Hilton Sees Bigger Meetings and Events Role in All-Inclusive Resort Growth
All-inclusive resorts are always going to be dominated by leisure travel, but it’s a smart move by Hilton to position these properties for some level of corporate meetings and events…
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I work at a 5-star resort as an 'Instagram concierge' who helps guests get the best Instagram shots
I like to think I have the best job in the world, since every day I get to work in paradise at the W Punta de Mita, a luxury boutique resort in Punta de Mita, Mexico.
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'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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