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  • Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba selects SpaSoft® for New Spa and Wellness Complex

    PAR Springer Miller Systems Inc. (PSMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PTC) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems, announces that the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba, Jordan, has selected the SpaSoft Spa and Activity management system for its second Zara Spa.

  • Beirut blossoms: New hotels open at right time

    The latest hotels in Beirut could not have timed their entrance to the market much better. The new properties in the Lebanese capital are benefitting from the recent upswing in revenue per available room as illustrated by data from STR Global, the leading provider of market information to the global hotel industry. RevPAR for year-to-date June 2010 has averaged US$149.79 compared with US$39.56 fo...

  • Horwath HTL Launches Mid Year Hotel Sentiment Survey

    orwath HTL, the worlds largest hospitality-consulting group, have launched their mid year Global Hotel Sentiment Survey. The survey covers 60 countries around the world and is run twice a year to keep the information relevant and up to date. The survey itself is designed to gauge the temperature of hoteliers around the world, getting their views on current and future trading conditions and whethe...

  • NBTA Will Become The Global Business Travel Association in 2011

    The world’s largest network of business travel professionals – now known as the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) – announced today that it will change its name next year to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). The announcement was made during the first general session of the 2010 NBTA International Convention & Exposition – The Business Travel Event of the YearSM – being held...

  • HVS EMEA Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 6 August 2010

    Out With The Budget, In With The Boutique | Second base2stay In The UK | Bremen’s First Marriott | Rezidor Announces Two New Park Inns | Eurazeo Extends Exclusive Talks | A New Chief For Scandic | Jumeirah Heads For The Hills | Premier Inn To Venture To Qatar

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    • Monday, August 9 - 2010
  • Massive African Footprint Delivers Convention Clout

    After South Africa's blaze of international publicity during the Soccer World Cup, the largest hotel group in Africa is taking the continent to the premier international corporate travel trade show in the USA. At NBTA 2010, Protea Hotels and African Pride Hotels will be represented by Group Sales Director Charmaine Hardwick, who will be meeting the global travel decision-makers and displaying the...

  • HVS EMEA Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 30 July 2010

    Barclay Brothers Sell 10% Stake In InterContinental Hotels Group | Royal Bank Of Scotland Selling Its Six Remaining Hilton Hotels | Wanted: Buyer For London Hotel | Hilton To Plant A Tree In The Garden Of Tuscany | A New Star Rises In Budapest | The Race Is On For The Opening Of The Ellenborough Park Hotel & Spa | Go To Sleep For A Good Cause | Swiss-Belhotel Rings Again In Dubai | ...

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    • Monday, August 2 - 2010
  • South African Hotel Managers Optimistic of Continued Growth After the World Cup

    Overall, 79% of Managers thought that Average Room Rate would stay the same or increase (57% thought it would increase) and the same number thought that Occupancy levels would stay the same or increase, (39% increase, 40% stay the same). Altogether 84% of respondents think that Total Revenue in their hotels will increase or stay the same (60% increase, 24% the same).

  • HVS EMEA Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 23 July 2010

    P-P-P-Pick Up A Piccadilly | Travelodge In Cornwall | A Coventry Tale | A Second Waldorf=Astoria For The UK | Starwood To Debut In Ukraine | Swiss Ski Resort To Sing The Blus | Sleeperz Hotels To Spread Its Wings | Best Western’s Adventures In West Africa | Accor’s 2010 Half-Year Results | Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ Second-Quarter Results | Gladen’s Tidings | Glion Goes Onlin...

    • HVS
    • Monday, July 26 - 2010
  • STR Global: MEA results for June 2010

    The Middle East/Africa region reported favourable results in the three key performance measurements for June 2010 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global. The region’s occupancy rose 1.7 percent to 59.2 percent, average daily rate increased 14.3 percent to US$151.00, and revenue per available room grew 16.3 percent to US$89.37.

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