Nobu Hospitality Plans Summer 2020 Openning of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square
Nobu Hotel London Portman Square | February 12, 2020
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The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, Sees Six-Figure Revenue From Partnership With ResortPass
The Waterfront Beach Resort | February 20, 2020
What started as a way to fill a few pool loungers and cabanas quickly becomes a profitable new opportunity for an award-winning property that now offers a variety of daycation experiences to guests Santa Monica, California (February 20, 2020) – Since partnering with ResortPass in early 2019, The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, has seen an impressive six-figure boost to their bottom line. With full control of who visits the property and which amenities are made available based on inventory and seasonality, the AAA Four Diamond award-winning resort has created unique offerings that cater to their desired audience. From family-fri...
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance and Shiji Group Announce High-Tech Job Growth and Innovation in South Florida
Shiji Group | February 19, 2020
Hollywood, FL – Shiji Group, a leading global hospitality technology provider, and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance (GFLA), Broward County’s official partnership for economic development, announced the company is contributing to tech-focused job growth in the South Florida region with the addition of 70 new high-value tech jobs. On Tuesday, February 18th Shiji and GFLA commemorated the announcement during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Shiji Group’s third corporate headquarters in the Americas, located in Hollywood, FL. The ceremony was attended by Commissioner Richard Blattner of Hollywood, FL, President and CEO of GFLA, Bob Swi...
Tapestry Collection by Hilton Expands to Asia Pacific With Two Hotel Signings
Prince Housing and Development | February 18, 2020
SINGAPORE and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) marked the launch of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand in Asia Pacific with the signing of development agreements to open two new hotels in Taipei and Christchurch — Hotel Resonance Taipei, Tapestry Collection by Hilton and The Modern Christchurch, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Under a franchise agreement with Times Square International Stays Corp, a subsidiary of Prince Housing & Development Corp, Hotel Resonance Taipei is slated to open at the end of 2020. The Modern Christchurch will open in the third quarter of 2021, under a franchise agreement with Sarin Investments Limited ...
Dream Hotel Group Signs Milestone Deal to Bring Iconic Dream Hotels Brand To Las Vegas, Nevada
Dream Hotels | February 18, 2020
NEW YORK, NY (February 18, 2020) – Celebrated hotel and brand management company Dream Hotel Group today announced plans to debut its flagship lifestyle brand Dream Hotels in Las Vegas with a free-standing 450-room luxury lifestyle hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in 2023. The signing of Dream Las Vegas with local developers Contour and Shopoff Realty Investments marks an exciting new chapter in the continued growth and expansion of the company and its namesake lifestyle brand Dream Hotels. Construction on Dream Las Vegas is expected to begin in early 2021. "Today’s announcement is a testament to the strength of our brands, setting the ...
Jackson-Shaw Selects Crescent Hotels & Resorts to Manage AC Hotel Fort Worth Opening Fall 2020
AC Hotel Fort Worth | February 17, 2020
FORT WORTH (Feb. 17, 2020) – AC Hotel Fort Worth, a key addition to Tarrant County’s hospitality market, has hit some key milestones on its way to a planned early fall 2020 opening. This includes the selection of its leadership team – operating company, general manager and director of sales and marketing. The 252-room, 16-story AC Hotel Fort Worth is owned and developed by Jackson-Shaw, a national real estate company headquartered in North Texas. “Jackson-Shaw is excited to welcome Crescent Hotels & Resorts as AC Hotel Fort Worth’s management company, industry veteran Aaron R. Oquendo as general manager and Jillian Lehmann as...
Vision Hospitality Group and Blue Ridge Hotel Break Ground on Hampton Inn by Hilton in Blue Ridge, Georgia
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. | February 13, 2020
BLUE RIDGE, Georgia – February 13, 2020 – Vision Hospitality Group, Inc., in partnership with Blue Ridge Hotel, LLC announced the groundbreaking of the Hampton Inn by Hilton Blue Ridge, Georgia, which is anticipated to deliver a lodging experience new to the Blue Ridge area in early 2021. The hotel will offer 1,200 square feet of meeting space and the city’s only rooftop bar and event space at the foothills of the iconic Blue Ridge Mountains. The 109-room hotel is located on West Main Street in the heart of downtown Blue Ridge, tucked between a mix of local breweries, wineries, eclectic eateries and a collection of specialty retai...
Radisson Hotel Group Signs First Hotel in Khulna, Bangladesh’s Third Largest City
Radisson Hotel Group | February 13, 2020
Radisson Hotel Group continues to expand in South Asia’s exciting destinations with the signing of its first hotel in Khulna, the third largest city in Bangladesh and a major hub for trade and tourism. Scheduled to open in Q3, 2023, Radisson Hotel Khulna is a brand new upscale hotel nestled in a prime location 2.5km from the center of this dynamic second tier port city, close to the main business areas. Khulna is also the gateway to the Sundarbans Forest Reserve, the world’s largest mangrove forest and the home of the Bengal tiger. Radisson Hotel Khulna will feature 150 contemporary rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, a ...
Hotel Projects Starting in the Next 12 Months Are at an All-Time High in Latin America
Lodging Econometrics | February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020 – PORTSMOUTH, NH - According to the recent Lodging Econometrics (LE) Latin America construction pipeline report, analysts at LE state that the total construction pipeline stands at 711 projects/128,453 rooms, a 2% decline in projects and 3% increase in rooms, year-over-year (YOY). There are 329 projects/58,315 rooms presently under construction and projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months are at an all-time high with 214 projects/43,050 rooms. Projects in the early planning stage stand at 168 projects/27,088 rooms. New projects announced into the pipeline during 2019 were up 2% by projects, but...
sbe and Accor Introduce Iconic Mondrian Hotel Brand to Asia and Expand Internationally to Europe
sbe | February 12, 2020
sbe and Accor Announce Opening of Ten Mondrian Hotels by 2021, including 3 in 2020 sbe's New European and Asian Hotels Are Part of a Slate of sbe Hotel Announcements In Collaboration With sbe's Partner Accor MIAMI, Feb. 12, 2020 -- sbe, the leading international hospitality group that develops, manages and operates award-winning brands, today announced the expansion of the Mondrian brand in Europe and first-ever location in Asia through the opening of new properties in Seoul, Bordeaux, and Cannes. Mondrian Bordeaux, Mondrian Cannes and Mondrian Seoul Itaewon, represent the continued strong expansion of the brand's international footprint ...
Nobu Hospitality Plans Summer 2020 Openning of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square
Nobu Hotel London Portman Square | February 12, 2020
LONDON, Feb. 12, 2020 -- Nobu Hospitality – the globally-established lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Teper – introduces Nobu Hotel London Portman Square, set to open summer 2020, currently taking reservations from July. The hotel is owned and developed by L+R Hotels; a group renowned for a portfolio of some of the world's most prestigious hotels and resorts, including Cliveden House and Chewton Glen. Nobu Hotel London Portman Square marks the third collaboration between L+R Hotels and Nobu Hospitality, following the successful launches of Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay and Nobu Restaurant Monte Carlo. Desm...
InnSpire Expands Into Latin America Through Strategic Partnership With Nimbus Networks
InnSpire | February 12, 2020
Mexico City – February 12, 2020 – InnSpire, provider of a comprehensive technology suite that helps drive a seamless, world-class guest experience for some of the world’s most iconic hotels and brands, has completed the company’s first foray into the Latin American market through a strategic partnership with leading telecommunications specialist, Nimbus Networks. The new regional reseller/distributor partnership has already resulted in Nimbus Network’s installation of InnSpire’s suite of networking and guest-facing technology in four hotel properties in Peru, which include the AC CostaVerde in Lima, the Aloft Miraflores, Westin...
WoodSpring Continues Westward Growth With Two California Openings
WoodSpring Suites | February 11, 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 11, 2020 - WoodSpring Suites, an extended stay hotel franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), continues to capitalize on development opportunities in the Western U.S. with two new hotel openings in California: the WoodSpring Suites Riverside-Corona-Norco and the WoodSpring Suites Redlands San Bernardino. "We're thrilled to expand our extended stay footprint to a pair of popular markets in Southern California," said Anna Scozzafava, vice president of brand strategy and operations, extended stay, Choice Hotels. "WoodSpring remains one of Choice Hotels' fastest growing brands at a time when ...
Radisson Hotel Group to Open the First Radisson-Branded Hotel, Radisson Hotel Gorizont Rostov-on-Don in Russia
Radisson | February 10, 2020
Brussels/Rostov-on-Don - February 10, 2020 - Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce a new 173-room hotel, the Radisson Hotel Gorizont Rostov-on-Don, set to open in 2020. Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer, Radisson Hotel Group, said: “We are extremely proud to establish Radisson in Russia, and with this, further strengthening our position as the leading international hotel group in the region. This signing brings our Russian portfolio up to a total of 39 hotels and 10,000+ rooms in operation or under development.” Dan Polonsky, General Director of TK Gorizont JSC said: “The new hotel is a part ...
Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Page Development Group, and Choice Hotels Partner for Winter the Dolphin’s Beach Club Hotel
Page Development Group | February 6, 2020
Clearwater Beach, FL (February 6, 2020) – Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA), Page Development Group and Choice Hotels’ Ascend Hotel Collection, are excited to announce the first ever Winter the Dolphin’s Beach Club Hotel! With the conversion expected to be unveiled in the Spring of 2020 and sitting on America’s number one beach with 91 rooms, this eco-friendly hotel will be dolphin and marine life themed, featuring the inspiring dolphin made famous by the Dolphin Tale movies – Winter! “The opportunity to partner with Clearwater Marine Aquarium is unique and special,” said Page Development Group President Steve Page. “Our eco...
Mitzpe Hayamim Reopens After $23 Million Restoration, Joining Isrotel’s Exclusive Collection of Luxury Hotels in Israel
Isrotel Hotel Chain | February 6, 2020
Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 6, 2020 – Following an extensive $23 million renovation, Isrotel, Israel’s leading hotel group, has reopened Mitzpe Hayamim as the latest addition to Isrotel’s Exclusive Collection of five-star, deluxe hotels, kicking off an ambitious pipeline of 10 hotel launches slated over the next few years. This marks the Exclusive Collection's seventh property in the portfolio (Cramim, Beresheet, Carmel Forest Spa Resort, Orient Jerusalem, Royal Beach Tel Aviv, and Royal Beach Eilat). The 115-key Mitzpe Hayamim is embraced on all sides by lush greenery on the gently rolling slopes that overlook the majestic Hula Valley and ...
Marin Management Adds Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chico to Management Portfolio
Marin Management, Inc. | February 5, 2020
SAUSALITO, California (Feb. 5, 2020) — Marin Management, Inc., a California-based hotel management company, announced today that it has added its first hotel management contract for 2020, demonstrating continued momentum following its rapid expansion and portfolio growth of over 70 percent year over year in 2019. Currently named the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Chico, the hotel will rebrand to DoubleTree by Hilton Chico this spring. Located 90 miles north of Sacramento, near California State University’s Chico campus, the hotel has an onsite restaurant and 6,000 square feet of event space. “With its close proximity to Cal State Chico a...
IHG Signs With Elysian Hotel Management Company for InterContinental Hotel in Central Thailand
IHG | February 4, 2020
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) today announces the signing of a management agreement with Elysian Hotel Management Company Limited, for a unique new property near Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand. Set to open in 2020, InterContinental Khao Yai Swan Lake Resort will be an integral part of the Swan Lake mixed use project which is being positioned as a ‘destination retreat’. The resort creates a genuine sense of connection to nature with stunning views over seven man-made lakes, mountain views, and over 50,000 trees in the 100-acre site. Guests at the 61-key resort will enjoy the features they expect from an InterConti...
Curio Collection by Hilton Expands in the Caribbean With Brand’s First Property in Dominican Republic
Curio Collection by Hilton | February 4, 2020
SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic and MCLEAN, Va. – February 4, 2020 –Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announced today the signing and groundbreaking of Curio Collection by Hilton’s debut property in the Dominican Republic, Hotel Santiago, with the presence of the country´s president, Danilo Medina Sánchez. Set to open in late 2022, the modern hotel will form part of Santiago Center, an upscale mixed-use development offering a variety of entertainment including more than 15 dining options, shopping mall, local artisan market and children’s play area. “Welcoming more than 6.5 million visitors in 20181, the Dominican Republic has shown steady growt...
Canada’s Construction Pipeline Soars to Record High
Lodging Econometrics | February 4, 2020
February 4, 2020 – PORTSMOUTH, NH - Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that at year-end 2019, the total construction pipeline in Canada continues to ascend hitting an all-time high of 305 projects/39,984 rooms. The pipeline is up an impressive 15% by projects and 20% by rooms, year-over-year (YOY). At the close of 2019, projects under construction are hitting record counts with 96 projects/12,007 rooms. Projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months, up an extraordinary 36% by projects and 28% by rooms, stand at 120 projects/13,785 rooms and projects in the early planning stage are also at an all-time high with...
Hilton Signs With Green Earth Investments to Bring Curio Brand to the Dominican Republic
Curio Collection by Hilton | February 4, 2020
SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic and MCLEAN, Va. – February 4, 2020 – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announced today the signing and groundbreaking of Curio Collection by Hilton’s debut property in the Dominican Republic, Hotel Santiago, with the presence of the country´s president, Danilo Medina Sánchez. Set to open in late 2022, the modern hotel will form part of Santiago Center, an upscale mixed-use development offering a variety of entertainment including more than 15 dining options, shopping mall, local artisan market and children’s play area. “Welcoming more than 6.5 million visitors in 20181, the Dominican Republic has shown steady grow...
Hilton to Bring LXR Hotels & Resorts Brand to Kyoto in 2021
February 4, 2020
The Hilton group said Tuesday it will open a hotel under its newest luxury brand in Kyoto in autumn 2021, counting on a further upswell in lodging demand from tourists even after the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The timing of the planned opening for the first Asian hotel of LXR Hotels & Resorts might be a bit surprising as it will be launched more than a year after Japan hosts the world’s largest sporting event and the thousands of tourists it will attract from across the globe. But Feisal Jaffer, global head of LXR Hotels & Resorts, said in an interview last Friday in Tokyo that the Hilton group expects current inbound tourism...
Dream Hotel Group Signs With EA Group to Develop The Bight by Dream Hotel Group in the Turks and Caicos
Dream Hotel Group | February 3, 2020
NEW YORK, NY (February 3, 2020) – Celebrated hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group announces plans to open The Bight by Dream Hotel Group with 90 guest rooms and suites and multiple food and beverage concepts in the Turks and Caicos in 2022. The development is led by EA Group, a dynamic and successful team of construction, real estate and hospitality companies in the Turks and Caicos Islands for more than 25 years. “EA Group’s roots are based in the Turks and Caicos. They have an intimate knowledge of the culture, as well as extensive expertise and understanding of the market. They are innovators with a vision to brin...
IHG Signs With Valor Hospitality Partners to Develop voco The Bank, Rosebank in South Africa
Valor Hospitality Partners | February 3, 2020
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 3, 2020 - InterContinental Hotels Group (www.IHG.com), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed voco™ The Bank, Rosebank in South Africa in partnership with Valor Hospitality Partners Africa. Earlier this year, IHG announced the signing of a Master Development Agreement (MDA) with Valor Hospitality Partners Africa to roll out multiple franchise hotels over the next 10 years, across IHG’s portfolio of brands in midscale, upscale and luxury segments. This is the first signing under the MDA and adds to IHG’s growing pipeline in the Middle East and Africa whilst strengthens the growth of ...
Marriott International Signs Agreement to Bring Iconic St. Regis Brand to New Administrative Capital of Egypt With St. Regis Almasa
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts | January 30, 2020
CAIRO, Egypt, January 30, 2020 - Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com) today announced that it has signed an agreement to open a St. Regis in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt, just outside of Cairo. In the second quarter of this year, The St. Regis Almasa is expected to occupy an existing luxury hotel at the entrance of the up-and-coming city that is slated to become the administrative and financial hub of Egypt. “We are delighted to be working with the National Authority for Management & Investment on this exceptional conversion opportunity to bring St. Regis to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital,”...
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