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The Ritz-Carlton plants its flag in Auckland

The Ritz-Carlton will plant its flag in New Zealand come 2019 with the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Auckland hotel. Located in...

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Hilton Garden Inn HK Mongkok opening soon

Hilton HHonors members travelling to Hong Kong, rejoice: the chain will open a new Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Mongkok next mont...

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Marriot eyes 50 Pacific region hotels by 2020

Marriott's portfolio of hotels in Australia, New Zealand and the broader Pacific region will stretch to 50 properties by the en...

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Hyatt Place São José do Rio Preto now open

Travellers to Brazil can now check-in to a new Hyatt Place hotel in the burgeoning city of São José do Rio Preto,...

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How Hyatt Gold Passport revamp affects you

Hyatt will ditch its longstanding Hyatt Gold Passport loyalty program next year, replacing it with a new ‘World of Hyatt&...

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The Luxury Collection: new Singapore hotel

Starwood and Marriott will bring the high-end Luxury Collection brand to Singapore next year with the opening of The Duxton Clu...

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Mantra Sydney hotel goes NY loft-style

Sydney's Mantra 2 Bond Street is sporting a fresh look, with over 120 rooms renovated in sophisticated 'New York loft' sty...

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InterContinental KL gets five-star refresh

Just in time to mark this year's 70th anniversary of the InterContinental brand, the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur has emerged ...

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Novotel takes over Surfers Paradise hotel

AccorHotels’ Novotel brand is taking over the Hotel Grand Chancellor Surfers Paradise property, being re-badged this mont...

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Le Méridien Paris completes renovations

Guests returning to the Le Méridien Etoile Paris hotel might hardly recognise it following an extensive multi-million do...

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All-new loyalty scheme for Marriott, Starwood

The ink is barely dry on the US$12 billion mega-merger of Marriott and Starwood, but it looks like the hotel colossus will be c...

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Five hotel gripes for biz travellers

Many business travellers have a genuine love-hate relationship with hotels: they love the upgrades, free breakfast and nice sur...

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Crown Towers Perth opening in Dec 2016

The new Crown Towers Perth hotel will welcome its first guests in December 2016, bringing bespoke luxury to the banks of the c...

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Bar High Five pops up in Hong Kong

It's not like Hong Kong is short of bars – you could visit a different drinking spot every night and one year down the tr...

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New hotel credit card surcharges

Hotel chains nationwide including Accor, IHG, Rydges and Starwood are amending their credit card fees in line with the Reserve ...

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Aloft Hotels' new voice-activated rooms

Fancy turning a hotel’s room lights on before stepping out of bed, adjusting the air conditioner to the perfect temperatu...

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Conrad Xiamen hotel opens in China

Conrad Hotels and Resorts continues to expand in Greater China with the opening of the Conrad Xiamen hotel: the brand’s f...

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Just opened: Quality Hotel Ambassador Perth

Perth-bound business travellers now have even more hotel options with the opening of the Quality Hotel Ambassador Perth by Choi...

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