Zleep Hotels and Core Hospitality merges
All 14 Zleep Hotels in Denmark are merging with the management company Core Hospitality to create one of the largest hotel operators in the country.
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Zleep Hotels and Core Hospitality merges
All 14 Zleep Hotels in Denmark are merging with the management company Core Hospitality to create one of the largest hotel operators in the country.
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‘Experience Is Not Expertise’: Why Rich, First-Time Hoteliers Are Failing So Spectacularly
A series of disappointing stays courtesy of wealthy but inexperienced owners has our editor at large recoiling from a growing blight in the travel industry.
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Lissoni Architecture designs moody, minimal interiors for AKA NoMad hotel
New York-based Lissoni Architecture has completed a hotel in Manhattan's NoMad neighbourhood, featuring minimalist interiors that blend Scandinavian and Japanese influences.
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Marriott sues franchisee hotel for morphing into NYC migrant shelter
Marriott International Inc. is suing one of its franchisee hotels in Jamaica, Queens, for $2.6 million, alleging that it breached its contract with the hospitality giant by morphing into a city shelter for migrants…
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Soft brands move into midscale
For the first 10 years of their existence, soft brands were largely an upper upscale and luxury phenomenon. But in recent years, several major hotel companies have been introducing soft brand collections in the midscale segment of the market. Due to…
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6 big trends for hospitality real estate in Q3
We recently gathered together a select group of investors to discuss the ins and outs in our Q3 Investor Council meeting. Below are a selection of the key nuggets from that discussion. We’ll be developing some of these themes further over the next…
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Dolce & Gabbana Give Hotel Cala di Volpe a Colorful Makeover
Dolce & Gabbana has selected Hotel Cala di Volpe, a Luxury Collection Hotel to host its takeover DG Resort, creating the ideal poolside getaway for summer 2024 with Carretto Siciliano-inspired décor.
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Billionaire Ellison Buys Posh Hotel in Palm Beach Enclave
Larry Ellison is purchasing a luxury hotel in the same Palm Beach area enclave where he dropped $173 million on a residential compound two years ago.
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UAE Building Village For Thousands of Staff Amid Hotel Boom in Ras Al Khaimah
Junior staff and management will live in seperate buildings, and RAK says the campus will prioritize wellbeing.
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Hotels in Europe, Africa, Americas, & Asia-Pacific adopt the WTTC’s Basics, gaining global support & expanding in Japan, Philippines, & India…
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Hotels in crisis – are they ready to communicate in an emergency?
Six found dead at Grand Hyatt Bangkok.’‘Detectives investigating devastating Glasgow hotel fire’‘Woman found dead at five star Surrey hotel – man suspected of murder.’‘Hilton hotel in Paddington evacuated after laundry fire.’…
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Meet the chef: Alex Dilling of Hotel Café Royal
Avid readers of this series, or anyone who moves in culinary circles, will know that those under the tutelage of Alain Ducasse are destined for great things. And when we say great things, we mostly mean Michelin stars…
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How the leisure segment can evolve
The post-Covid demand recovery in the leisure segment has been remarkable, and this has no doubt been one of the drivers of increased investor interest in resorts.
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What will be the impact on hospitality of the antitrust ruling against Google?
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that Google was illegally maintaining monopoly over Internet search and was using its dominance to squash the competition. Google announced that it was planning to appeal this ruling and was “focused on…
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13,500 US hotel workers hold strike votes over pay and conditions
About 13,500 hotel workers across Boston, Honolulu, Providence and San Francisco will vote on whether to strike this week as they push for significant wage increases and protections against job cuts.
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Strawberry Launch New Hotel Chain Stopover
Next year, the first of around 20 hotels in the new Stopover hotel chain will open. These climate-smart hotels focus on electric vehicle travelers and, in addition to a comfortable bed, digital and efficient guest solutions, also offer exciting…
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Why Recruiting Tech Talent in Hospitality Is a Challenging Task
As technology is becoming gradually more important in hospitality, the industry is facing a significant challenge: a shortage of skilled IT professionals capable of navigating the complexities of modern day technology. Developing IT talent has…
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Worldwide Hotels makes it big with modest lodgings
The opening of the 989-room Mercure Icon in Singapore this spring, marking the launch of the largest Mercure hotel in the world, was another bold move from hospitality group Worldwide Hotels.
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