«The hotel business will be a huge beneficiary of rising global affluence and tourism, especially from China,» said Gray, who is also the chairman of
global hotel business Hilton Worldwide.
Not exact matches
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In late 2002 and early 2003, the
global organization — recently spun off from Bass Group — faced bloated overhead costs in the competitive
hotel industry, experienced a decline in
business and vacation travel because of the worldwide economic downturn and the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), underwent a brand name change (from Six Continents), and battled a hostile takeover attempt by British entrepreneur Hugh Osmond.
The deal sees Razer subsidiary ZV - Midas buy equity from existing backers MOL Investment and
Hotel Resort Enterprise in a deal that values the MOL
Global business at around the $ 100 million mark.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our
business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the
global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide
hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The judges (from left to right): Jeremy Stockman, general manager of Watson's Wine, Hong Kong, Yvonne Cheung, director of Wine for Swire
Hotels and Restaurants, James Rowell, corporate and VIP sales manager of Altaya Wines, Francesca Martin, founder & director of BEE Drinks
Global, Ying - Hsien Tan MW, founder & owner of Singapore - based Taberna Wine Academy, Ivy Ng, publisher of the Drinks
Business Hong Kong, Eddie McDougall, trained winemaker and founder of The Flying Winemaker and Yang Lu, corporate / group wine director of Shangri - La
Hotels and Resorts
Ying - Hsien Tan MW, Founder & Owner, Taberna Wine Academy, Singapore Yvonne Cheung, Director of Wine, Swire
Hotels and Restaurants Yang Lu, Corporate / Group Wine Director, Shangri - La
Hotels and Resorts Francesca Martin, Founder & Director, BEE Drinks
Global Eddie McDougall, Founder, The Flying Winemaker James Rowell, Corporate and VIP Sales Manager, Altaya Wines Jeremy Stockman, General Manager, Watson's Wines, Hong Kong Ivy Ng, Publisher, the drinks
business Hong Kong
Located at the crossroads of local culture and
global business within major gateway cities and resort destinations, each Grand Hyatt
hotel is uniquely designed to reflect its own distinct environment and provides a hub for travelers and locals alike.
At 6 p.m., former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former chairman and chief executive of accounting and
business services firm Ernst & Young
Global Ltd., James S. Turley, to be honored by members of The Council on Competitiveness during the council's «America Competes Awards» ceremony; The Plaza
hotel, 768 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.
Speaking at the Bloomberg
Global Business Forum at the Plaza
Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, Nana Addo stated that, ensuring universal access to education for all children on the continent within the next two decades, will greatly aid the improvement of the general standards of living on the continent.
Speaking at the Bloomberg
Global Business Forum at the Plaza
Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, Nana Addo stated that, ensuring universal access to education for all children on the continent within the next two decades, will...
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to lead top government officials, ministers,
global and local
business leaders and members of the diplomatic community to the opening ceremony at the Transcorp Hilton
Hotel.
She'll be the inaugural speaker at NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's Bloomberg
Global Business forum at the Plaza
Hotel.
In monetary figures, corals have been valued at $ 29.8 billion per year in net
global economic value because they support fisheries, tourism and all the associated
businesses, from
hotels to restaurants.
By joining the PressReader network, Future will benefit from the additional international exposure through PressReader's established
global business channels that include over 15,000
hotels, libraries, airlines, airport lounges and cruise ships from around the world.
It's an agreement that will see anixe, which specialises in distributing
global hotel product to the European and UK travel trade, become integrated into the Illusions
business.
The volume of
global hotel giants in attendance, many of whom are listed on their home country's stock exchange, confirms that private sector
businesses see World Travel Market Latin America as a valuable and worthwhile
business opportunity.
Located in the heart of the city's
business district,
global organisations will be steps away, meaning the
hotel is an ideal choice for
business travelers.
In his
global role, Capell is responsible for the Radisson
Hotel Group's human resources, procurement and responsible
business organizationworldwide.
With our new
global umbrella brand, Radisson
Hotel Group, we aim to generate a stronger brand awareness — online and offline, drive
business through our new multi-brand website radissonhotels.com, our new online marketplace serving as a single online touchpoint for all brands, and our renewed loyalty scheme Radisson Rewards.
Australian companies frequently book their
business travel accommodation online: Australia is one of the
global leaders in this regard, with online
hotel bookings representing 76 per cent of its total market.
«We have already opened up a wide range of avenues to drive
business among Starwood's
hotel guests in the United States, and we expect to do the same on a
global scale.»
Located in Gateway Gardens, the city's new district near the airport, the
hotel will be situated in a newly developed
business section of the district and in close proximity to the
global...
Yet, despite offering better value for money, they are still often overshadowed by the chain
hotels when it comes to doing
business with
global companies.
As a matter of fact, Marriott Rewards Credit Card just conducted a US nationwide survey to take a peek at the
global travel mindset of traveler's age 18 - 67 who stay in a
hotel at least five nights per year for
business, pleasure or both.
Condé Nast Traveler - Gold List - Best for Food - 2008 The Guide Magazine - The Annual Guide Awards - Excellent Integration with the Environment - 2007 & 2008 Condé Nast Traveler - Reader's Travel Awards - No. 19 Best Overseas Leisure
Hotel in Asia & The Indian Subcontinent - 2007 Travel + Leisure - World's Best Award - Top 50
Hotels - 2007 PATA Grand Award - Social and Environment Conscience Program - Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Thailand - 2007 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards - The Finalist,
Global Tourism
Business Award - 2007
In this role, she led a team of over 200
global hotel sales and account managers across 20 countries and managed
hotel supply for all
business units.
Many Number of Travel Companies are happy by integrating One or Two XMl for their
business, but as many XML's you integrate to the portal, that much you and your customers will benefit as you will have access to
global Inventory for Flights &
Hotels
Once registered, all you have to do is use your
Global Business ID number each time you book direct at any Kimpton
hotel to receive 10 % off our best flexible rate.
The Kimpton
Global Business Program offers your small to mid-size business easy access to our hotels everywhere, with special rates and exclusive
Business Program offers your small to mid-size
business easy access to our hotels everywhere, with special rates and exclusive
business easy access to our
hotels everywhere, with special rates and exclusive offers.
Our industry is one of the most prosperous
global businesses, and dedicated to serving our guests in
hotels with clearly defined brands and innovative, personalized services.
«This is an a exciting time for Renaissance
Hotels as we open spectacular new locations in some of the world's most desirable
business and cultural centers including Santiago and Paris,» said Toni Stoeckl, vice president and
global brand manager for Renaissance
Hotels.
Two years later, the hands - on 6th Biorock workshop in December 2008 was held in Gili Trawangan again organised by Gili Eco Trust and
Global Coral Reef Alliance with the support of PADI and local
businesses such as dive shops, restaurants and
hotels.
«We are happy to have a successful connection with IHG through DerbySoft, and Chinese customers can easily reserve more
global hotels through Ctrip,» said Maria Maohua Sun, Ctrip's Senior Vice President and Head of
Hotel Business Division.
According to the
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), which forecast the total last July, the answer is a whopping $ 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in flights, hotels, car rentals, meals and other business - related travel ess
Business Travel Association (GBTA), which forecast the total last July, the answer is a whopping $ 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in flights,
hotels, car rentals, meals and other
business - related travel ess
business - related travel essentials.
Radisson
Hotel Group ™, today announced at its Americas
Business Conference in Orlando, Fla., a new
global partnership with SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest not - for - profit organization dedicated to building loving, stable families for orphaned, abandoned and other vulnerable children.
The company has seven new
global hotels currently under development, including: Singapore in 2017; San Francisco in 2017; London Clerkenwell in 2018; Miami in 2019; Dubai
Business Bay in 2019; and Amsterdam Noord in 2019.
«Best Western is well positioned as one of the largest
global hotel brands in Brazil, and as people continue to discover Brazil both for leisure and
business travel we're confident they'll find that our
hotels offer the right level of amenities and hospitality,» said David Kong, president and CEO of Best Western International.
«As Russia continues to attract more
business and leisure travelers, we felt it was a perfect time to join Best Western's
global family of
hotels and take on its internationally recognized name and reputation,» said Valery Maximov, general manager of the BEST WESTERN Vega
Hotel & Convention Centre.
Please join us in supporting the LGBTQ - welcoming
businesses that have recently joined the association: Juiz de Fora CVB, Panama
Hotel Collection, Coyaba Tropical, Hostal Venus de Valdivia, Everything Utah, Yadoya Dejavu, Falcon Crest Lodge, PROMPERU, Vesna Tours, Zoom The Solution Monaco, StandOut Travel, MyPostcard.com GmbH, Wonderful Italy, La Quinta Chicago Downtown, TRIPASISTA, TAOLS - Luxury Services, San Miguel de Allende Tourism Board, Receptive Tours Group, Playa Palms Beach
Hotel, Nicole's Table, Gran
Hotel Son Net, Monterug Oriental Woven Art, 7th Element Travel, Magical Colombia, Hidric, Celestyal Cruises Inc., Reach
Global Marketing, Lambda Vacations, 78 Adventures, Innoviet Travel, Concierge Travel Advisors, OutOfOffice.com, Visit Malta, Breathless Riviera Cancun.
«London Heathrow is a
global hub where we can offer our guests an attractive
hotel stay, build our UK
business and continue to pursue our rigorous commitment to offer additional European destinations.»
The event provides a forum for Australian tourism
businesses such as
hotels, airlines, tour companies and transport providers to meet with international wholesalers and retailers from around the world to showcase their products to the
global distribution network and negotiate deals.
The power and experience of our people, our
global presence in mature and emerging source markets, and the reliable performance of our technology mean both travel
businesses and
hotels trust us to help them profit.
It provides complete coverage of industry developments from a
global perspective to the
business traveller, the corporate and MICE Market, and the travel trade industry (tour operator, travel agents, airlines and
hotels).
Heinz Raufer, chief executive officer of
hotel.de AG, said: «This combination comes at exactly the right time, will boost
hotel.de's position in the
global hotel portal
business and provides us with a superb basis for our further development.»
hotel.info, the leading online
hotel reservation service with more than 210,000
hotels around the world, is reacting to the
global economic crisis by targeting small and medium - sized
businesses.
«Live Life to Discover embodies the
global spirit of Renaissance
Hotels and today's lifestyle -
business traveler and their eagerness to explore the world beyond their everyday routine.»
«In addition to the GDS and online connectivity we provide The Astotel Group, we also leverage our preferred relationships with American Express and Carlson Wagonlit Travel to support the
hotels» corporate
business,» said Alexis Dobbelaere, senior vice president of
global sales, Europe for Pegasus Solutions.
The
Global Business Travel Association Southern Africa is proud to present our Annual Conference from 21 to 22 October at the Protea
Hotel Fire and Ice Menlyn
«We are very excited to be working together with Marriott International, an experienced
global operator to support our growth strategy and our confidence in both Tourism and MICE
business sectors of Thailand,» said Wallapa Traisorat, president of TCC
Hotels Group.