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As Hilton Nears 100-Year Milestone, New Research Uncovers a World-Changing Impact
October 19, 2018
(AETOS Wire) -- As Hilton (NYSE: HLT) heads toward a milestone 100th anniversary in 2019, best-selling author and Stanford Business professor Chip Heath will unveil the impact the first global hotel company has had around the world in a new book titled The Hilton Effect. Business author Karla Starr joined him in the examination of the company founded by Conrad Hilton, a dreamer who aspired to create much more than just a comfortable place to sleep. Over the last century, Hilton has grown from a single hotel in Cisco, Texas, to nearly 5,500 hotels and 14 brands in 106 countries and territories. Hilton’s hotels have hosted more than 3 billion guests since 1919 and enlisted nearly 10 million Team Members in the company’s mission to fill the Earth with the light and warmth of hospitality. The Hilton Effect, as the authors define it, is the positive, world-altering impact that Hilton......
Hilton Earns #2 Spot as World’s Best Workplace
October 17, 2018
(AETOS Wire)-- For the third consecutive year, Hilton has been named as one of the World’s Best Workplaces recognized by Great Place to Work®. Hilton climbed seven spots to the highly coveted second spot on the list of the top 25 companies and is the only hospitality company in the top ten. Team Members from the world’s most hospitable company say Hilton’s culture, benefits and travel perks make it a great place for a career. “Our Team Members are the heart of our business, and they have been the driving force behind our growth and success around the world for nearly 100 years,” said Christopher J. Nassetta, president & CEO of Hilton. “As the pioneers of hospitality, we are dedicated to creating exceptional experiences for every person we meet - and this starts with our Team Members, who make all of our success possible.” Hilton offers programs to help Team Members thrive personally and professionally with global career development opportunities and global training. Industry-leading benefits include: parental leave,......
Tourism in Kurdistan Region hits Record High
October 16, 2018
The number of tourists visiting the Kurdistan Region this year reached a record high, according to Mr. Mawlawi Jabar, Chairman of the General Board of Tourism. In an interview with the Kurdistan Regional Government website, Mr. Jabar noted: “In the first six months of 2018, 1.3 million tourists visited the Kurdistan Region, mostly from central and southern Iraq."...
The 9th Edition of Tour of China 2018 Comes to an End
October 12, 2018
The sixteen-day Tour of China 2018 is concluded in Anshun, Guizhou Province on 23rd September, as the 13th stage witnesses the victory of Jakub Mareczko from Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia. The last stage in Anshun is a circuit race of 127.8 kilometers with two sprints and one KOM of Category 4. The stage remained exciting and unpredictable due to little difference between riders’ results after the 12th stage. No rabbit group was formed"...
International association for hospitality sales and marketing to host first Dubai conference
October 8, 2018
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will host the Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC) in Dubai for the first time later this year. As one of five ROCs held in international locations this year, Dubai’s conference will convene hotel revenue executives for education, collaboration, and innovation at the Madinat Jumeirah Resort on December 4, 2018. Each"...
Nineteen animation films take part in Sulaimani International Film Festival
October 8, 2018
SULAIMANI – Nineteen animation films will be screened in the third annual Sulaimani International Film Festival in October. The Director of the Sulaimani International Film Festival, Fuad Jalal, told NRT that 19 animation films will be presented during the seven-day festival. The official website of the festival listed the selections as: "...
Guangzhou Launched Culture Journey to Connect Maritime Silk Road
October 2, 2018
On 27th September, “Floral Whisper along the Silk Road—Culture Journey of Maritime Silk Road” marks a successful end in Cyprus. It is a global campaign to accelerate the cultural construction of 21st Century Maritime Silk Road on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the “Belt and Road” Initiative. Organized by Administration of Culture, Radio, Film, Television, Press and Publication of Guangzhou Municipality, the"...
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and Spark Foundry partner with ADARA to Measure Digital Marketing Effectiveness
October 2, 2018
ADARA, the world’s leading travel data co-op, has announced a partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) to create a private data co-op that utilises the measurement & analytics platform, ADARA Impact, to measure the effectiveness of their digital marketing efforts. By linking different but related travel data sets together, ADARA is able to create a Travel Graph for DCT, mapping out traveller behaviour of inbound and outbound tourists to the"...
Saudia begins flights to Iraq’s Erbil
October 1, 2018
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has started direct flights to the Iraqi city of Erbil on Monday, October 1, marking its second destination in the country after Baghdad. The airline will operate three weekly flights to Erbil from Jeddah on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, the airline said in a statement. The first flight SV0625 departed King Abdul Aziz International"...
Iran, Iraq resume shipping line
October 1, 2018
Iraqi Ministry of Transport in a statement announced that after a three-year pause, the passenger shipping line has been resumed between Iran and Iraq through Shatt al-Arab-Arvand, IRNA reported. In its statement which was released on Saturday, Iraqi ministry announced that an Iraqi sea transportation company has transported 46 passengers to Khorramshahr.
According to the statement, Iraqi Transport Minister Kadhim Finjan said that Iraq is ready to launch and resume sea transportation inside and outside the country."...
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