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Hyatt Plans Three Hotels for China
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has signed three agreements for new hotels in China’s Jiangsu province. Slated for a mixed-use development, the 400-room Grand Hyatt Nanjing will feature innovative F&B concepts, grand…
News January 11Marriott’s Q4 North American RevPar Declines 13 Percent
Marriott International has updated its Q4 RevPar outlook, which is slightly improved over previous guidance. Outside North America, RevPar declined 14 to 16 percent. On the continent, the key metric…
News January 11Nancy Paliani Joins La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa as F&B Director
Hospitality industry veteran Nancy Paliani has joined La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa near Houston as director of food & beverage. In her new role, she will oversee culinary operations…
News January 11Venus Group Opens Sales Office in Las Vegas
Venus Group has opened a hospitality sales office in Las Vegas, which the company has deemed an important strategic market. Lynn Gray Kerecman will move from the New York office…
News January 11
Crowne Plaza Debuts Along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Avenue Hotel Chicago is now Avenue Crowne Plaza Chicago following a conversion to the IHG brand. The property, which wrapped up a multimillion-dollar renovation in the summer of 2008, offers…
News January 8Choice Hotels Heads to Haiti
Choice Hotels International is entering Haiti with plans for two new hotels. Opening this year, the 32-room Comfort Inn will mark the first global hotel brand in the country in…
News January 8New Jersey Welcomes First Element Hotel
Starwood’s Element brand has entered New Jersey with the Element Ewing-Hopewell, 10 minutes outside of Princeton. Like all hotels flying the Element flag, the Ewing property will be LEED certified…
News January 8
Rosewood to Manage Hotel Georgia in Vancouver
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has signed on to manage the historic Hotel Georgia in Vancouver. Toronto-based Munge Leung will lead the 1927 property’s transformation, slated for completion early next year.…
News January 8AIA Predicts Continued Decline for Nonresidential Construction
Although the economy is showing signs of recovery, tough times are still ahead for the non-residential construction industry. According to the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Consensus Construction Forecast released…
News January 7
