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If you’re looking for a loyal, hardworking, and emotionally intelligent partner, you might want to start dating outside the office…
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Online travel agents (OTAs) have been made the arch-enemy of hotel direct bookings – a narrative we’ve seen across the sector due to the volume of bookings and high commission costs they command. But if hotels can reframe their thinking, OTAs are a…
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Celebrity chef Margarita Forés has died at the age of 65, her family confirmed in a post to Instagram on Tuesday.
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Radisson Hotel Group has unveiled “Esports Ready by Radisson Hotels” – a brand-new programme set to offer esports teams, players and organisers carefully curated services and amenities designed to keep them focused, motivated, and prepared to…
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David Pepper reinforces Choice Hotels’ interest in moving up chain scales with Radisson and soft brands, and boasts about extended-stay pipeline.
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Hyatt Hotels will buy Playa Hotels & Resorts for about $2.6 billion including debt, the company said on Monday, seeking to boost its presence in Mexico and the Caribbean.
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The hospitality and tech industries are navigating a liminal space where the boundaries between human and artificial are increasingly blurred. Generative AI, hyper-personalization, and digital workers are not merely disrupting established norms but…
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2024 signalled a strong year of growth for Marriott International, particularly in Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC). With a record 109 deals across 11 markets, contributing 21,439 rooms to APEC's development pipeline, Marriott closed the year…
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The fragmented and increasingly competitive serviced apartment sector in the UK and Europe is attracting growing interest from investors and influencing the configuration of new and existing hotel products…
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A Dundee teenage entrepreneur, Mitchell Carling, has finalised the takeover of his second hospitality venue on the Costa del Sol.
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Sir Richard Branson and entrepreneur Simon Squibb have unveiled an 'Elevator of Dreams' at Virgin Hotels' London outpost, offering aspiring founders the chance to pitch their ideas to a global audience…
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There are a lot of unusual accommodations around Japan, but if you’re looking for one of the newest and most convenient places to stay, you can’t go past Hotel R9 The Yard. This chain with the industrial-sounding name is notable for its unique…
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With over 30 years of experience in hotels from Abu Dhabi to Napa Valley, Michelin-starred chef Massimo Falsini has encountered every kind of guest.
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The Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy has ordered the suspension of construction of a five-star hotel near iconic Sarakiniko Beach on Milos, pending a legal review of the building permit. The directive was issued to the island’s planning…
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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection was the first luxury hotel brand to establish an ocean presence in 2022. Four Seasons Yachts is next in the queue, poised to cruise its first luxe ship early next year. And Aman is also planning to make a splash in…
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Attracting unregistered hotel operators into the registration system could realise significant hidden tourism revenue, potentially lifting the total revenue tally to 3.5 trillion baht if successful, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry…
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A Japanese bus company’s first bunk-bed bus aims to remove accommodation costs for young concert travellers.
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Hotel franchising is expected to grow in popularity in the Middle East and Asia. In Southeast Asia, the number of hotels operating under franchise agreements has doubled from three percent in 2014 to six percent in 2024, says a report by JLL. While…
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