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Starwood Sells Bliss Spas to Steiner Leisure

Starwood has sold the Bliss spa and product company to spa services provider Steiner Leisure Limited for $100 million. As part of the transaction, Bliss and Remede spas and amenities…

News January 5

Sheraton Debuts in New Songdo City, Korea

Architectural firm HOK has revealed its design of the new 300-room Sheraton Incheon Hotel in New Songdo City, South Korea. The LEED certified property, adjacent to the city’s new convention…

News January 4

Harrah’s Atlantic City Unveils the Loft

Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City unveiled the $1 million Loft nightclub on New Year’s Eve. The high-end venue is located on the second floor of the Pool, which serves as…

News January 4

Hotel Brexton Slated for Baltimore

The 29-room Hotel Brexton is slated to reopen in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Designed by Kann Partners and built by HOD Contractors,…

News December 31

Phil Ruffin: Vegas Room Inventory to Be Absorbed by 2020

Phil Ruffin, owner of Treasure Island and co-owner of Trump International Tower, Las Vegas, has written a column for the Las Vegas Sun outlining his predictions for Las Vegas hotels.…

News December 31

Travel Experts Reveal Their Predictions for 2010

The Associated Press polled three travel gurus for their 2010 predictions. Genevieve Shaw Brown of Travelocity.com believes that airfares will increase, but hotel rates will continue to go down. She…

News December 31

American Hotel Reopens in Freehold, New Jersey

The American Hotel in Freehold, New Jersey, is celebrating its soft opening. The property, built as a stagecoach stop in 1824 and enlarged in 1928, closed for fire-code violations in…

News December 30

Orient-Express Acquires Peruvian Hotel

Orient-Express Hotels has acquired its fifth property in Peru, Hotel Rio Sagrado, for $7 million. Situated in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the rustic two-story hotel features 21 suites…

News December 30

Two Chicago-Area Hotels Shutter

Two suburban Chicago hotels are closing their doors due to the economy and increasing competition, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times. The 467-room Wyndham O’Hare is shutting down…

News December 30