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A nearly three-month-long hotel workers strike in San Francisco is almost over for thousands of employees, but the fight will continue for others.
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Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel’s new Suite of Dreams—a part of its collab with Manchester United—is a dream come true for football fans.
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Hotel Equities has been selected to operate Postcard Cabins, a newly-acquired brand under Marriott International. Hotel Equities will manage Postcard’s collection of cabins across the U.S., helping Marriott expand its footprint in the growing…
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An article by Tamara Thiessen the growing trend of franchising in Australia's hospitality industry. Traditionally, property owners in Australia have favored maintaining the independence of their hotels…
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W Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 hotel brands, unveils its new global series Hotel Tales. Presented in an editorial-documentary style, the series showcases the untold stories and unforgettable moments that can only happen at…
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Investment heavyweights KKR and The Baupost Group have joined forces to acquire 33 Marriott International hotels scattered across the UK. The portfolio, formerly owned by a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), is now under the…
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 Wimmer Communities and Crescent Hotels & Resorts have expanded their decades-long partnership with the opening of a new dual-branded property, known as The Marriott Center located within the Poplar Creek Town Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin…
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Live, work, play has become a credo for a growing real estate portfolio where residents can combine their homes, employment and diversions in one compact setting. Mixed-use developments that include hotels are not a new idea, but they do fit…
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Franchise agreements are a common strategy in the hotel industry, offering a pathway for rapid expansion without the need for significant capital investment. Under a franchise agreement, the franchisor (the hotel brand) allows the franchisee (the…
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Design Hotels is a Marriott brand that isn't quite a Marriott brand. It's more like an exclusive hotel club where 60% of owners have never run a boutique before. New boss Stijn Oyen is fine-tuning its strategy…
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The US hotels workers’ union remains locked in a dispute with hotels over wages, staffing levels and other issues with seemingly no end in sight.
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Hotels in the Palm Beach area are apparently a hot commodity. The Ben hotel, in West Palm Beach, Florida, may soon be sold for an impressive $1 million per room, Bloomberg reported recently. 
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Marriott International reinforces its commitment to Türkiye with the launch of Gelişim Okulu, a unique vocational educational programme developed in response to a growing need to further enhance tourism education in the country…
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The newly transformed W Hotels’ flagship properties have reimagined their cultural programming and offerings across hospitality, music and fashion to cater to the demands of its discerning clientele. Now, BoF sits down with the senior vice president…
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Sands China, in collaboration with Marriott International, has announced the launch of the Londoner Grand Hotel, the first hotel in Macau to be entitled ‘Luxury Collection Hotel…
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The hospitality company that leans heavily into lifestyle and F&B is leveraging its strengths with a new Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy project in Savannah, Georgia. We dig into the details of the deal…
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Labor disputes are continuing to rage between unionized hotel workers and the bosses at three major chains: Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.
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Thousands of hotel workers across several U.S. cities went on strike over the weekend because of COVID-19 pandemic-era cuts made to the hospitality industry that they say resulted in lower wages and higher workloads…
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