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<pubdate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:01:13 +0100</pubdate>
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<title>Preferred Hotel Group™ significant six-month growth, gears up for a strong 2010</title>
<description><![CDATA["<i><b>Rapid Global Expansion Supported by Strategic Staff Appointments and Positioning as Portfolio Strengthens and Advances into New Regions</i></b>

Spurred by a marked increase in membership, Preferred Hotel Group™ added 83 hotels and resorts to its global portfolio over the past six months and is approaching the new year from an outlook of strength (see addendum for complete listing). The industry-leading company has positioned "]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>5 Accor Bali Hotels Received the Prestigious Tri Hita Karana Tourism Awards</title>
<description><![CDATA["<i>A life concept of the Balinese community is implemented in the operation of 5 Accor Bali Hotels.</i>

The Tri Hita Karana Tourism Awards and Accrediation 2009 were presented at the Bali Art Center, Denpasar to five of Accor hotels in Bali. This event was presented by the representative of Minister for Tourism and Culture, the representative of Minister of Environmental Affairs, hundreds of stakeholder members of Bali tourism. In "]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>THE ROYAL Playa del Carmen Named One of the Top 10 Luxury Hotels in Mexico &amp; The Caribbean by TripAdvisor.com</title>
<description><![CDATA["Real Resorts announces that its all-inclusive, adult only luxury resort, THE ROYAL Playa del Carmen has been recognized by TripAdvisor as one of the Top Ten Luxury Hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean.  The prestigious TRAVELERS CHOICE AWARD 2010, is given by the world\'s largest travel community, and is based on reviews and commentaries written by more than 36 million visitors who post their opinion on hotels and resorts worldwide.

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<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Royal Caribbean Cruises choisit les planches interactives de Tangibal pour lancer sa stratégie marketing mondiale</title>
<description><![CDATA["Pearl &amp; Dean, le plus grand nom de la publicité au cinéma, travaille avec la compagnie Royal Caribbean Cruises et Tangibal Media (une filiale à part entière de Tangibal Group Plc) pour mener sa stratégie marketing mondiale dans les salles de cinéma de tout le pays.

Royal Caribbean a créé des images graphiques sur les planchesinteractives de Tangibal Media, sur le thème de sa campagne actuelle pour promouvoir les vacances en croisiè"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Etihad Holidays offers new deals to Thailand</title>
<description><![CDATA["Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has announced a new cooperative agreement with Tourism Thailand to promote holiday packages to Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui.

Peter Baumgartner, chief commercial officer of Etihad, said that as part of a special promotion running throughout February and March 2010, Etihad Airways would offer travellers the best value-for-money holiday packages to Thailand – known as the countr"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel: One of a kind – one of the 10 best in Egypt.</title>
<description><![CDATA["<b>A recent magazine publication finds the Red Sea\'s 5-star deluxe Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel and this property\'s General Manager among the 10 best in Egypt.</b>

CLEO magazine with its Hotels and Travel supplement 2009 and the dedicated feature of \"The 10 best in Egypt\" finds the Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel one of the 10 best beach resorts in Egypt, quoting \"an amazing variety of authentic dining, recreation and ent"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Music sensation everlast to headline inaugural St. Patrick's Day Festival at Mandalay Bay Beach Saturday, March 13</title>
<description><![CDATA["<i><b>Concert to Feature Everlast, the Music of Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, House of Pain, La Coka Nostra and Special Guest B-Real of Cypress Hill; Tickets On Sale Tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.</i></b>

In anticipation of the highly celebrated Irish holiday four days later, Mandalay Bay Resort &amp; Casino will host its inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Festival on Saturday, March 13 at the Mandalay Bay Beach.  Hotel guests, along wi"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Hollywood star Lucy Liu among the first guests to check into the latest hotel to open in the heart of Bollywood - The Westin Mumbai Garden City</title>
<description><![CDATA["As The Westin Mumbai Garden City opened its doors to receive guests on the 16th of January 2010, among the first to check in was Hollywood actress, Lucy Liu. She was in Mumbai to direct a short film for the series “Half The Sky” for American Public Network, PBS.

“We had a very hectic shooting schedule while in Mumbai and coming home to the Westin every night was a beautiful quiet place where I could relax and recharge. The staff ha"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Senior Management Appointments at The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited</title>
<description><![CDATA["The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (00045) (HSH), parent company of The Peninsula Hotels, has announced the following senior management changes: Ms. Rainy Chan will be promoted to be Area Vice-President, Hong Kong and Thailand while retaining her role as General Manager, The Peninsula Hong Kong. Mr. Nicolas Beliard, currently Resident Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong, will be promoted to be General Manager of The Peninsula Bangkok. Both "]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Four Seasons Nile Plaza Hotel Received Best Hotel in Quality &amp; Service</title>
<description><![CDATA["<b>Prince Alwaleed: “This is another achievement for Kingdom Holding.”</b>

The Nile Plaza Hotel in Cairo owned by Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI) in which Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud holds a 56% stake, and managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, in which KHC, holds a 47.5% stake, received an award as the Best Hotel in quality and service on World Tourism Day. <br /"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Chateau On The Lake Resort &amp; Spa In Branson  Again Captures Prestigious AAA “Four Diamond” Rating</title>
<description><![CDATA["Chateau on the Lake Resort &amp; Spa in Branson, Missouri, has again earned for the eleventh consecutive year the coveted AAA Four Diamond Award for 2010, according to Stephen Marshall, vice president and general manager of the mountaintop, lakefront resort. AAA’s rating program is widely recognized as North America’s premier hotel rating program, and the “Four Diamond” rating is given only to “establishments that are upscale in all areas.” Chateau o"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe Extends Exclusive Grand Opening Rates to the Travel Agent Community</title>
<description><![CDATA["In celebration of its recent December 15 debut, the all-new, all-inclusive Barceló Los Cabos Palace Deluxe announces special grand opening rates for travel agents and their friends and family.  Now through May 31, 2010, agents can enjoy a reduced, all-inclusive rate of $70 per person, per night, based on double occupancy, or $112 per night, based on single occupancy, when staying in a Deluxe Junior Suite.  Children between the ages of 2 and 12 ca"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Carlson Hotels Announces Award Nights For Less Points Worldwide For Members Of Its Goldpoints Plus Hotel Rewards Program</title>
<description><![CDATA["Members of the Carlson Hotels goldpoints plusSM hotel rewards program will benefit from two changes in 2010: decreased award point levels at many of our hotels worldwide and a simplified award structure.
 
Beginning this week, more than 300 hotels and resorts worldwide among the higher categories will require fewer points for an award night, making it easier and faster to earn a free night. For example, a free night at The Regent Pa"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Aspect(TM) Gaming and Mocha Clubs Team Up to Launch the First Dou Di Zhu(TM) Feature-Link(TM) Progressive Products in Macau</title>
<description><![CDATA["    MACAU, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Following on the success of its Dou Di Zhu(TM) standalone products, Aspect(TM) Gaming has teamed up with Mocha Clubs to launch Aspect Gaming\'s innovative Dou Di Zhu Feature-Link(TM) progressive products in Macau.  Mocha Clubs pioneered electronic gaming entertainment in Macau, and it will initially place the linked games at its premier Lan Kwai Fong Mocha Club.

    \"The Dou Di Zhu phenomenon"]]></description>
<pubDate>08-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica - Eight Handed Massage</title>
<description><![CDATA["<b>Eight Hands are Better than One</b>

When it comes to spa body treatments, we\'ve seen and felt it all: hot stones, cool cucumbers, coffee grounds and shredded coconut. But for a truly hands-on approach, no spa in the world induces sighs of contentment like Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo.

But don\'t just take our word for it. Sign up for the Spa\'s new Eight-Handed Massage and let the four the"]]></description>
<pubDate>05-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Mandarin Oriental announces two new General Manager appointments</title>
<description><![CDATA["Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Michael Ziemer as General Manager of The Excelsior, Hong Kong and Bede Barry as General Manager of the Grand Lapa hotel in Macau, which the Group manages. Both appointments are effective 1 February, 2010.

Michael Ziemer
With more than 24 years experience in the hospitality industry, Mr Ziemer embarked on his career with Mandarin Oriental in 2003 as Resident Manag"]]></description>
<pubDate>05-02-2010</pubDate>
<link>http://www.lhdaily.com/index.php?xtor=AL-4&amp;home=actu_detail.php&amp;id_actu=27624</link>
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<title>MKG Hospitality: Activité hôtelière en 2009</title>
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<pubDate>05-02-2010</pubDate>
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<title>Vegas Hard Rock Hotel: TripAdvisor reveals America's sexiest hotels</title>
<description><![CDATA["It\'s not shocking New York is home to the sexiest hotel in America - it is the city that never sleeps...
According to TripAdvisor, the Night Hotel in New York City knocks the boots off all other hotels for its \'sexy\' factor.

TripAdvisor editors revealed their sexiest hotel list just in time for Valentine\'s Day, (wink, wink). The hotels were rated based on the \"sexy index,\" which calculated the number of times travelers"]]></description>
<pubDate>05-02-2010</pubDate>
<link>http://www.lhdaily.com/index.php?xtor=AL-4&amp;home=actu_detail.php&amp;id_actu=27621</link>
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<title>Strategic Hotels &amp; Resorts Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call</title>
<description><![CDATA["Strategic Hotels &amp; Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE), will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2009 after the close of business on February 24, 2010. A quarterly conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, February 25, 2010. Management will discuss the company\'s fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results. The information discussed on the call will be contained in the comp"]]></description>
<pubDate>05-02-2010</pubDate>
<link>http://www.lhdaily.com/index.php?xtor=AL-4&amp;home=actu_detail.php&amp;id_actu=27617</link>
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<title>Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Strengthens China Presence with New Agreement to Manage a Hotel in Chongqing</title>
<description><![CDATA["HONG KONG, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific\'s leading luxury hotel group, recently signed an agreement with Chongqing Guest House Co. Ltd. to manage a hotel in Chongqing that is scheduled to open in late 2011.  The 469-room Shangri-La hotel will occupy the first 28 floors of a new 58-storey landmark building, a multi-purpose complex incorporating office space and innovative retail outlets. 

D"]]></description>
<pubDate>05-02-2010</pubDate>
<link>http://www.lhdaily.com/index.php?xtor=AL-4&amp;home=actu_detail.php&amp;id_actu=27616</link>
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