitality Management Company
Hospitality industry veterans Chris Manley, formerly with Stonebridge Companies, and Jeff Blackman, founder and president of Bedford Lodging, have launched hotel management company Five Senses Hospitality Management™…
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Rome to welcome Accor's Orient Express brand in 2023
Accor’s Orient Express brand is set to launch in Rome in 2023, with the major refurbishment of the historic Grand Hotel de la Minerve.
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Marriott Appoints Capuano CEO, Linnartz President
Marriott International has named Anthony “Tony” Capuano CEO and Stephanie Linnartz president of the company. The appointments follow the unexpected passing of Marriott President/CEO Arne Sorenson on Feb. 15…
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JLL Appoints Perez-Alvarado Global CEO, Hotels & Hospitality
Gilda Perez-Alvarado has been promoted to global CEO of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group to succeed Mark Wynne-Smith, who will continue as global CEO of valuation advisory.
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Marriott’s Arne Sorenson Passes Away; Industry Reacts
Arne M. Sorenson, president/CEO of Marriott, unexpectedly died yesterday. He was 62. In May 2019, the company announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On Feb…
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“Lifelong learning”: why dual education institutions will lead the way
By 2022 – in just one year – more than 40% of core skills required to perform existing jobs are expected to change, as estimated by the World Economic Forum in their recent call for a “global reskilling revolution”…
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UK in talks to introduce vaccine passports for international travel
The UK is getting closer to confirming the use of vaccine passports for international travel despite previously ruling out the adoption of such technology.
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SH Hotels names Arash Azarbarzin CEO, provides business update
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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Hyatt Launches The Great Relocate for Overseas Long-Term Stays
Hyatt Hotels has launched “The Great Relocate,” a long-stay package to cater to the pent-up desire amongst consumers for travel and longer stays abroad.
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Marriott’s Sorenson to Temporarily Reduce Schedule; Interim Leaders Named
Marriott International Inc. has revealed that president/CEO Arne Sorenson will be temporarily reducing his schedule to facilitate more demanding treatment for pancreatic cancer…
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Fetch.ai launches AI travel agents to reduce hotel booking distribution cost
Fetch.ai has unveiled Autonomous AI Travel Agents to enable hotels to offer tailored accommodation services to customers.
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A Best Western hotel in London is now taking in Covid-19 patients as hospitals run out of beds
The Best Western Hotel in the London suburb of Croydon would normally be packed with visiting families, out-of-town construction workers, and business travelers.
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‘Nobody Gets Out of This Stronger’ Says Langham Hotels CEO
Hospitality will be permanently altered by the pandemic. Here’s how one hotel group is handling it
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Casino mogul and political donor Sheldon Adelson dead at 87
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, whose gambling and hotel businesses turned him into a major political power broker in the US and Israel, has died.
He was 87.
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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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London hoteliers feel targeted by highest COVID-19 tier
The decision to move London into Tier 3, the highest level of COVID-19 regulations, has hoteliers worried this could be the final straw for the capital’s hotel industry, and sources argue that hotels should not be penalized…
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Exclusive Q&A: Accor’s Newly Appointed Group Chief Commercial Officer on the Future of Hospitality
The hospitality industry was battered by Covid-19 in 2020. During the worst part of the pandemic, around 3,000 out of 5,000 of the hotels in Accor Group’s network were closed. Today, almost all of them are open again…
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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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