ARTIC expands US portfolio: Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Co. acquired The St. Regis Washington, D.C. The 182-room hotel will continue to fly the St. Regis flag.
Aman to debut in Dominican Republic: Aman is scheduled to debut in the Dominican Republic during the fourth quarter of 2015. Amanera will overlook Playa Grande beach and will be the first golf-integrated Aman.
Vail Resorts closes on Perisher: Vail Resorts closed on the acquisition of its first international mountain resort, Perisher Ski Resort in New South Wales, Australia, for total cash consideration of AU$176.2 million (US$134.8 million). Perisher is the largest and most visited ski resort in Australia.
Canopy coming to Iceland: Canopy by Hilton will develop its first hotel in Iceland. Canopy Reykjavik | City Centre is slated to open in early 2016.
Aloft expands California portfolio: Starwood Hotels & Resorts will open Aloft Dublin – Pleasanton in California in 2017. After the 120-room hotel opens, Aloft will operate nine hotels in California.
Read more at Starwood’s website
MTGA and IIAC finalize proposed resort: The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and Incheon International Airport Corp. unveiled new details of its proposed partnership to build a resort in South Korea. The Inspire Integrated Resort will be the first destination resort with an adjacent private air terminal.
HHM completes Sheraton acquisition: HHM completed its acquisition of the Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel and Executive Meeting Center.
Unicorn Hospitality to manage in Chiang Mai: Unicorn Hospitality signed an agreement to manage Maekok River Village Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for global sales and marketing.
Read more at Travel Daily Asia
Louvre and Magnuson sign partnership agreement: Louvre Hotels Group, along with its shareholder Jin Jiang International Holdings, and Magnuson Hotels Worldwide partnered to create the largest distribution platform ever set up on the North American market. The partnership works on the geographically complementary portfolio of the groups, and with the inclusion of Jin Jiang, allows customers to take advantage of a global hotel offering of more than 3,600 establishments.