MINNEAPOLIS—Millennium Hotels and Resorts has announced a $20 million investment in creating a “new” hotel for the 21st century in Minneapolis. The project, scheduled for completion in April 2013, calls for the redesign and reconstruction of virtually every aspect of ...
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Feed SubscriptionStarwood Hotels & Resorts to Open First Element Hotel in Europe
FRANKFURT, Germany—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has signed an agreement with Bari Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG to open a new-build Element hotel at Gateway Gardens, Frankfurt`s new city district near the airport. Scheduled to open in 2014, Element ...
Read More »Crowne Plaza Conversion Opens in Tulsa, Okla.
ATLANTA, Ga.—IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced the opening of the Crowne Plaza Tulsa, Okla. The eleven-story, 286-room hotel underwent a conversion from a Hilton and features newly redesigned guestrooms and public spaces. “We’re pleased to bring the Crowne Plaza brand ...
Read More »US Hotels Group Acquires Two Properties from The Carlyle Group
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine—Maine‐based US Hotels announced the acquisition from the Carlyle Group of two boutique hotels to add to its portfolio across the Northeast of the United States. The new properties are: The Orchards in Williamstown, Mass. and The Centennial in ...
Read More »Marriott International Opens First JW Marriott Hotel in Cusco, Peru
Marriott International, Inc. continues to grow its JW Marriott hotel brand with the opening of the 153-room JW Marriott Cusco. The hotel stands at an altitude of 11,154ft above sea level, the company’s highest-altitude hotel, and is situated at the ...
Read More »Hilton Worldwide to Open Property at the Ageas Bowl
SOUTHAMPTON, UK—Hilton Worldwide announced the signing of a franchise agreement with RB Hotels Limited to open Hilton at the Ageas Bowl / Southampton at England’s latest test match cricket venue and the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club. Hilton at ...
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