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Long-Anticipated Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City Convention Center Hotel Breaks Ground
Visit Salt Lake | January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020. Salt Lake City, UT – After extensive planning, Visit Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Portman Holdings and Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the plans, timeline and details of the long-awaited and much-anticipated Salt Lake convention center hotel during a groundbreaking ceremony held Friday, January 10, at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The 700-room Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City will be located on the southeast corner of the lot on which the Salt Palace Convention Center sits and be built adjacent to the convention center’s public space. The 25-floor property will offer 60,000-square feet of indoor meeting space, in...
IHG Announces Strategic Partnership With Asset World Corporation (AWC) for Development of More Than 1,200 Rooms in Thailand
IHG | January 15, 2020
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced a strategic partnership with long-standing partner Asset World Corporate (AWC), Thailand's leading integrated lifestyle real-estate group, to manage a portfolio of properties across Thailand. The agreement will see the development of more than 1,200 rooms across Thailand, with the first signing announced today as the 306-room InterContinental Chiang Mai Mae Ping. Serena Lim, Vice President, Development, IHG South East Asia and Korea commented, “With plans to double our portfolio in Thailand in the next 3-5 years, this signing today between ...
9-year-old finds loaded Santa Clara County Sheriff deputy’s handgun in Airbnb Colorado Springs Airport hotels grow larger
January 14, 2020
Friday night, Jon Segarra and his family arrived at their Airbnb in South Lake Tahoe after a four-hour sojourn from the Bay Area, looking to get started on a snowy weekend. As Segarra, a Hayward resident, unloaded the car with his girlfriend and sister, the six kids between them ran pell-mell into the house. As the kids squabbled over sleeping arrangements and searched the house for board games, Segarra’s 9-year-old son Joshua, flanked by his two younger siblings and cousin, opened a bedside drawer. But instead of a checkers set or deck of cards, they found a badge. And a loaded handgun. Both apparently belong to a Santa Clara Coun...
Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences Breaks Ground
January 13, 2020
The 33-Story, $400 Million+ Project Marks the First Raffles Hotel & Residences in North America Boston, MA – Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences broke ground, writing a new story for both the illustrious Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand and the City of Boston. Projected to open in early 2022, the 33-story, $400 million+ project will be the first mixed-use property in North America for the world-renowned and iconic hospitality brand. Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences will be located at 40 Trinity Place, Boston, MA. The flagship North American property will be a welcoming oasis within the heart of the city...
Serenade Caribbean Hotels Renames New Hotel to Serenade Punta Cana Beach, Spa & Casino Resort
Serenade Caribbean Hotels | January 13, 2020
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (Jan. 13, 2020) - Serenade Caribbean Hotels has announced the renaming of its flagship hotel to Serenade Punta Cana Beach, Spa & Casino Resort, which incorporates "casino" in the title. Casino, along with the existing "beach" and "spa," reflect the value-added amenities that will be available at the new five-star, 603-room, all-inclusive resort scheduled to open in June 2020 on Playa Cabeza de Toro in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. "In order to convey a complete vacation experience for guests, we have decided to update the name of our first resort to Serenade Punta Cana Beach, Spa & Casino Resort," s...
Spectacle Entertainment and Hard Rock International Break Ground On $400 Million Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
Hard Rock® | January 13, 2020
GARY, Ind., Jan. 13, 2020 -- Spectacle Entertainment and Hard Rock International announced the development and construction of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana at an official groundbreaking ceremony held on Thursday, Jan. 9. The ceremony was conducted at the construction site, located at 5400 West 29th Ave. in Gary, and included state and local officials, Spectacle Entertainment and Hard Rock executives. Concluding the ceremony, Executive Director of the Indiana Gaming Commission Sara Tait, Spectacle Entertainment Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rod Ratcliff and Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Marcellus Osceolaplanted sh...
Hyatt Signs With KL MIDTOWN to Develop 450-Room Hyatt Regency in Kuala Lumpur
Hyatt Regency | January 13, 2020
CHICAGO (January 13, 2020) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with KL MIDTOWN Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture company by Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad (Hap Seng) and TTDI KL Metropolis Sdn. Bhd., to develop a new 450-room Hyatt Regency branded hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Set to be completed in 2024, the new hotel will mark the return of the Hyatt Regency brand to Kuala Lumpur. For leisure and business travelers visiting the Malaysian capital, Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur will deliver energizing experiences and a stress-free environment that embodies the Hyatt Regency br...
Construction Begins on Long-Awaited Convention Center Hotel in Palmetto, Florida
January 10, 2020
It’s suffered many pitfalls since it was first announced in 2017, but the much-anticipated new hotel project near the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto is officially under construction. The celebratory groundbreaking ceremony held on Tuesday starts a 20-month construction schedule that will see an eight-story full service Sheraton Hotel rise from the ground. The hotel will feature 252 guestrooms, a full service restaurant and more than 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 7,600-square-foot ballroom. Other features will include a rooftop lounge with deck, a 1,500-square-foot fitness center, an outdoor pool and 32...
New-to-Huntsville Hotel Indigo Hotel Coming to MidCity District
January 10, 2020
A new-to-Huntsville is coming to the sprawling MidCity District, the second hotel to be announced at the multi-use development at the site of the former Madison Square Mall. Hotel Indigo, a branded boutique from InterContinental Hotels Group, is expected to begin construction in the spring, according to MidCity developers RCP Companies. It will feature 120 rooms in the five-story facility and is targeting a mid-2021 opening. It's the first Hotel Indigo in north Alabama and the third in the state, preceding by locations in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. "Just as no two places are alike, no two Hotel Indigo properties are the same," the an...
East Haven Quality Inn to Be Replaced by Home2 Suites by Hilton
January 9, 2020
EAST HAVEN — The owner of the Quality Inn East Haven-New Haven hotel at 30 Frontage Road plans to knock down the two-story, 80-room hotel and replace it with a more upscale, four-story, 107-room Home 2 Suites by Hilton. The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the owner’s site plan application Wednesday night, after having modified the zoning to accomodate the application last year. “What we’re proposing to do is demolish the existing building and build a higher-level hotel,” Jim Cassidy, a professional engineer hired by CT Hotel Group LLC, told the commission. The new hotel would be 15,560 square feet, with ...
Radisson Hotel Group Signs Radisson Hotel Saint Denis in Reunion Island
Radisson | January 9, 2020
Brussels/Saint Denis - January 9, 2020 - Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the signing of the Radisson Hotel Saint Denis in Reunion Island, the Group’s entry into their third Indian Ocean Island. The group is now present in three of the four main Indian Ocean Islands, bringing their Indian Ocean portfolio to seven hotels in operation and under development. Saint Denis is the administrative capital of the French overseas region, located on the north end of Reunion Island and Radisson’s newest hotel is located on the major axe within walking distance from the main commercial and financial district. It is ideally positioned in fron...
Marriott International Signs Agreement With Fibra Inn to Bring W Brand to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
W Hotels Worldwide | January 9, 2020
218-room, oceanfront W Playa del Carmen is expected to open in 2023 Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Fibra Inn (BMV: FINN13, ADR OTC: DFBRY) to bring the W brand for the first time to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The property is expected to rise on an oceanfront site in Playa del Carmen within walking distance to entertainment, upscale shopping and restaurants. “We are excited to work with hotel developer Fibra Inn to open a cutting-edge W hotel in Playa del Carmen, a destination ready for the brand’s bold design, signature Whatever/Whenever service and innovative program...
Virgin Hotels Nashville Set for May Opening in the Historic Music Row Neighborhood
Virgin Hotels | January 7, 2020
MIAMI, Jan. 7, 2020 -- Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, announces today that reservations are live for the brand's fourth hotel: Virgin Hotels Nashville. Reservations are currently being accepted for stays starting May 3, 2020, and can be made directly on the hotel's website, virginhotels.com/nashville or by calling (800) 806-8080. Conveniently situated at the helm of Nashville's historic Music Row neighborhood at 1 Music Square W, Virgin Hotels Nashville will deliver a one-of-a-kind hotel experience. The hotel will feature 262 Chambers, including Grand Chamber Suites, multiple dining an...
Vision Hospitality Group Breaks Ground on Lifestyle Hotel: Kinley Chattanooga Southside
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. | January 6, 2020
Chattanooga, TN – January 6, 2020 – Today, Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. announced the ground breaking of its second Kinley hotel, Kinley Chattanooga Southside. Joining the company’s Humanist lifestyle portfolio, the new hotel will feature 64 guest rooms and suites in the heart of Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Southside entertainment district. Kinley, Vision’s newest boutique hospitality brand, provides a home base for active explorers and casual adventurers, a focal point that feels effortlessly integrated into the local community and the world outside its doors. Derived from the word kinship, this personable name speaks to the bran...
IHG Signs With JSC “Tverskaya 24” to Debut Hotel Indigo in Moscow
IHG | December 23, 2019
Hotel Indigo® to enter the Moscow market with the signing of Hotel Indigo® Moscow – Tverskaya IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with current partner, JSC “Tverskaya 24”, to open Hotel Indigo® Moscow – Tverskaya by the end of 2020. Hotel Indigo was established in 2004 and is growing at pace as one of the leading boutique brands in the world, with a goal of doubling its global presence over the next three to five years. With a current footprint of over 100 hotels across 19 countries, the signing of Hotel Indigo Moscow – Tverskaya brings the u...
Cambria Hotels Signs Two New Hotels for New York and Texas Expansion
Cambria® Hotels | December 19, 2019
Properties include: 127-room Cambria Hotel Austin Airport slated to open in 2021 and developed by an affiliate of W2 Real Estate Partners; and 120-room Cambria Hotel Niagara Falls slated to open in 2022 developed by Plati Niagara Inc Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) has awarded franchise agreements to two top developers to build new Cambria hotels in Austin, Texas and Niagara Falls, New York. These franchise agreements come on the heels of Cambria being named one of the top hotel brands expanding in North America by Top Hotel News, with nearly 80 hotels in the pipeline. "These agreements reinforce Choice Hotels' ...
Green Stay Hospitality Breaks Ground on Cambria Hotel Orlando International Airport
Cambria Hotels | December 19, 2019
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The upscale Cambria Hotels brand, franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), and Green Stay Hospitality LLC, part of Reddy Hotels, Orlando, announced Wednesday the official start of construction on the first Cambria hotel in Orlando at a groundbreaking event at the property's future location. The Cambria Hotel Orlando International Airport is slated to open in early 2021. The groundbreaking continues a strong year for Cambria, in which 11 hotels with 1,700 rooms have already opened their doors in top-tier markets across the country, including Boston, Houston and Phoenix. Loc...
Marriott International Signs Deal With Grupo Elipse to Bring Its Moxy Brand to Mexico City
Moxy Hotels | December 19, 2019
Marriott International today announced it has signed a contract with Grupo Elise to debut the company’s millennial-focused Moxy Hotels brand in Mexico with a 120-room hotel. The property is slated to rise in stylish Chapultepec with close proximity to the Roma Norte neighborhood, characterized by a contemporary art scene, hipster culture and vibrant nightlife and Mexicos prestigious Paseo de La Reforma. Construction on the Moxy Mexico City is expected to begin in late 2020, with the opening expected in 2022. “Moxy is a great fit for Mexico City, a destination known for its vibrancy, youthful energy, and dynamic arts culture and we see ...
IHG® to Bring InterContinental and Holiday Inn Hotels to Shanghai Pudong International Airport in 2024
IHG | December 18, 2019
The first international branded hotels at one of world’s busiest airports will be open in 2024 IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announced on Monday that it will bring two hotels to Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s latest Terminal Complex. This means one of the world’s busiest airports will expect its first international branded hotels for the first time. It’s also the first time that the high-profile to-be-built complex reveals its details: four companies including IHG, Shanghai Yukong Hotel Management Co. Ltd., commercial developer Excellence Group and environmental-f...
Arlington Approved for $550 Million Convention Center & Hotel Addition
Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau | December 18, 2019
Construction is expected to begin in early 2020 and to be completed in 2023 connecting 888 additional hotel rooms via skybridge to the new 300-room Live! by Loews Hotel The Arlington City Council voted Tuesday evening to approve a $550 million addition to the city's booming Entertainment District. The project will include a new 888-room hotel aptly called Loews Arlington, a publicly owned convention center, and a parking facility for 1,500 vehicles. Construction is expected to begin in early 2020 and to be completed in 2023. Developed in public-private partnership with Loews, the Texas Rangers, Cordish Cos., the City of Arlington and Tarran...
Melbourne’s Trendy Richmond Suburb to Welcome a New 160-Room Holiday Inn in 2023
IHG | December 17, 2019
A new-build Holiday Inn will open in the trendy inner-Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 2023, following the signing of a long-term management agreement between IHG® and a joint venture between Pelligra Group, PrimeLand Group and Diamond Hospitality Singapore.. The stylishly designed 160-room hotel will be part of a mixed-use development and will feature IHG’s signature Open Lobby, combining the front desk, lobby, all day dining and bar, lounge area and business centre into an open space with fresh, modern design. Directly opposite Burnley Station and a short 10-minute walk from the MCG and Rod Laver Arena, Holiday Inn Melbourne Richm...
Hyatt Signs With Primehotels OY to Develop Gran Hansa Hotel in Finland
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | December 17, 2019
CHICAGO (December 17, 2019) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Primehotels Oy for the first Hyatt property in Finland. Expected to open in 2022, the 224-room Grand Hansa Hotel will become the first The Unbound Collection by Hyatt property in the Nordics as the brand enjoys continued momentum across Europe. Incorporating references to Finnish folklore and mythology, Grand Hansa Hotel’s historical façade will represent the city’s fascinating past. Combined with Helsinki’s vibrant atmosphere, the hotel will provide independently minded guests with one-of-a-ki...
Hilton Signs Agreement for First Motto by Hilton in the Caribbean and Latin America
Motto by Hilton | December 17, 2019
LIMA, Peru and MCLEAN, Va. – December 17, 2019 – Hilton announced the signing of a franchise agreement for a new Motto by Hilton hotel in Lima, Peru, representing the brand’s debut in the Caribbean and Latin America. Launched in October 2018 as Hilton’s newest lifestyle hotel brand, Motto by Hilton introduces a fresh approach to modern travel, bringing together efficient, micro-guest rooms, activated social spaces, locally inspired design, and a communal vibe in centrally located urban destinations to cater to travelers looking for value and one-of-a-kind experiences. In partnership with Compañia Hotelera CINSA S.A, Motto by Hilt...
Sustainable Hospitality Brand, Shepherd Eco, Launches in Wynwood, Florida
Shepherd | December 16, 2019
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 16, 2019 - Lucky Shepherd announces the launch of its Shepherd Eco sustainable hospitality brand with a flagship location in Wynwood, Miami. The project, developed by Shepherd Atma and Hoar Program Management (HPM), with Touzet Studio as architect and Gensler as interior design, is slated to open late 2022. Shepherd Eco offers extraordinary, one-of-a-kind experiences - thoughtfully designed and curated to withstand the test of time. The brand finds its roots in the deeply intertwined concepts of sustainability and humanity - the dual heartbeats that drive these Eco-systems - thriving, dynamic communities weavi...
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