Virgin Selects Homeport for Virgin Cruises
Virgin Cruises has additionally signed a binding letter of intent with Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri to construct three midsize ships, the first of which is slated to set sail in 2020.
June 24, 2015
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Shanghai’s First Meliá Hotel to Open
The 190-room hotel is part of the Golden United Group-developed Lidoway project in Shanghai—a major mixed-use complex in Hongqiao.
June 24, 2015
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The Omni Chicago Hotel Completes $11 Million Renovation
The hotel, located along the city’s Magnificent Mile, refreshed its 337 rooms, 10 specialty suites, public spaces, 676 Restaurant & Bar, and nine meeting rooms.
June 24, 2015
Rockwell Group to Redesign the Time Hotel in New York
As a nod to the hotel’s Times Square location, the aesthetic is contemporary and rooted in the concept of time.
June 23, 2015
Behringer Lodging Group Acquires the Belmont Hotel
Remaining faithful to Dilbeck's vision, property renovations will
include the lobby, pool area, various structural updates and repairs,
and new landscaping.
June 23, 2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Debuts Element Brand in Asia Pacific
The Element Suzhou Science
and Technology Town is located in an eco-city in the Suzhou
National New & Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone in China.
June 23, 2015
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Asia Pacific Region Reported as Largest Construction Pipeline
With a total of 4,284 projects and 871,480 rooms, the area’s pipeline is the largest ever recorded in any region by LE.
June 22, 2015
Marriott International Acquires the Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland
The property originally opened in 2000 as an urban design hotel owned by hotelier and gastronomist Urs Karli, who redesigned the property with French architect Jean Nouvel.
June 22, 2015
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TravelClick North American Hospitality Review Reveals Positive Growth
The June NAHR bases its projections on group sales commitments and individual reservations in the 25 major North American markets for hotel stays booked by May 28, 2015 and through the period of June 2015 to May 2016.