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Marriott adds three Autograph properties in the Southeast U.S. 8 Feb, 2012
Marriott International's The Autograph Collection added The Saint, Blue Moon and Winter Haven hotels to its growing lineup. Each of the hotels is the first to join Autograph Collection in their respective cities: The Saint Hotel in New Orleans, and both the Blue Moon Hotel and Winter Haven hotels...More>>
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Hospitality Ventures Management picks up three Chicago-area contracts 8 Feb, 2012
Hospitality Ventures Management Group assumed management of the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago-St. Charles, The Advanced Center for Training (ACT) and Holiday Inn Express Chicago-St. Charles. Both hotels and the conference center are located 35 miles west of downtown Chicago.More>>
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Houston's Avia The Woodlands now a Hyatt 8 Feb, 2012
Avia The Woodlands, located 30 minutes north of Houston, officially changed its name to Hyatt Market Street, The Woodlands. The 70-room property includes the new Market Street Kitchen and Bar, and several flexible meeting spaces. More>>
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DoubleTree by Hilton Panama City opens 8 Feb, 2012
Hilton Worldwide has opened the 213-room DoubleTree by Hilton Panama City, which is operated by Blue Star Hospitality. The property features 2,000 square feet of meeting space along with a 24-hour business center. "This seventh DoubleTree by Hilton hotel opening in the region in such an outstanding...More>>
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Marriott to open three new Courtyard properties in Europe 8 Feb, 2012
Marriott International has announced three new Courtyard by Marriott hotels will join its portfolio in Europe, hotel-industry.co.uk is reporting. The hotels are the 120-room Courtyard Le Bourget, France (2013), 175-room Courtyard Gdynia, Poland(2014) and the 170-room Courtyard Amsterdam Atlas...More>>
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Turkey sees development increase 7 Feb, 2012
As the Central Asia & Turkey Hotel Investment Conference begins in Istanbul, it seems worthwhile to take a look at notable recent developments in the city and Turkey at large. A major announcement at the Conference is that Hilton Worldwide has signed development agreements to open four new hotels...More>>
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Global brands announce developments in Saudi Arabia 7 Feb, 2012
Just a few weeks ago, we posted about a few hotel developments in Saudi Arabia, noting that Hilton had six properties in the pipeline. Not to be outdone, several other companies have jumped into the fray, and the Kingdom's development scene is picking up speed at an impressive rate. Hotelier Middle...More>>
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HVMG takes on management of three Ill. properties 7 Feb, 2012
Management group Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) has assumed management of the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago-St. Charles, The Advanced Center for Training (ACT) and Holiday Inn Express Chicago-St. Charles. Both hotels and the conference center are located 35 miles west of downtown Chicago,...More>>
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Australia's Novotel Langley Perth for sale 7 Feb, 2012
From Perth Now comes word that owners of the Novotel Langley Perth will sell their hotel after learning of great demand from prospective buyers. Tourism Asset Holdings Limited has brought in Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels to market the asset for sale. "TAHL has received significant, unsolicited buyer...More>>
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Marriott pulls its flag from The Cornhusker Hotel 7 Feb, 2012
Nebraska's Journal Star reports that The Cornhusker Hotel will now go at it alone after Marriott International pulled its flag due to the hotel defaulting on its franchise agreement. The hotel's previous owner, Atul Bisaria, "defaulted on the franchise by failing to live up to an agreement made in...More>>
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