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...
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