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Recently Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark Hoplamazian announced the launch of @HyattConcierge – a new 24/7 global concierge service on Twitter.

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In the words of Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark Hoplamazian

Through HyattConcierge, our skilled guest service professionals will be able to respond to guests’ questions, needs and concerns, any time, any place, and by any digital means on Twitter - before, during and after their hotel stays.

Certainly, most of the technologically savvy people who read about our new service on this blog will already be familiar with Twitter. In fact, many major brands - including some hotel companies - are already experimenting in this emerging social media space. But HyattConcierge is not a promotional one-way stream of communication. It is a service designed to enhance our ability to deliver Hyatt’s very own authentic hospitality around the world.

At Hyatt, we’ve chosen to employ Twitter in a guest-centered way.

We envision that guests will use Hyat…

Optus Sarovar Premiere, Gurgaon


This business hotel opens its doors in October.
Optus Sarovar Premier is an upscale brand of Sarovar Hotels & Resorts

They invite applications for





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House Keeping Supervisors



Apply to

HR Manager
spg@sarovarhotels.com
0124 - 4055796/ 4271299

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Optus Sarovar Premiere, Gurgaon


This business hotel opens its doors in October.
Optus Sarovar Premier is an upscale brand of Sarovar Hotels & Resorts

They invite applications for





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Front Office Supervisors



Apply to

HR Manager
spg@sarovarhotels.com
0124 - 4055796/ 4271299

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Optus Sarovar Premiere, Gurgaon


This business hotel opens its doors in October.
Optus Sarovar Premier is an upscale brand of Sarovar Hotels & Resorts

They invite applications for





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Sous Chef



Apply to

HR Manager
spg@sarovarhotels.com
0124 - 4055796/ 4271299

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You will be responsible for the efficient running of the division in line with Hyatt International's Corporate Strategies and brand standards, whilst meeting employee, guest and owner expectations.

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Qualifications

Ideally with an apprenticeship or professional diploma in Food Production. Minimum 2 years work experience as Executive Chef, or Executive Sous chef in larger operation. Good practical, operational and adequate administrative skills with a flair for creativity are a must.

Click here to apply on the official site>

Italian Chef-MAH000068

You will be responsible for the efficient running of the department in line with Hyatt International's Corporate Strategies and brand standards, whilst meeting employee, guest and owner expectations.

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Qualifications

Minimum 2 years experience as Chef de Cuisine or Sous Chef in a hotel or restaurant of good standards; preferably with experience in luxury international brands. Qualification in Kitchen Production or Management will be an advantage. Comprehensive knowledge of kitchen hygiene practices and occupational health and safety standards will be essential. Basic Computer Skills in MS Office, and Recipe Maintenance System is preferred.

Click here to apply at the official site>

Choice Hotels has stepped up brand standards for its Clarion, Quality and Comfort hotels in Europe to give guests a more upmarket experience.


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About 30% of its UK hotels have been dropped from the portfolio because they were unable to meet the new standards, including 18 Real Hotel Company properties.

The new standards include upgraded bedding, free high-speed internet access and a high-quality breakfast. The company aims to ensure all its hotel franchises have more consistent and upmarket offering for guests.












source | http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/07/16/31471/choice-hotels-ups-brand-standards.html

The country’s hotel industry is staring at a $2 billion shortfall in revenues in the current fiscal – that’s about 30 per cent below the previous year – as India copes with a double whammy of terror attacks and a global economic downturn.

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They say inbound traffic of overseas visitors dropped by 10 to 18 per cent in the January-March quarter. “Occupancy levels for our group have shown a decrease of 10-15 per cent, mostly as a result of the global economic downturn and post 26/11,” said Jyotsna Suri, CMD at The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group. “Even though the situation is stabilising, we expect decline of 6-8 per cent in 2009-10.” “Losses are huge and both our revenue and occupancy declined at least 20 per cent and bookings for the upcoming winter season do not look great as of now,” said Anil Madhok, MD, Sarovar Hotels and Resorts Ltd.

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Ruchi Hajela, Hindustan Times

Blackstone, the real estate investment fund, has just signed a takeover agreement for Hilton Hotels Corporation, totalling more than 2,800 properties and 480,000 rooms in the Hilton family of brands.

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The group now owns or manages more than 100,000 hotel rooms in the United States and Europe.

In May 2005, Blackstone purchased Wyndham International for 3.2 billion dollars. It maintained ownership of approximately 30 upmarket properties, meanwhile entrusting the management of the Wyndham brand to the former Cendant hotel group. Some months later, Blackstone created a new luxury hotel chain, LXR Luxury Resorts, which brought together 14 former Wyndham hotels and 7 other hotels from the Blackstone portfolio.

In December 2005, Blackstone purchased the La Quinta Corp group (which ranks n° 13 worldwide) for 3.4 billion dollars. This meant control of the largest American economy hotel chain, which owns and manages approximately 360 hotels as well as the franchise …

In a severely deteriorated economic environment

• Prepaid Services revenue grew 5.7% like-for-like.
• Hotels revenue continued to decline, contracting 11.4% like-for-like.


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Hotels revenue amounted to €2,534 million in the first half, a period-on-period decline of 9.6% as reported.
This figure takes into account the impact of:

• The expansion strategy, which added 4.4% to growth thanks to i) the opening of 12,100 rooms in
first-half 2009 versus 11,000 in the year-earlier period, including 4,240 rooms in franchised hotels,
an increase of 26% over first-half 2008, and ii) the €73-million impact of the full consolidation of
Orbis.

• The sale of hotel properties under the asset-right strategy, which reduced growth for the period by
2.1%.

• The currency effect, which was a negative 0.4% for the period.

• The 11.4% decline in Hotels revenue at constant scope of consolidation and exchange
rates caused by the continued deterioration of the economic en…

Elegant Resorts, has today launched 'What's Hot' the first in the a series of 'Lifestyle Guides'. Showcasing new destinations, hotels and resorts for 2010/2011, the latest travel news and holiday secrets from the experts, What's Hot is the perfect read for those looking for the inside track on luxury travel. A tempting appetiser for the new brochures that will be due out in October, it also includes an exciting range of special offers at selected resorts around the world.



New destinations for Elegant Resorts for 2010 that are being featured include

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Hainan Island in China – the perfect beach destination to complement a tour, where the opening of The Ritz-Carlton and Mandarin Oriental are introducing new levels of luxury. Also new is Jordan, where the combination of the Evason Ma’In Hot Springs & Six Senses Spa and the Kempinski Hotel Aqaba give the opportunity to combine the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, explore ancient sites, or f…

GHM (General Hotels Management) is on a rapid expansion course with no less than nine new properties under development throughout the world.


Founded in 1992 by Amanresorts creator Adrian Zecha and Hans Jenni, the current GHM portfolio of 14 properties in nine countries will expand to 23, with new openings in the pipeline in Mexico, Oman, Greece, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Dubai, China and Bali over the next three years.

New projects from GHM across the globe include the following hotels and resorts.

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The Yamu, Phuket, Thailand
The Yamu, a Philippe Starck design, is a 32-acre resort and villa development located on a private peninsula on Phuket’s scenic east coast, approximately 25 minutes from Phuket International Airport. At 40 metres above sea level, The Yamu captures both sunrise and sunset vistas whilst offering sweeping 360 degree views of the spectacular limestone formations of Phang Nga Bay and the surrounding islands and headlands of Phuket Island.

Th…

Amanresorts announces the debut of Amanikan, a custom-built 32-metre coastal cruiser that fuses the romance of spice trading vessels with luxurious modern amenities. Amanikan is the newest addition to the fleet at Amanwana, a luxury tented hideaway on Moyo Island in Indonesia. Amanikan was introduced this summer to launch the 2009 Komodo Expedition, a seven-night adventure through the pristine wilderness and waters of Indonesia’s Komodo National Park.

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Amanikan features three above-deck cabins, a foredeck with an outdoor dining and bar area and extensive dive facilities. An expansive master cabin sits at the stern of the upper deck and offers sweeping 270 degree views from both inside the cabin’s wraparound windows and a large private sun deck. The second spacious double cabin on the main deck features the same spectacular views from both inside the cabin and from a second private balcony with built-in daybed. Both air conditioned cabins feature spaci…

Ritz-Carlton, will manage its first hotel in Thailand - called Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve - in Krabi province by the end of this year.

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The hotel would feature 54 villas and pavilions. The property is surrounded by beaches, a coastline flecked with more than 200 islands, forests with rugged rock formations and hidden waterfalls.

With room rates from Bt20,000-Bt86,000 per night, the hotel is set to compete with other super-luxury hotels such as Six Senses, the Four Seasons, the Amanpuri, the Rayavadee, the Tri Sala and the Banyan Tree.

Sebeto is the first female general manager in the Asia region. Joining Ritz Carlton 25 years ago, Sebeto has previously managed hotels in the US, Chile and Spain and also worked at the company's hotel in Singapore.

The group is planning to open a hotel in Bangkok in the next two years. According to Sebeto, the hotel in Krabi will offer "world-class personal service" with a ratio of six staff per guest a…

The Montgomerie Links to open all 18 holes making a quantum leap in Vietnam's status as a luxury golf resort destination.

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Designed by European Ryder Cup captain and eight-time European PGA Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie, the layout capitalizes on the site's natural, dune-strewn topography for a visually stunning, memorable golfing challenge. A par 72 that measures as much as 7,090 yards from the back tees, it also has three less-daunting sets of tees, the forward-most being 5,119 yards.

The most prestigious hotel groups in the world, including Raffles, Banyan Tree, InterContinental and Hyatt, are also developing resorts in the region.









source | http://www.luxurytravelmagazine.com/news-articles/vietnam-becomes-a-golf-resort-destination-13868.php

JAPAN has banned smoking from most public places, including many city streets, but one company has given refuge to the dwindling ranks of tobacco addicts - by opening smokers-only cafes.



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Thick cigarette smoke wafts through the Cafe Tobacco shops in the heart of Tokyo, filled with office workers and shoppers looking to take a quick puff, a habit increasingly frowned upon in a country long seen as a smokers' paradise.

"Nowadays smoking is considered an evil,'' said Tadashi Horiguchi, a board director of the coffee shop operator Towa Food Service Co, which recently opened its second smokers-only cafe in Tokyo and hopes to grow the business.

"We want to provide an oasis for smokers,'' Horiguchi said as air purifiers overhead sucked up clouds of blueish smoke from the crowded cafe in Shimbashi, a bar-lined city district known as "salaryman town.''









source | http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25795534-23272…

he Seattle-based Starbucks is testing out a new concept in its hometown: coffeehouses that also serve beer and wine and host live music and book and poetry readings.


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The idea is to get back into history and capture the essesnce of a local coffeehouse before Starbucks came into existence.

These retro cafes will also drop the Starbucks name completely. No logo. No sign. Just a neighbourhood-inspired name that will appear also on bags of Starbucks coffee sold at the stores, though the bags will reportedly contain the same coffee as traditional Starbucks.

Starbucks' first 'Fifteenth Avenue Coffee and Tea' (the name given to the new cafes) will open next week.















source | http://www.domain-b.com/industry/Foods/20090720_starbucks.html