East Baltimore Development Inc. Plans Marriott Residence Inn at Johns Hopkins...
May 29—Designers on Thursday presented new plans for a 15-story hotel near Johns Hopkins Hospital, after a nearly two-year lapse during which a new development team came on board and Marriott was...
View ArticleSeattle, Washington’s Old Lusty Lady Strip Club to Get New Look as...
May 29—It’s been five years since the Lusty Lady closed, the last of the old-time flesh joints on First Avenue. On Thursday, the transformation of that area downtown, where there once were 10...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the All-Inclusive Resort
By Kristina M. D’Amico Today’s rising popularity of all-inclusive resorts is directly correlated to the value proposition for the guest. The resorts that offer customized products and services with...
View ArticleAmerican Hotel Income Properties REIT Acquires Nine-Hotel Select-Service...
The branded hotels as located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma VANCOUVER, June 1, 2015 - American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (“AHIP”) (TSX: HOT.UN; OTCQX: AHOTF)...
View ArticleFirst Courtyard by Marriott in Kingston, Jamaica is Under Development by...
The 129-room hotel is set to open in August 2015 Kingston, Jamaica – June 1, 2015: Marriott International (NASDQ:MAR) announced plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott brand hotel in Kingston,...
View ArticleCarey Watermark Investors 1 & 2 Acquire Majority Interest in The...
NEW YORK, June 1, 2015 — Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (CWI 1) and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2), two non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) focused on investing...
View ArticleChoice Hotels’ Ascend Hotel Collection Adds St. Maarten’s 78-key...
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten, June 1, 2015—Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, continues to island-hop in the turquoise blue of the tropics. Today,...
View ArticleNiagara Falls’ Historic 41-room Giacomo Hotel Joins Choice...
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 1, 2015—Today, the Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced the addition of the historic...
View ArticleRiverhouse Hotel & Convention Center Adds Two New Directors to Property’s...
BEND, Ore. – June 1, 2015 – Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center, a unique full-service hotel and Central Oregon’s largest convention center, overlooking the picturesque Deschutes River, has hired...
View ArticlePortland Harbor Hotel and Eve’s at the Garden Welcome Eric Flynn and...
PORTLAND, Maine – Eve’s at the Garden in the Portland Harbor Hotel welcomes Eric Flynn as Director of Food and Beverage and announces the return of Executive Chef Tim Labonte, who will hold a newly...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Skytop Lodge Appoints Richard Beichner as New Executive...
Chef Richard Beichner served President George W. Bush in 2004, is member of James Beard FoundationSKYTOP, Pa. (June 1, 2015)—Skytop Lodge has brought on award-winning chef Richard Beichner as the...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Latest Hotel The William Vale Appoints Sébastien Maingourd as...
BROOKLYN, NY – June 1, 2015 – The William Vale announces the appointment of Sébastien Maingourd as the general manager of Brooklyn’s latest hotel development located on 55 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg....
View ArticleFormer Embassy Suites Reopens as DoubleTree Suites by Hilton in McAllen, TX...
MCALLEN, Texas & MCLEAN, Va.—June 2, 2015—DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of DoubleTree Suites by Hilton McAllen, a newly-renovated nine-story, 262-suite hotel located just one...
View ArticleRoamBOOST Advises NOW is the Time to Plan Your Hotel 4G Cellular Infrastructure
The need to migrate from a 3G voice to 4G voice + data cellular network is closer than hoteliers think; Visit RoamBoost at HITEC in Booth # 352BOSTON, MASS. — JUNE 2, 2015 — Hoteliers considering...
View ArticleCarlson Rezidor Appoints Jeffrey Freund Senior Vice President, Midscale...
MINNEAPOLIS (June 2, 2015) - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today appointed Jeffrey Freund, senior vice president, Midscale Brands, Americas...
View ArticleThe Pleasure of Taste is a Right, not a Privilege
by Georges PanayotisJust a few years ago, hoteliers looked disdainfully upon the appearance of collaborative accommodations websites. They were certain that an offer that provided no standards or...
View ArticleWoodSpring Suites Inks Deal with Pure Strike Development & CAMTOD Group...
NEW YORK—June 2, 2015—WoodSpring Suites, the nation’s fastest growing value segment extended-stay hotel brand, has entered into a multi-unit agreement with Pure Strike Development, LP and CAMTOD Group...
View ArticleBrookfield Agrees to Acquire the UK’s Center Parcs from Blackstone
LONDON—June 2, 2015—Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (NYSE: BPY; TSX: BPY.UN) announce that a Brookfield-managed fund has agreed to acquire Center Parcs UK for an undisclosed...
View ArticleHilton Worldwide Announces Five New Signings for Curio – A Collection by Hilton
MCLEAN, Va.—June 2, 2015—Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced the addition of five new property signings to the development pipeline of Curio - A Collection by Hilton. They will join the eight...
View ArticleFibra Inn Acquires Holiday Inn Reynosa Industrial Poniente & Hampton Inn...
MONTERREY, Mexico—June 2, 2015—Deutsche Bank Mexico, S.A., Banking institution, Trust Division F/1616 or Fibra Inn (BMV:FINN13) (“Fibra Inn” or “the Company”), a Mexican real estate investment...
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