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Located in the cultural and financial area of Honggutan, all 473 guestrooms at Shangri-La Hotel, Nanchang will boast colour palettes to complement the views of the skyline and Ganjiang River.

Prior to joining Dorsett Singapore, Sue Ann was the Director, South East Asia (Corporate and Agency Account Management) for Pegasus Solutions.

Younes, who served as the group’s Senior Vice President & Head of Group Development since December 2012, is responsible for Rezidor’s ambitious growth strategy across EMEA.

IHG will manage the 268-room Holiday Inn Busan Seomyun in South Korea’s second largest city of Busan.

Situated in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, the 159-room Hyatt House Salt Lake City/Downtown offers the conveniences of hotel living with the comforts of home.

Kimpton COO Mike DeFrino formally succeeds Mike Depatie as CEO; Depatie to manage KHP Capital Partners, focusing on real estate and development.

Scandic will take over three hotels: Scandic Neptun, Scandic Bergen City and Scandic Strand with a total of 630 hotel rooms and some 40 conference rooms.

The 357-room Ramada Plaza Dua Sentral Kuala Lumpur is the brand’s second location in the country.

The 150-room AC Hotel Miami Beach will be AC Hotels’ first property in South Florida following the lifestyle brand’s USA debut in New Orleans.