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Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites combo prototype maximizes new-build footprint 18 May, 2012
At the 48th annual Choice Hotels Conference in Las Vegas Also at the conference, the company launched a new dual-branded hotel prototype for Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites. More>>
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Loan deal for stalled Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage extended 18 May, 2012
The Rancho Mirage city council has given a conditional extension to a $20-million loan deal with the developers of the stalled Ritz-Carlton hotel, My Desert reports. The loan had been set to expire June 1. The new agreement extends it to June 25, and if developer Rancho California Investments pays...More>>
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Smartphones transforming travel, says annual SpringHill Suites summer travel survey 18 May, 2012
Technology plays a big part in the results of SpringHill Suites' annual Vacation Attitude Survey. Nearly 75 percent of social media users said they will continue to use social media while on vacation, and survey participants said they use their smartphones to take photos and video, as alarm clocks,...More>>
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Malaysian REIT in talks to acquire three Marriott hotels in Australia 18 May, 2012
Malaysia's Starhill Real Estate Investment Trust has entered into talks to purchase three Marriott hotels from Colonial First State’s Commonwealth Property Hotel Fund.More>>
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Embassy Suites headed to Santo Domingo 18 May, 2012
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Desarrollos RDC to bring Embassy Suites by Hilton to Santo Domingo in Q2 2013. “We are thrilled to bring the Embassy Suites by Hilton brand’s second property to the Dominican Republic,” said Jim Holthouser, global head of Embassy Suites...More>>
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Waterford Hotel Group managing new Courtyard by Marriott near Philadelphia 18 May, 2012
Waterford Hotel Group is managing the 125-room Courtyard Philadelphia Coatesville, which is owned by Coatesville Inn Associates, an affiliate of hotel developer Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corp. The hotel is part of a public-private 22-acre redevelopment project known as 30 West.More>>
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New Castle pens long-term management agreement for dual-branded Marriott development in Syracuse 18 May, 2012
The combination Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott project is currently under development by RHS Holdings and will be part of Syracuse's Armory Square district. With 78 guestrooms in the Residence Inn hotel and 102 guestrooms in the Courtyard by Marriott, this combination hotel, slated to open in...More>>
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Renaissance Hotels continues growth in China 17 May, 2012
Renaissance Guiyang Hotel opened. The hotel is located in Guiyang, Guizhou Province and represents the 15th Renaissance property to open in the country.More>>
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Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles/Hollywood opens 17 May, 2012
The 160-room property replaced the historic Hollywood Heights Hotel. The Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles/Hollywood is owned by RLJ III – HGN Hollywood Lessee, L.P. and is managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts. The addition represents the brand's growing portfolio of more than 540 hotels worldwide.More>>
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Hyatt Regency Long Beach Hotel completes $30M overhaul 17 May, 2012
Anderson Miller Ltd. in Chicago created the design concept for the renovation. Renovations include all of the Long Beach hotel’s 258 guestrooms and 20 specialty suites, and inclusion of local art photography commissioned by photographer Zoran Orlic and “Welcome” resin LED light sculpture...More>>
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