IHG, Alipay sign partnership: IHG signed a global partnership with Alipay, a Chinese third-party online payment solutions company. The new partnership will initially apply to IHG’s more than 270 hotels in Greater China, as well as a number of hotels around the world that participate in IHG’s China Ready Programme, and the global rollout of Alipay will begin in 2017. The deal makes IHG the first global hotel company to give Chinese guests the ability to pay via Alipay through all of its online and mobile channels.
Carlson Rezidor signs in China: Carlson Rezidor signed a management agreement for Radisson Hangzhou Qianjiang in China. Owned by Zhejiang Wanxiang Real Estate Co., Ltd., the new-build hotel will form part of the mixed-use development and marks Radisson’s first hotel in Hangzhou. The 185-room hotel is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2019.
Dalata considers Dublin DoubleTree: Dalata Hotel Group announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire operating interests in and to commit to a leasehold interest in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish hotel group also said it was working with another unnamed party that is negotiating to purchase the 399-room hotel.
Crescent to manage in Florida: Crescent Hotels & Resorts signed a management agreement with the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort in Sunny Isle Beach, Florida. The property recently completed multi-million dollar interior and exterior renovation.
Hotel Equities, River Ridge sign partnership: Hotel Equities established a strategic partnership with River Ridge Renovations, a firm that specializes in the renovation and repositioning of hotels, the development and execution of PIPs and managing of capital expenses.