Gaza war paralyses Israeli tourism for third year
In Israel's biblical city of Nazareth, the basilica is empty, restaurants and shops that usually thrive on Christian pilgrims are closed, and many hotels have been shut for months…
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Gaza war paralyses Israeli tourism for third year
In Israel's biblical city of Nazareth, the basilica is empty, restaurants and shops that usually thrive on Christian pilgrims are closed, and many hotels have been shut for months…
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Turning Tables - The Ritz-Carlton Opens a New Hotel and Restaurant in Oregon
The luxury hotel company makes its Pacific Northwest debut in Portland; plus, San Francisco restaurateur Shelley Lindgren brings a new wine program to Anguilla’s Malliouhana Resort.
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Tourists and business travellers alike hit the road again last year, boosting demand for hotel rooms by 11 per cent Canada wide…
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Israel’s Leading Hotel Chain Expands Internationally
Israel’s leading hotel chain Isrotel has announced the opening of their first hotel outside of the country. The brand, under a new division called ALUMA, meaning “ray of light” in Hebrew, will open its Skylark Hotel in Athens, Greece next month…
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Hilton Partners With Small Luxury Hotels of the World
Hilton and Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) have announced a strategic partnership that will expand the luxury experiences offered by Hilton as SLH properties join the hotels of the growing Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels &…
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Qatar Airways Wins Dual Honors at 2024 International Brilliance Awards for HR Excellence
Qatar Airways has won two Human Resources (HR) accolades: “Brilliance Award for Employee Engagement” and “Gold Award for Use of Technology in Internal Communications” at the 2024 International Brilliance Awards in London…
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ASIA, TOTAL EXTENDED-STAY HOTELS ACHIEVED FOURTH QUARTER MILESTONES IN 2023
TOTAL EXTENDED-STAY HOTELS achieved new fourth-quarter milestones in 2023, setting records in supply, demand, ADR, RevPAR, and room revenues, according to The Highland Group…
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Budgeting for Technology Upgrades in Hotels
Imagine walking into a hotel where check-in happens seamlessly through a mobile app, the room preferences are customized to your liking even before you step in, and the concierge services are just a voice command away…
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Artificial Intelligence in hotel marketing: use cases and perspectives
Within the framework of FITUR, the international tourism fair that took place recently in Madrid, a round table discussion entitled “Artificial Intelligence in hotel marketing: real use cases” was co-organised by BEONx and Hotelverse…
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Aareal Bank Backs Starwood Capital with Financing for Premier London Hotel Portfolio
Aareal Bank has provided financing for the acquisition of a premier collection of ten hotels in London by a controlled affiliate of Starwood Capital Group…
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Libyan Investment Authority launches hostile takeover of South Africa’s Legacy Hotels
The Libyan Investment Authority, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has launched a hostile takeover bid for one of SA’s premier hospitality groups, Legacy Hotels, following a bitter boardroom fallout, putting a multibillion-rand property portfolio…
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HFTP Announces Inaugural Technology Investment Conference: HITEC-IC, Co-located with HITEC 2024
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) announced the HITEC Investment Conference (HITEC-IC), a new event designed to connect hospitality technology company executives with the investment community…
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Fighting black PR - Real story from Maestro Hotel Management
Maestro Hotel Management, a management company specializing in the management of premium hotel complexes, has recently faced a challenge familiar to many businesses - black PR…
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Expedia Plunges on CEO Departure - Stock slid 15% on the departure of CEO Peter Kern
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern is taking a vacation, but will the rest of us be able to afford one? Kern will stay until May 1 and expressed confidence in his successor, Ariane Gorin…
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MCR Refinances 16 Hotels for $333 Million
NEW YORK, February 08, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MCR — the country’s 3rd-largest hotel owner-operator — has refinanced a 16-hotel portfolio for $333 million, generating $51 million of net proceeds…
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Downtown Sarasota's Hotel Indigo rebranded by IHG Hotels & Resorts
Sarasota's Hotel Indigo — a 95-room hotel that opened in 2006 — has been rebranded to voco Sarasota. The branding change occurred late last year without major fanfare or corporate announcement…
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Five New England ski resort employees fired after giving Nazi salutes
The employees allegedly photographed themselves in swastika armbands at a costume party. A Vermont ski resort fired five of its employees this week after they posted an image on Instagram showing Nazi symbolism…
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Airline starts weighing passengers at the gate
We all know what it’s like to have our baggage weighed at an airport check-in…
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