IHG grows Poland: IHG signed the Holiday Inn Gdansk City Centre in Poland. The property will operate under a management agreement with UBM Development AG and is set to open in 2019. There are currently six IHG hotels in Poland with an additional six properties in the pipeline.
Holiday Inn Express launches in Paraguay: IHG signed the Holiday Inn Express Asuncion Aviadores hotel. The 120-room hotel is scheduled to open by the end of 2018 and will be the first Holiday Inn Express in Paraguay.
Charlestowne to manage The Collector: Charlestowne Hotels was selected to manage The Collector, Luxury Inns and Gardens in St. Augustine, Florida. The Collector will open in the fall as an adaptive re-use project at the site of the former Dow Museum of Historic Houses, a St. Augustine landmark dating back to 1790.
Davidson adds in San Diego: Davidson Hotels & Resorts has added the Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort, in San Diego to its portfolio.
Northview signs Jekyll Island: Northview Hotel Group acquired a majority stake in Jekyll Island Club in Georgia. The group has plans to invest US$18 million into the property, including the addition of 41 new oceanfront suites, scheduled to open in spring 2017.
Fibra buys in Chihuahua: Fibra Inn purchased the Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Chihuahua in Mexico for 234.4 million pesos (US$13 million), in addition to 8.7 million pesos (US$480,000) of taxes and other expenses.
Power of digital: According to data from TravelClick’s North American Distribution Review, hotel industry performance is continuing to strengthen with Q2 2016 RevPAR increasing 3.8% year-over-year. Bookings through OTAs, hotel company websites and in-person travel agents experienced the most growth in bookings during the second quarter.
Pasadena approves hotel: California’s Pasadena City Council has preliminarily backed a proposal to lease public land across from its City Hall to a 185-room hotel in exchange for the restoration of a historic building on the property. The project has drawn criticism from residents, who urged the council to approve a smaller 100-room hotel.
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