'Absolutely decimated': Sydney hotels just 2 per cent full
Occupying some of the most prized real estate in the city, Sydney's luxury hotels sit mothballed…
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Marriott Eliminates Discount For Federal Government Employees
Sometime in the past couple of months Marriott changed the rules for stays on government rates. It used to be that most Marriott properties merely required a guest to be a federal employee to take advantage of a federal government rate…
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Europe’s hotels and restaurants are eager to welcome tourists — if they can find enough staff
The Hôtel Martinez is famous for a strict access policy to protect its famous guests. People hoping to catch a glimpse of celebrities attending the film festival here this month had to wait outside, sitting on their suitcases, in the sweltering…
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Chefs Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich to pay $600K to victims of sexual harassment on job
Celebrity chefs Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich and their New York City restaurant company have agreed to pay $600,000 to at least 20 former employees who were sexually harassed and retaliated against on the job…
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Partners Group, GIC, Salter Brothers to buy A$620m hotel portfolio in Australia
Swiss-based global private markets firm Partners Group, in partnership with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC and Australian hospitality operator Salter Brothers, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of eleven Travelodge hotels in Australia for…
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Silicon Valley Gets a New Meeting-Ready Hotel
The Ameswell, an independent 255-room property, opened this month close to Google headquarters.
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NMSU researchers using robot to study hospitality industry
Are robots the future of helping the struggling hospitality industry? That’s what researchers at New Mexico State University are working to find out. It’s no secret many hospitality businesses are having a hard time hiring right now…
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Expedia down, Airbnb up for bookings for some hotels in Europe and Asia
With the volume of travel greatly reduced and marketing budgets slashed, hoteliers know it’s more important than ever to understand which distribution strategies are driving bookings.
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