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News: Royal Demeure Hotel Group singlas growth with investment

September 20, 2013 • admin
Royal Demeure Hotel Group has opened new offices in Belgravia, London, moving its headquarters from Rome and appointing a brand new senior team to guide the Italian luxury hotel group. The company’s investment in a London-based headquarters demonstrates its desire and commitment for growth and investment, that specialize in boutique luxury hotels.  Because the luxury travel and hospitality industry continues to grow, the Royal Demeure team intends to capitalise in this trend, developing the emblem and future focus and building at the reputation of the famous Hotel d’Inghilterra in Rome whilst also watching opportunities for future expansion and investment in all the six properties that make up the gang of hotels. Part of TDA Capital Ltd, a non-public Italian-owned investment company that specialises in luxury hospitality, Royal Demeure is headed...
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IHG plans major expansion in Russia

August 27, 2013 • admin
IHG has signed a franchise multiple development agreement (MDA) with Regional Hotel Chain to develop 15 new hotels in Russia by 2019, which, when open, will double the dimensions of IHG’s estate there because it stands today, and could introduce the vacation Inn Express brand to the region for the primary time. The 15 new Holiday Inn Express hotels will add approximately 2,250 rooms, when signed, to IHG’s current Russia development pipeline of over 1,700 rooms (5 hotels). The locations for the 1st two of those hotels are Chelyabinsk and Voronezh. Holiday Inn Express Voronezh – Kirova is because of open within the second 1/2 2014 and Holiday Inn Express Chelyabinsk – Central Station, is scheduled to open in summer 2015. IHG’s chief executive officer, Europe, Angela Brav said:  “This...
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News: IHG plans major expansion in Russia

August 5, 2013 • admin
IHG has signed a franchise multiple development agreement (MDA) with Regional Hotel Chain to develop 15 new hotels in Russia by 2019, which, when open, will double the scale of IHG’s estate there because it stands today, and can introduce the vacation Inn Express brand to the region for the 1st time. The 15 new Holiday Inn Express hotels will add approximately 2,250 rooms, when signed, to IHG’s current Russia development pipeline of over 1,700 rooms (5 hotels). The locations for the primary two of those hotels are Chelyabinsk and Voronezh. Holiday Inn Express Voronezh – Kirova is because of open within the second half 2014 and Holiday Inn Express Chelyabinsk – Central Station, is scheduled to open in summer 2015. IHG’s chief executive officer, Europe, Angela Brav said:  “This...
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News: Pegasus reports surge in corporate bookings

May 27, 2013 • admin
Corporations welcomed the brand new year by booking more travel, in step with Pegasus Solutions, the one largest processor of electronic hotel transactions. After holding steady at 2011 levels in December 2012, January 2013 surged ahead with booking gains of nearly +8% for the worldwide corporate market, a performance that was exceeded within the leisure sector. Accompanying global growth in reservations, rates paid by corporate travelers increased by +2.1% over prior year. In North America, corporate bookings climbed +5.4% over 2012 as rates grew slightly more by +2.3%. However, business travel showed probably the most significant improvement over prior year outside North America, where growth was fueled by Asia. Reservations for all other regions combined surpassed 2012 by +11.2%, as rates inched +1.0%. “We began 2012 heralding a climb in...
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Air Seychelles and Seychelles Tourism Board ink deal

April 11, 2013 • admin
Air Seychelles and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) geared toward increasing Seychelles’ visibility all over the world by leveraging the airline’s expanding international network and growing collection of airline partners. The agreement was signed by Cramer Ball, Air Seychelles’ Chief Executive Officer, and Mrs. Elsia Grandcourt, STB’s Chief Executive Officer, at a ceremony held on the Ministry of Tourism and Culture on the National Library building, within the presence of Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St. Ange; Minister for Home Affairs and Transport, Joel Morgan; and Principal Secretary for Tourism, Sherin Naiken. Under the recent agreement, both parties will jointly explore how you can interact to advertise Seychelles around the globe, providing more opportunities for visiting journalists, travel agents, and tour operators....
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