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Macdonald Aviemore unveils senior leadership changes

Hotel Owner

Managing director Kenny McMillan recently returned to Aviemore, where he first trained as a sous chef between 2004 and 2007. Macdonald Aviemore Resort has announced a raft of appointments and promotions to its senior management team.

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Choice’s ESG report highlights sustainability initiatives

Hotel Business

In connection with that program, Choice has awarded and financially supported more than 370 franchise agreements with diverse participants since 2004.

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Ron Lohnes returns to hihotels

Hotel Business

He previously worked for hihotels from 2004-19 as a director of franchise development/quality assurance. “As

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Staycity acquires £40 million Stratford site

Serviced Apartments

Neil Short, Staycity Group’s development director – London, said: “We have long admired Stratford and seen it steadily improve since its Olympic reinvigoration, The location is fantastic with excellent links by train and tube, including to the Eurostar and Europe beyond. It is expected to open in the second half of 2026.

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Accor names Perez-Alvarado, Acar brand CEOs

Hotel Business

Perez-Alvarado started her career at PwC before joining JLL in 2004. Since 202a, he designed the new Orient Express train and the future Orient Express Silenseas boat. Acar will also remain CEO of Raffles, based in New York. Maxime d’Angeac was also appointed artistic director of Orient Express, effective Jan.

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On Courage, Conviction, and Character while Building Successful Restaurants – Tapan Vaidya, CEO of Papa Johns

The Restaurant Times

The reasoning was simple — once things went back to normal, people would start pouring in, and at the time, it’d become difficult to find trained staff. I am just because I knew the business inside out having started the first restaurant in the GCC, when in 2004”. Contrary to what you might expect, it turned out to be a good decision.

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Noma Named ‘World’s Best Restaurant’ — Again

EATER

The restaurant’s new Nordic, hyper-local cuisine made Copenhagen a global dining destination and served as a training ground for a number of notable chefs. 1: 2004, 2003 Vital Intel : Thomas Keller’s the French Laundry was the first American fine dining establishment to make it to the no. Noma , Copenhagen Years at No. Outside elBulli.

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