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Krabi Resort Officially Relaunches as Dusit Thani
July 1st 2015 marks the official opening of the Dusit Thani Krabi Beach Resort, located on a secluded stretch of beautiful Klong Muang Beach on the west coast of southern Thailand. Rebranding under...
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First-Ever Marriott Hotel in the Holy City of Makkah Opens Its Doors
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has announced the opening of the Makkah Marriott Hotel, the company’s first flagship brand in the holy city. The arabesque themed 426-room property sits on...
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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Adds its Fourth Property in Jeddah
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is consolidating its Saudi Arabia expansion plans by adding a fourth property in the kingdom’s thriving city of Jeddah. The 300-key Mövenpick Hotel Heraa Jeddah, which...
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Tourism Marketers Need to Better Understand Gen Z Consumers
Travel and tourism entities need to adapt to the expectations of Gen Z – consumers in their teens – because Gen Z is unlike previous generations. According to Carolyn Childs, co-founder of...
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IHG announces sale of InterContinental Hong Kong for $938 million
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] today announces that it has agreed to sell IHG’s ownership interest in InterContinental Hong Kong (the “Hotel”) to Supreme Key Limited, a...
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Vietnam: When The Novelty Wears Off, It’s Time To Invest
How many times have you been told that Vietnam is a hot, new, up-and-coming, must-see destination? I know even we mentioned something exactly like that just three months ago – but does the latest data...
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Philippe Arnaud Appointed as General Manager of the New Luxury Resort in Myanmar
A man with more than 30 years of hospitality experience ‘Philippe Arnaud ‘ has been appointed general manager of the new Sanctum Inle Resort in Myanmar’s storied Inle Lake region. Having been in a...
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Worldhotels Launches Partnership with AirAsia BIG
Worldhotels, a leading group of independent hotels worldwide, is proud to welcome AirAsia, Asia’s largest low-cost carrier, as its latest frequent flyer partner and launches partnership with its...
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When Luxury Hotels Meet High Technology
Gaga Island Resort YTL Hotels founded in 1955 by Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay, is a part of one of the Malaysia’s most dynamic conglomerates, YTL Corporation Berhad. The parent company is...
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Best Western Opens Solo’s Tallest Hotel ‘BEST WESTERN PREMIER Solo Baru’
Best Western International has unveiled a new hotel in Solo, Central Java, which is literally taking accommodation in the city to new heights! Rising 82 meters from the streets of this emerging...
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Seedlings Phuket Starts a New Chapter in CSR
Laguna Phuket opens “Seedlings Phuket” the resort’s very first social enterprise restaurant, 9 months after the launch of the initiative that provided training and job opportunities for marginalized...
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Marriott Opens Zhuzhou Marriott Hotel in South Central China
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) celebrated the recent opening of its first hotel under its flagship Marriott Hotels in Hunan Province, South-central China. The Zhuzhou Marriott Hotel offers...
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Talking Boutique Hotels With Natapree Pichaironarongsongkram
Natapree Pichaironarongsongkram, or Pim, is the Managing Director of Supatra Real Estate and is responsible both for Tha Maharaj, which is a community mall and pier on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, and...
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Red Planet Hotels Launches New Brand In Asia
Innovative regional hospitality group Red Planet Hotels has launched one of Asia’s most customer-relevant hotel products by transforming its 24 properties into “Red Planet”, a brand specifically...
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Can E-Learning Ever Fully Replace Face-to-Face Hospitality Training?
I cut my teeth almost twenty years ago in the training industry as a Dale Carnegie Trainer Trainee. I stumbled into the position by chance, and as it turned out going through almost three years of...
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eRevMax Announces Partnership with Philippine-based Hospitality Management
Enderun Hospitality Management (EHM), an emerging hospitality management solutions provider, has selected LIVE by eRevMax to assist in online distribution for its member hotels. Seven properties from...
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MOXY Hotels Announces “DO NOT DISTURB” YouTube Series with Taylor Southern
Moxy Hotels, Marriott International’s contemporary and edgy lifestyle brand, is collaborating with the company’s Content Studio to produce “DO NOT DISTURB”, a new YouTube web series hosted by Taryn...
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Strand Hotel Launches The Strand Cruise
The heritage of the iconic Strand Hotel in Yangon now extends to the Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar with the launch of The Strand Cruise. In early 2016, a new luxury river cruise is brought to one of...
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ASEAN Tourism Press Note Viet Nam Prepares for Dynamic Tourism Growth
Viet Nam’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister, the Honourable HE Hoàng Tuấn Anh, speaks candidly about his country’s Tourism Master Plan 2020 and Vision 2030, the growing driver markets of India and...
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Hilton’s Greater China and Mongolia SVP of Operations ‘Bruce McKenzie’ Shares...
Thinking of opening a hotel in China? Not so fast. Let’s take a look at what Hilton Worldwide is successfully running 54 hotels in Greater China and have another 170 in the pipeline. Hilton sure knows...
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