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Privately financed convention center planned for Miami 17 May, 2013
The MDM Group solidified a contract to purchase the previous site of the Miami Arena in Miami, Fla., with the goal of eventually constructing a privately financed convention center.More>>
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Anna MacDiarmid named GM of the W New York in Midtown Manhattan 17 May, 2013
Bringing more than 30 years of hospitality experience to W New York, MacDiarmid joins the team from W Hoboken Hotel & Residences as opening GM. MacDiarmid began her career with Starwood at The Westin Winnipeg in Canada as an assistant banquet manager. She then moved to Toronto to work at The Westin...More>>
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Choice Hotels enters into joint venture with Fillmore Capital Partners 17 May, 2013
The venture with Fillmore provides for the future development of multiple Cambria Suites hotels at locations within urban markets. Cambria Suites celebrated a triple groundbreaking in the New York market at the end of 2012 and more recently broke ground in downtown Washington, D.C. as part of a...More>>
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First Hilton Hotel in Cape Verde funded for $58.3 million 17 May, 2013
Construction of the first Hilton Hotel on Sal Island, in Cape Verde, is due to begin in June and will cost $58.3 million, and $23 million will be funded by Cape Verdean bank. After signing the loan convention between the banks and the Batuque company for construction of the hotel, the Hilton Hotel...More>>
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SpringHill Suites opens first hotel in Manhattan, 300th overall property 16 May, 2013
Hidrock Realty and Robert Finvarb Cos. own the 173-room SpringHill Suites New York Midtown Manhattan/Fifth Avenue, and Marriott International manages it. The hotel is close to the Empire State Building, Herald Square and Bryant Park.More>>
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Silverstein Properties secures financing for 82-story hotel, condo in Lower Manhattan 16 May, 2013
The 926-foot tower at 30 Park Place will costa total of $950 million, and the Children's Investment Fund Management provided financing for the project with a $660 million loan to Silverstein and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, a co-owner of the project. The future building at 30...More>>
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Viceroy announces 2017 opening of the Viceroy Dubai, Palm Jumeirah 16 May, 2013
The Viceroy Dubai Palm Jumeirah is owned by SKAI Holdings, and will be developed by the same company behind the UAE's Nurai Island and Al Barari, Zaya Dubai. Viceroy Dubai Palm Jumeirah will offer 481 guestrooms and suites.More>>
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Ritz-Carlton to open two hotels in Morocco by 2014 16 May, 2013
The Ritz-Carlton in the Moroccan capital of Rabat is expected to open in December 2014. The resort will offer 120 rooms and 20 villas and is located near the Royal Golf Club Dar Es Salam, designed by Robert Trent Jones. Ritz-Carlton's other planned resort in Morocco will be located in Marrakech....More>>
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Al Bait Sharjah Hotel eyed for UAE in 2015 16 May, 2013
GHM currently manages The Chedi Muscat in Oman, and is also planning to open The Chedi Khorfakkan in 2015. The 107,639-square-foot hotel development is a part of a larger heritage initiative, the Heart of Sharjah. When completed in 2025, the project will have safeguarded a number of historic...More>>
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Grand Hyatt Hotel announced for Changsha in China 16 May, 2013
Grand Hyatt Changsha will be located in the commercial and business areas along the Xiangjiang River in downtown Changsha. The hotel will be part of “The Central,” a mixed-use complex that will incorporate residential buildings, office spaces and luxury shopping facilities.More>>
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