Restructured Paris Inn Group seeks to grow luxury brand
Paris Inn Group wants to be the third-largest operator and owner in France and Europe and has restructured to seek equity, revenue increases and the expansion of its luxury Maison Albar Hotels brand.
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Millionaire French hotel owner to testify in kidnap trial
A millionaire French hotel owner is set to testify in court as part of the trial of 13 people accused of involvement in her kidnapping.
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“A VUCA world”, “a VUCA environment”, “VUCA leadership” and even “vucability”. These seemingly insightful phrases beg the question: What is VUCA?
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Voice Search for the Tourism & Travel industry: All You Need to Know!
Voice search within the travel industry is one of the emerging trends that marketers, business owners and other senior figures within businesses in this area need to become aware of…
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IHG Hotels & Resorts has revealed planned openings for some of its brands in 2021. Here’s a look:
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From the rebound of key hotel performance metrics to the potential return of group demand and international travel, the U.S. hotel industry could take its first steps on a long road to recovery in 2021…
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A-Rod Among New Breed of Lenders Selectively Looking to Finance Hotel Projects
The hotel investment narrative since March is one of dried-up bank lending, and the only deals getting done are ones that were underway since well before the pandemic began.
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Excellent Customer Service? It Starts at the Top!
Are companies like Amazon and Apple setting better examples of great customer service than the hospitality industry? There has been a sharp decline in the hospitality industry in basic customer service with more reliance on technology, resulting in…
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Radisson Collection debuts in Africa
Radisson Hotel Group has added the first property under its premium Radisson Collection brand in Africa.
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Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Chip Rogers, President and CEO of AHLA, discuss the COVID-19 impact on the hotel industry.
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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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Grand Hyatt opens 1,600-room Jeju property
Hyatt has opened its largest property to date in the Asia-Pacific region, with the unveiling of the 1,600-room Grand Hyatt Jeju.
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JLL: Economic Growth, Vaccine Developments Provide Optimism for Recovery
When the pandemic sent global economies into decline, it clinched the end to a decade-long bull run in commercial real estate markets. But economists and investors appear largely optimistic about a recovery in 2021, according to JLL…
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Marriott to offer Covid-19 testing for group meetings
Marriott International has announced plans to offer self or third-party administered Covid-19 tests to meetings customers at selected US properties.
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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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Bill Gates, Amazon and British Airways are backing a hydrogen plane startup
A California-based startup that promises to make zero-carbon flight a reality has just received a major vote of confidence.
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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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Hilton Crosses 1 Million-Room Portfolio
The global hotel industry continues to expand its footprint, even in the worst year on record for travel demand.
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