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The new hotels are in France, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Thailand. The upscale hotel company of Swiss heritage now has 69 hotels in operation and 31 in development of which nine will open this year.

A Hungarian man who threatened to reveal confidential data he stole from Marriott International was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

The worldwide wine business is a good case study in free trade, given that there are many producers and few restrictions on commerce. In recent years, the cost of wine has reflected this generally free global market in two ways — one good and the other bad, as George M. Taber argues in this op-ed piece. Taber is the author of four books on wine. His latest is titled, A Toast to Bargain Wines: How innovators, iconoclasts, and winemaking revolutionaries are changing the way the world drinks.

Grace Bay Resorts announces the appointment of John Vasatka as the New General Manager at The Veranda Resort Turks and Caicos.

As Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Jumabhoy will be driving growth of SilverNeedle Hospitality’s integrated offerings; investment, development and management of SilverNeedle branded hospitality properties in the Asia-Pacific region.

Located in the booming Gulf city of Al Khobar, the BEST WESTERN PLUS Sand Rose Suite Hotel features 48 rooms and suites, and a range of facilities to excite both business travellers and family groups.

Toner assumed his new post January 14, succeeding Dan Banchiu who is retiring after 32 years with the company.

Located just steps from historic El Carmen Church between modern Panama City and The Old City, the newly transformed, 213-room hotel is situated along the Via España, just 20 minutes from Tocumen International Airport and 10 miles from the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal, within walking distance of the city’s premier dining, shopping, casinos and business centers.

Kelly McGuire, executive director of the hospitality travel and global practice at SAS, has been confirmed to speak on the 'Innovation in Hospitality Technology' panel at the 87th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC 87), a student-run industry conference at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration (SHA).

The soon to open Revel Casino in Atlantic City has an unusual Hiring Policy, where front line employees will have term limits of four to six years. Then, they must reapply for those very same positions.