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Briefs: Aman to Mexico | No Trump hotels for The Hill?

Wyndham spin-off. With a goal of enhancing shareholder value, Wyndham Worldwide on Monday announced it has publicly filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its planned spin-off of its Hotel Group segment separate from its vacation ownership and exchange business.

 

 


 

Manila fire. Philippine firefighters said on Monday the death toll from a fire at the Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino had risen to five, after confirming two more fatalities and putting out the blaze a day after it broke out. All the victims were employees at the hotel-casino owned and operated by state gaming regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. The hotel is owned and operated by Acesite (Phils.) Hotel Corp., a subsidiary of Waterfront Philippines Inc.

 

 


 

Hilton in India. Hilton announced further in India, signing management agreements with India’s Embassy Group to develop two hotels in Bengaluru by 2021/2022. The 500-room, dual-branded hotel that features a core-brand Hilton and a Hilton Garden Inn hotel will be located within the 100-acre Embassy TechVillage Business Park near Marathalli. Following the Hilton Bangalore Embassy Golf Links and the subsequent signing of the first dual-branded 620-key hotels at Embassy Manyata Business Park, this is Embassy Group’s third project with Hilton.

 

 


 

Aman to Mexico. Aman has announced the development of Amanvari on the East Cape of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico on the shores of the Sea of Cortes. Amanvari is scheduled to open in 2020 and will comprise a hotel and private residences. Los Angeles-based real estate firm Irongate will develop Amanvari at Costa Palmas, a private beachfront resort community with 3 kilometres of swimmable beach.

 

 


 

Onyx to Coconut City. Continuing the growth of its Shama pipeline with four deals announced since the start of the year, Bangkok’s Onyx Hospitality Group has signed a management agreement for Shama Hub Haikou Hainan, the “coconut city of China.” Targeted to open in the third quarter of 2020, Shama Hub Haikou will occupy an annex within one of the tallest complexes in the area, offering more than 100 serviced apartments.

 

 


 

Avani meets Bangkok, again. Minor Group’s Avani Hotels & Resorts has signed its third location in Bangkok along the capital’s main artery of Sukhumvit. Scheduled to open at the end of 2018, the newly built Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok Hotel will have 382 keys and have direct access to Bangkok’s Transit System.

 

 


 

Fattal returns to Jerusalem. The Fattal Holdings Ltd. has announced the construction of the NYX Jerusalem Hotel, scheduled to open in 2021. The new hotel, Fattal’s fourth in the capital, will be located in the heart of the Mahane Yehuda open air market as part of the Etz Haim site, which has residences, hotels, commerce, culture and internal courtyards. The hotel will be divided between two buildings with 168 rooms, including 12 suites.

 

 


 

No Trump Hotels for you. A Democratic lawmaker in the House has introduced a bill aimed at preventing federal officials from spending public money at any of President Trump’s hotel properties. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the purpose of the bill, the Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating and Lodging (HOTEL) Act, is to “help stop President Donald Trump’s ongoing violations of the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause.” The HOTEL Act would bar government agencies from using public funds at any properties owned by the president, his family or the head of any other an executive agency.

 


More HNA sales. In further efforts to repay debt, HNA Group Co. is reportedly planning to sell more properties, including office buildings and hotels across China, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The buildings include Shanghai HNA Tower, Shanghai Yangtze International Enterprise Plaza and Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel. The properties reportedly have a US$2.2 billion book value.

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