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🛎️ China Hotels Prohibited from Rejecting Foreign Guests to Promote 'First-Class Business Environment'

⚡The Chinese government has cracked down on hotels refusing to accommodate foreign guests, issuing orders that such discrimination will no longer be permitted. This comes after numerous complaints from international travelers, including those from Nigeria and the UK, who were denied rooms with hotels citing reasons like being "unequipped" for foreigners or not knowing how to properly register them.

📈 IHG Hotels & Resorts Expands in Uttar Pradesh with New Holiday Inn in Prayagraj

⚡IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with GPKP to develop Holiday Inn Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. Set to open in 2025, this signing highlights IHG's commitment to expanding in key secondary markets in India.

😰 Hotels Concerned About Being Marginalized by Google's Search Algorithm Changes

⚡Lobbying groups for airlines, hotels, and retailers have urged EU tech regulators to ensure Google considers their views, not just those of large intermediaries, when complying with new tech rules.

🇮🇹 Tivoli Hotels & Resorts Expands in Florence with Tivoli Palazzo Gaddi

⚡Tivoli Hotels & Resorts announces its expansion in Italy with the addition of the Tivoli Palazzo Gaddi Firenze Hotel, a luxurious 16th-century palace in central Florence, restored and set to open in June as the brand's second Italian property, joining Tivoli Portopiccolo Sistiana Wellness Resort & Spa.

💡 Millennium Hotels and Resorts Increases Focus on MEA Region

⚡In autumn 2024, the upcoming Millennium Central Jeddah, comprising 220 rooms spread across two towers, will offer all the amenities of a five-star property upon its launch. Additionally, joining Dubai's hotel market is the Avalon Tower Hotel, boasting 349 rooms in the Jumeirah Village Circle district, and will open under the group's Copthorne brand.

💸 Omni Hotels to Invest $500 Million in 1,000-Room Hotel for New Orleans Convention Center

⚡The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority has approved key resolutions to advance the development of a 1,000-room headquarters hotel for the Convention Center. This includes formalizing a deal with Omni Hotels & Resorts and approving the purchase of property across from the center, currently occupied by the Sugar Mill event venue.

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