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Chesapeake Lodging Trust Acquires W New Orleans

Chesapeake Lodging Trust has purchased the W New Orleans – French Quarter from Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Selling the property for $25.5 million, the Trust has entered into…

News April 2

Hyatt Hotels Corporation Rebrands Five Hotels

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has debuted its fifth brand in India with the official rebranding of five hotels. Joining the 11 properties already open in India, the hotels include the Hyatt…

News April 2

Accor Debuts Adagio Brand in UK

Accor has launched Adagio aparthotels in the UK. Debuting in the center of Liverpool, the hotel will offer 126 apartments for extended stays. Featuring red furnishings against a neutral palette,…

News April 1

Turtle Island Resort Completes Groundbreaking Solar Installation

Turtle Island Resort in Yasawas, Fiji, has installed a groundbreaking solar installation, making it one of the first-ever clean energy resorts in the world. Currently operational, the project commenced in…

News April 1

IHG Set to Expand Crowne Plaza

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed an agreement with the Oman Tourism Development Company SAOC (Omran) to open Crowne Plaza Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) in Muscat, Oman. The…

News April 1

HIL Indicator Remains Steady Through February

Future business activity in U.S. hotels remained unchanged in February, according to the latest reading of the U.S. hotel industry leading indicator (HIL).  Set to equal 100 in 2005, HIL…

News April 1

Best Western Premier Petion-Ville Opens in Haiti

Best Western has debuted the Best Western Premier Petion-Ville in Port au Prince Haiti. The $15 million, seven-story hotel marks the first Best Western in the Caribbean. Designed by Dallas-based…

News March 29

Banyan Tree To Open First Hot Spring Resort In Chongqing, China

Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts plans to launch a hot spring resort in Chongqing, China. Opening this summer, the Banyan Tree Chongqing Beibei will feature private hot spring pools⎯⎯the first…

News March 29

San Francisco Travel Association Releases 2012 Economic Impact Figures

According to the San Francisco Travel Association, the city welcomed 16.51 million visitors in 2012an increase of one percent from 2011. Spending a total of $8.93 billion, visitor expenditure has…

News March 29