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Shangri-La Hotels Unveils its Second Property in Hangzhou, China
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts unveiled the Midtown Shangri-La, Hangzhou, located in the mixed-used Kerry Central Complex, which also houses an office tower, apartments, and a high-end shopping mall. The 417-room…
News March 16
Michael Graves Architecture & Design Announces New Associate Principals
Michael Graves Architecture & Design promoted three architects—Robert Blaser, Matthew Ligas, and James Wisniewski—to associate principal. Blaser joined the firm in 1998. Since, he has served as project architect for…
News March 16
JOI-Design Refreshes Le Méridien Hamburg
Hamburg, German-based JOI-Design has refreshed the public areas of Le Méridien Hamburg, a hotel situated on the banks of Aussenalster Lake in Germany. The design takes inspiration from the myriad…
News March 15Starwood Capital Group and HI Partners Form Joint Venture in Spain
Starwood Capital Group and HI Partners announced they established a joint venture to invest $500 million in the Spanish hospitality market. Starwood Capital Group, through an affiliate of Starwood Global…
News March 15Anbang Insurance Group to Acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts
Blackstone Group has agreed to sell Strategic Hotels & Resorts to China’s Anbang Insurance Group for $6.5 million, according to Bloomberg News. The sale comes only three months after Blackstone…
News March 15Rezidor Acquires Stake in Prizeotel
Rezidor Hotel Group announced its entry into the economy segment of the hospitality market with the acquisition of a 49 percent stake of prizeotel, a young hotel chain with three…
News March 15
Alejandro Barrios-Carreros Designs the Sushi Garage
Caracas, Venezuela-based designer Alejandro Barrios-Carreros unveiled the design for the Sushi Garage, a traditional Japanese restaurant in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbor neighborhood. The brainchild of restaurateurs Jonas and Alexandra Millán…
News March 15Starwood Receives Takeover Proposal From Consortium Led by Anbang Insurance Group
Marriott International has reaffirmed its commitment to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide after the latter company received an unsolicited takeover proposal from a group of potential investors led by…
News March 14U.S. Lodging Industry Forecasted to Achieve Record Occupancy in 2016
According to CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research, the U.S. lodging industry is forecast to achieve another all-time record occupancy level in 2016, projecting a year end level of 65.7 percent, 20…
News March 14
