He has ambitions - you can see it from the newly cemented walls rising above his hotel.

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They crossed the road, in perfect tandem, and headed for the rising fields beyond the hotel.

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The fragmented European hotel market and rising per capita income in emerging economies provide tremendous growth opportunities for travel agencies.

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Hotel rates are not rising as fast as airfares so smart travellers can still score deals, even during peak season.

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Of equal importance to hotel companies is the rapidly rising number of affluent Indian and Chinese travellers venturing beyond their borders.

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Rising volume along with higher prices for flight tickets and hotel rooms helped the company in the second quarter, along with a favorable impact from currency translation. (Read Boeing Looks Good: Sales Taking Off, Outlook Raised, Dreamliner On Deck).

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This could further put a downward pressure on hotel revenue margins, which we estimate to decline on account of rising competition among various OTAs.

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While the owners upgraded the Milford rooms and common areas, the sharp jump in the hotel's price shows how demand for New York lodging in popular neighborhoods has been rising.

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Average increases in hotel rates in the region should top out at around 6%, with occupancy and prices rising most in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Santiago and Rio de Janeiro.

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Part of the African Pride Hotel group, the Melrose Arch Hotel has redefined urban chic in a city which I have come to fully embrace for its diversity and rising self-confidence, finally emerging strong from many years of its turbulent past.

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