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Blackstone Acquires Strategic Hotels & Resorts for $6 Billion
Blackstone agreed to buy Strategic Hotels & Resorts for $6 billion, including all outstanding debt and outstanding shares of stock for $14.25 per share in cash.
September 8, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Ritz Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Hotel Debuts in Bali
The hotel's contemporary Balinese interiors were designed by Kuala Lumpur-based DESIGNWILKES
September 8, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Opens the Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has converted the former Conrad Chicago hotel into the Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Chicago.
September 8, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Lark Hotels Schedules Opening for Field Guide Hotel
The 30-room boutique hotel will be the company’s first non-coastal property and 12th overall location.
September 8, 2015
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F+B
Mike Isabella Concepts Launches Pepita in Virginia
Unveiled this past July, the 1,200-square-foot dining concept’s periwinkle and chartreuse interior is a play off Mexican cantinas.
September 4, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Introduces the Tribute Portfolio in Europe
Located in London, the Great Northern Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel was built in 1854 and renovated in 2013.
September 4, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Ritz-Carlton Portfolio Adds First Hotel in Hungary
Centrally located on Budapest’s Erzsebet Square, the revamped 198-room hotel will debut next spring as the Ritz-Carlton’s first hotel in Hungary.
September 4, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Le Méridien Batumi to Open in the Republic of Georgia
The 110-room Le Méridien Batumi will be a new-build hotel located within the city’s tallest structure, Batumi Tower.
September 3, 2015
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Hotels + Resorts
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Lines Up Fourth European Property
To open in 2018, the hotel will be repurposed from the former Royal High School—a centrally located neoclassical structure.