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 Longtime IHG, Hilton Exec Steve Porter Dead At 53
Stevan Porter, formerly president, the Americas, for IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), has died at age 53. On July 14, IHG announced that Porter was undertaking medical treatment that necessitated his relinquishing his responsibilities as a company executive.
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Oman Investment Fund Acquires 50% Stake In Jurys Inns
Quinlan Private, the international private equity real estate group, confirms that the Oman Investment Fund (OIF) has acquired a 50% partnership interest in Jurys Inns. Hassan Al Nabhani, Deputy CEO of OIF, said: “OIF believes that the Group has many attractive characteristics and is excited to participate in the next phase of the Group's expansion.”
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Hard Rock Las Vegas Expansion Plans On Track
The financing is in place and construction on the Hard Rock Hotel's US$760 million expansion is proceeding, Morgans Chief Executive Officer Fred Kleisner told investors during Wednesday conference call on the company's earnings.
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Pan Pacific Serviced Suites To Open In Bangkok
Pan Pacific Serviced Suites announces the establishment of its first property in Bangkok, slated to open in 2009. Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Bangkok will offer a total of 148 suites comprising 27 executive suites, 74 one-bedroom suites and 47 two-bedroom suites.
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Hilton Beijing Wangfujing Opens
Hilton Hotels announced the opening of Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, which is owned by Beijing Macau Development Company LTD, and managed by Hilton. The hotel has 255 guest rooms, including 58 suites, and is designed to be a chic, intimate, lifestyle sanctuary.
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Aloft Minneapolis Opens
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. announces the opening of the new-build, 155-room Aloft Minneapolis in the downtown Mill District of the Minnesota metropolis.
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F&B: New Market-Driven Menu At Peninsula Beverly Hills
Since his appointment as Executive Chef in May, James Overbaugh gradually has been introducing new items to the menu of The Belvedere, The Peninsula Beverly Hills’ fine-dining restaurant.
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HOTELS Blog: Welcome To The 21st Century, Omni
HOTELS Senior Editor Derek Gale writes: Omni Hotels apparently has discovered the Internet, announcing that it will immediately recycle its current stock of 30,000 phone books and eliminate future use of phone books at all its properties.
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