Lodging Daily News

HONG KONG—Wyndham Hotel Group announced its continued expansion in China with the addition of eight new Ramada properties. Currently, the company has 543 hotels and 67,559 rooms in the country. “Wyndham Hotel Group remains committed to continued, ambitious development within China,” said Robert Loewen, chief operating officer of Wyndham Hotel Group. “The lack of quality rooms in many second-tier and third-tier cities provides us with opportunities to further expand our presence. We are proud to

FRANKFURT, Germany—IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, one of the first Holiday Inns in Germany to feature the brand’s new ‘Open Lobby’ concept. The 249-room property is due to open in early 2015 and will operate under a managed contract in partnership with UBM. Union Investment acquired the project development for its open-ended real estate fund ‘UniImmo: Deutschland’. IHG’s Vice President Development Germany, Martin Bowen said: “Frankfurt is

KUSADASI, Turkey—Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Kusadasi, an 87-room property overlooking Kusadasi Bay and the Aegean Sea in the costal resort. “With increasing tourism arrivals over the last few years Turkey remains one of the most dynamic and exciting markets we operate in,” said Simon Vincent, president, EMEA, Hilton Worldwide. “As Turkey evolves as a destination we continue to offer more reasons for people to visit, with superb properties such as

NAPLES, Fla.—The Ritz-Carlton, Naples is announcing a summer 2013 refurbishment, the first of its kind in the resort’s 27-year history. This project will be one of the largest resort renovations within The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company’s portfolio. Refurbishments will include a complete overhaul of all 450 guestrooms, suites, and corridors, three dinning outlets, Artisans the “princess ballroom,” as well as various structural, mechanical, and engineering upgrades throughout the property. During the two-month project, set to commence

BETHESDA, Md.—RLJ Lodging Trust announced that it acquired the historic Humble Oil Building complex in downtown Houston, for a purchase price of $79.5 million, or approximately $151,000 per key. The Humble Oil Building is a three-tower complex that occupies an entire city block in downtown Houston. The complex consists of an 82-unit apartment tower that will be converted to a 166-room SpringHill Suites and two existing hotels— the 191-room Courtyard Houston Downtown Convention Center and