by Alissa Ponchione | Sep 24, 2013 | News
Inland American Inland American Lodging Group, Inc. (IALG) has acquired two Andaz hotels from Hyatt Hotels Corporation. At $115 million, the hotels are set in Napa, California and Savannah, Georgia and mark the second and third Andaz hotels in Inland...
by Alissa Ponchione | Sep 23, 2013 | News
B Hotels & Resorts plans to introduce the first lifestyle hotel to the Lake Buena Vista area. Following a transformation of the former Royal Plaza hotel, the B Resort will open early 2014 in the Walt Disney World Resort area. Orlando-based architecture firm VOA...
by Alissa Ponchione | Sep 23, 2013 | News
Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc. continues its global expansion with two boutique hotels- the gibson hotel in Dublin and Lindenwarrah in Milawa, Australia. With its latest additions, the group now has 108 properties in North America,...
by Alissa Ponchione | Sep 23, 2013 | News
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has signed a management agreement with Zhejiang Yinan Group Co. Ltd. to operate a 336-room hotel opening in Shaoxing, China in 2017. Set close to the National Urban Wetland Park, the hotel will be Shaoxing’s first international...
by Alissa Ponchione | Sep 23, 2013 | People
In 2004, New York-based Stephanie Goto opened her eponymously named architecture and design firm, leading to work on a range of stylish, glamorous restaurants there, including Morimoto with architect Tadao Ando, the revamp of Monkey Bar, and Corton. Here, she delves...