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First Hotel Indigo Planned for Middle East

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) is making plans for two new hotels in Saudi Arabia: Hotel Indigo Riyadh KAFD and InterContinental Riyadh KAFD. The 225-key Hotel Indigo, the brand’s first location…

News March 14

Oakland Convention Center Embarks on $8 Million Renovation

The Oakland Convention Center has begun an $8 million makeover that will result in cosmetic, technological, and sustainability upgrades. Inspired by the city’s jazz and blues history, the 64,000-square-foot facility…

News March 14

Online Exclusive! Palihotel Melrose Avenue – Los Angeles

For hotelier Avi Brosh’s newest addition to his Paligroup collection, Palihotel Melrose Avenue, he knew he had found the perfect location in the former 1960s senior living residence-turned-hostel. “When an…

Projects March 14

Atlanta’s Mansion on Peachtree to Rebrand as Mandarin Oriental

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will rebrand the Mansion on Peachtree in Atlanta effective May 2012. The luxury hotel, designed by architect Robert A.M. Stern, offers 127 guestrooms and suites, a…

News March 13

Fitzgeralds to Convert to D Las Vegas

The landscape of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas will change this fall, when Fitzgeralds Casino & Hotel becomes D Las Vegas Casino Hotel. The property’s 638 guestrooms will feature…

News March 13

Vail Resorts Reduce Energy Use by Nearly 11 Percent

Vail Resorts, Inc. has achieved its 10 percent energy reduction goal announced in 2008. The hotel operator reduced electricity and natural gas usage by 10.75 percent through a number of…

News March 13

Anantara Ventures to Abu Dhabi

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will make its Middle East debut in June with the opening of Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa in Abu Dhabi. The property’s modern architecture blends…

News March 13

Hyatt Plans Two Properties at Zurich Airport

 Hyatt Hotels Corporation has signed on to manage a Hyatt Regency and a Hyatt Place in Zurich, Switzerland. Expected to open in 2017, the properties will be part of the…

News March 12

Hospitality Properties Trust to Renovate 77 Hotels

 Hospitality Properties Trust is investing $165 million to upgrade 58 Candlewood Suites and 19 Staybridge Suites managed by IHG. The refurbished hotels will use components of new schemes designed in…

News March 12