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Centara Hotels & Resorts Reveals Expansion Plans, New Openings and Brand Updates
The last 12 months have been an exciting period for Centara [https://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/], which is currently midway through a strategic five-year development plan that will see its global portfolio grow to over 130 hotels in more than 15 countries by...

Human Resources: Do What Counts Instead of What Gets Counted
People are the most important part of the hospitality business. In fact, people are the most important part of almost ANY business...

Hotel Investment Volumes in Asia Pacific to Exceed US$11 Billion in 2019
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Are Independent Properties Still Trumping Famous Franchises?
Whether it is Marriott, Hilton or Hyatt, almost everyone has heard of these famous hotel brands; but, does 'famous' necessarily...

NOVA Asset Management to Open New Indonesian Office
NOVA Asset Management [https://www.nova-am.com/] has announced the opening of a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia to take advantage of...

Marriott International to Acquire All-Inclusive Resorts 'Elegant Hotels Group'
Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today the company has reached an agreement with the board of Elegant Hotels Group [https://eleganthotels.com/...

Marriott to Open the Luxury Collection in Saudi Arabia
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has signed an agreement with Assila Investments to bring its Luxury Collection [https://the-luxury-collection.marriott.com/] brand...

How Hoteliers are Increasing the Value of their Corporate Key Accounts
There are more than 600,000 hotels worldwide, and that's before you add in Airbnb and other non-traditional lodging providers....

Chef of the month : Pim Techamuanvivit
Nahm [https://www.comohotels.com/en/metropolitanbangkok/dining/nahm] at COMO Metropolitan Bangkok [https://www.comohotels.com/en/metropolitanbangkok], one of the...

Melbourne Hospitality Scene: Room for Growth
Victoria, Australia, is currently experiencing record visitor highs and tourism expenditure due to both effective marketing campaigns and diverse tourism offerings. According...