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The hospitality industry has expressed concern over the lack of specific recommendations for the sector in the draft national tourism policy 2015 formulated by the tourism ministry which aims to develop and promote the sector. Among other issues, the draft policy does not address the longstanding demand of single window clearance, according to industry executives.

The National Assembly (NA) Secretariat has jumped into the continuing dispute between Capital Development Authority (CDA) and management of a local five-star hotel over removing the barriers placed by the latter on the CDA land in the name of security.

Hospitality management chain Swiss-Belhotel International's expansion has announced the signing of an agreement to manage a five-star hotel in Bahrain.

Middle East hotel group Rotana has confirmed its first two hotels in Istanbul will open their doors on 1 June.

The New Orleans Fire Department doused an electrical fire that forced guests to evacuate La Belle Maison Hotel in the Central Business District on Saturday night (May 16). No one was injured in the one-alarm fire.

Started in 1954, the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, is the oldest institute in South East Asia and the largest institute for hotel management

Donna L. Quadri-Felitti has been selected as the new director of the School of Hospitality Management at Penn State. Her appointment will be effective in July.

Doing so would have recognized the overwhelming public opposition to keeping cruise operations near the foot of Market Street, where they cause traffic congestion, air pollution and provide an outsized presence over the old city.

It feels like a luxury restaurant, with starched-uniformed waiters pouring pricy wine and explaining the intricate details of a gourmet menu as diners gaze out at a spectacular mountain view.

Cape Town - The South African tourism sector, with growth of 6.6% in 2014 exceeding the global average, was on track with its goal of creating 225 000 jobs, Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom said during his Budget Vote speech in Parliament on Thursday.