The Pig (Home Grown Hotels) to expand with trio of new hotels

Date: January 2018 Location: Bridge, Canterbury, Kent, Originally a family home known as Bridge Place Manor, the property has operated for the past 50 years as a music venue under the name of Bridge Place Country Club, where the likes of Moody Blues and Manfred Mann played during the 1970s. It was listed for sale…

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Hilton Achieves Landmark Performance in Asia Pacific in 2017

Date: January 2018 Location: Asia Pacific What: In 2017 Hilton achieved landmark growth and expansion in Asia Pacific, while introducing industry-leading guest innovations and being recognised as one of Asia’s best multinational workplaces. Having recently appointed Alan Watts as its new Executive Vice President & President, Asia Pacific and Qian Jin as the first Area President…

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ICEHOTEL (Sweden) Becomes 365!

Date: January 2018 Location: Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle There are several independent Ice Hotels in northern countries such as Canada, France, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Romania, Switzerland which normally melt in the summer months (April – September) and get rebuilt each year Name: ICEHOTEL 365

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STR: Canada 2017 Hotel Performance

Date: January 2018 Location: Canada What: The Canadian hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during 2017, according to data from STR. Canada’s hotel industry reported occupancy rose 2.4% in 2017 to 65.9%, and when combined with a 5.2% ADR increase to 156.73 Canadian dollars ($127.27), RevPAR jumped 7.7% to CA$103.31 ($83.89)…

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Northstar Travel Group Acquires Burba Hotel Network’s Hotel Investment Event Portfolio

Date: May 2017 Location: USA – Global What: Burba Hotel Network (BHN) announced that its hotel investment event portfolio has been acquired by Northstar Travel Group. This acquisition was completed in collaboration with BHN’s partners, including the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). BHN produces 10 hospitality investment events and conferences around the world, including Los Angeles,…

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Yotel Extends its Brand

Date: January 2018 Location: Global News: Yotel has moved into the extended stay segment with the launch of the YotelPad brand, with five confirmed sites in the US, Europe and Middle East. The first YotelPad properties will be in Switzerland, Dubai, Miami and Park City. The latter location will see the first YotelPad, at Park City…

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