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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...
Eleven Appoints Industry Veteran Cyndi Shepley as Senior VP of Sales

Eleven Wireless , a leader in hospitality technology, announces the appointment of Cyndi Shepley as Senior Vice President of Sales. With over three decades of hospitality sales and marketing experience, Shepley will play an essential role in expanding the company's customer base and product portfolio. Shepley brings an extensive background in developing and leading sales teams within the ...
Whos winning the tablet war

You might think from the title that I'm going to talk about the fight for market share among Apple, Android and Windows tablets. But this article has little to do with specific brands. Instead I'm going to explore the different directions that tablet usage in hotels is heading. More and more hotel guests own their own tablets. I could quote some statistics, but they will likely be out ...
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Navajo Nation opens casino in northern Arizona

The Navajo Nation opened its first casino in the state Monday, the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, just off Interstate 40 near Flagstaff. According to AZFamily.com, the tribe hoping the casino will boost its economy and spur development in the ...

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The River [DVD]

Jean Renoir's The River is one of the most fascinating multinational productions of its era. An independently financed American film directed by a French expatriate about British colonists shot entirely in India (then a strangely exotic and relatively unknown country in the West), The Ri ... ...

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Why Jason Rose called it quits with Amys Baking Co.

Jason Rose Valley PR exec Jason Rose told Phoenix Business Journal reporter Hayley Ringle that his company and restaurant owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of Amys Baking Co. had differences in the five days they worked together so he parted ways with Scottsdale-based ...
Smartphone and tablets prompt mobile rethink.

The move away from desktops towards smartphones and tablets is changing how the travel industry uses technology to connect with ...
A former Marine is the 2013 Star of the Bar

New York bartender Steve Schneider is the 2013 Star of the Bar. Not even the pointed barbs of chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain could keep Steve Schneider from being crowned Star of the Bar Sunday at the 2013 National Restaurant Association trade show now underway at McCormick Place in Chicago. A former United States Marine, Steve Schneider, a bartender at Employees Only in New ...
Free meals Hotels say Have a bite on us

In a bid for more loyal customers, Marriott International is going after their stomachs.Starting June 22, Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum Elite members plus a guest will get free continental breakfast ...
Windward Mall will become Fun Factorys ninth Oahu location

Fun Factory family entertainment center will open a new location at Windward Mall in Kaneohe this summer, when Koolau Pets moves to a new site within the mall. Fun Factory will take over the 6,580-square-foot lower-level space currently occupied by Koolau Pets, one of the malls original tenants. Fun Factory will be located be near Sports Authority and the malls indoor playground, as well as such ...

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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.

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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.

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Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to ...

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Caribbean T20 League builds momentum

Caribbean Premier T20 League operations manager Carlisle Powell says the key stakeholders in the six franchise countries have thrown their support behind the inaugural tournament which bowls off in July.

Powell and other CPL officials recently held meetings with cricket board executives, stadium management, tourism representatives and government ministers in Antigua amp; Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia and Trinidad amp; Tobago, to apprise them on the tournament's progress.

A former government minister in Nevis, Powell said he was thrilled with the response to the tournament.

"The opportunity to sit down at the table with each of these groups in the six franchise countries was imperative because we wanted to make sure we answered the questions, and addressed any concerns they had," said Powell, the father of West Indies Test opener Kieran Powell Sunday.

"Once we did that, everyone had a greater understanding of the CPL vision, what we hope to accomplish and the benefits to their country specifically and the region in general.

"The result was that the governments, the cricket boards and the tourism boards are all pleased to give their full support to the CPL, and are excited about the prospects of a first-class sporting event being hosted annually in the region, bringing a much needed economic boost to the Caribbean and attracting new and repeat visitors. ...