Only in America….

Date: December 2018 Location: Albany NY, USA What did she say: Woman sues Hilton for $100M over employee blackmail attempt

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Marriott May Face GDPR Fine of More Than £17m

Date: December 2018 Location: Global What: Marriott was hacked whereby the data of approximately 500 million guests has been compromised. Although Marriott is based in the US, some guests were citizens of the European Union, so the breach falls under European Union General Data Protection Regulation. It is estimated that it could face a fine of…

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Hotel Icon Ian Schrager Thinks Communal Living Is the Future

Hotel Icon Ian Schrager Thinks Communal Living Is the Future

Date: November 2018 Location: Bloomberg’s The Year Ahead Conference in New York, USA What did he say: “At Studio 54 you had regular people next to celebrities,” he says. “Everyone was there to have a good time.” The same communal sensibility can translate to hospitality.

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Zoku to Open Copenhagen and Vienna in 2020

Zoku to Open Copenhagen and Vienna in 2020

Date: November 2018 Locations: Amager island, close to central Copenhagen, Denmark and Vienna’s Leopoldstadt district, close to the Exhibition and Congress Center, and the iconic Prater, the public park that is known for its giant ferris wheel, the Riesen Rad. Names: Zoku Copenhagen and Zoku Vienna – both opening 2020

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Hyatt to Open First Hotel in Scotland

Hyatt to Open First Hotel in Scotland

Date: November 2018 Location: Edinburgh Marina, Scotland – 2.5 miles NW of Edinburgh city centre, the Edinburgh Marina development is located 12 miles from the bridges over the Firth of Forth and 8 miles  from Edinburgh International Airport. Name: Hyatt Regency Edinburgh Marina – opening 2021

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