SPOKANE, Wash.—Red Lion Hotels Corporation announced the company has signed a franchise license agreement with the owners of a hotel in Kent, Wash. “The I-5 corridor through Washington and Oregon has a number of very strong markets for us and ...

VERACRUZ, Mexico—IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) and Grupo Hotelero Latinoamérica announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Veracruz Boca del Rio. The 120-room, new-build hotel opens following a $10 million investment by Grupo Hotelero Latinoamérica. This is the sixth IHG-branded ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—The Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal has opened its doors. The 532-room luxury resort is the first Ritz-Carlton in Abu Dhabi and the ninth property in the Middle East for the luxury hotel operator. Inspired by ...

Colony Capital’s acquisition of LodgeNet is expected to close at the end of the month, and LodgeNet will exit bankruptcy protection and begin its restructuring plan under the control of the private equity firm, which is funneling $60 million into ...

ATLANTA—IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced a milestone for Candlewood Suites hotels as the brand celebrates the opening of two new properties—Candlewood Suites Birmingham/Homewood (Alabama) and Candlewood Suites Manhattan (Kansas)—and a portfolio now exceeding 300 hotels. The brand was purchased by ...