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Hotel Indigo Show 26% Room Growth In Q1
5/15/2008 9:02:00 AM
Hotel Indigo continued its growth momentum with a strong first quarter 2008 as the brand opened three new hotels totaling nearly 400 rooms - increasing its room count by 26 percent. More

Guoman Brand Ready To Grow
In London, Asia
By Derek Gale, Senior Associate Editor - 05/14/2008
Guoman Hotels, a deluxe hotel brand several years in the making, now is ready to tell its story. With three properties in key locations throughout central London, Guoman expects to double its presence in that city within three years time, while also expanding to international markets. More
Regent Kuala Lumpur To Open In 2011
Regent Hotels & Resorts - 05/14/2008
Regent Hotels & Resorts, a leader in luxury hospitality, announces the development of The Regent Kuala Lumpur, continuing the brand’s global expansion. More
Developer To Launch $1.5b Resort Community In Los Cabos
05/14/2008
Quivira Los Cabos, an ambitious $1.5 billion investment development project, is a luxury residential resort community launching in Spring 2008. More
Solare Begins Construction on Four Chisun Inns
05/14/2008
Solare Hotels & Resorts Co. Ltd. will start construction in summer 2008 of Roadside-type Chisun Inns in Takamatsu City (Kagawa Prefecture) and Hakodate City (Hokkaido) as well as celebrate Solare’s debut in both Oita and Beppu City (Oita Prefecture),
with two new exciting hotel properties. More
Optimism At Caribbean Investment Conference
05/13/2008
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference had 522 delegates at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad May 6-8. They heard that there is currently more than $100 billion in investment in the region devoted to tourism facilities and infrastructure. More
Caribbean Tourism Investment Fund Being Formed
05/12/2008
The Caribbean Hotel Association has formed the Caribbean Tourism Investment Fund designed to help close the financing gap in the Caribbean which has traditionally resulted in limited access to third party equity. More
IFA, Nakheel Sign Second JV
05/12/2008
IFA Hotels & Resorts has announced its second joint venture with Nakheel with the acquisition of two plots of land adjacent to the Kingdom of Sheba resort on the Crescent of Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. More
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Editor's Viewpoint
Jeff Weinstein, Editor in Chief, Hotels
May 15, 2008
Dubai In My Rear Window
I have been back in the office from the Dubai hotel investment conference for more th...
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Musings & Miscellany
Adam Kirby, Associate Editor, Hotels
May 1, 2008
Forecast Bad For All, But Particularly REITs
The Wall Street Journal takes a cursory look at the economic picture for our industry...
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Adam Kirby, Associate Editor, Hotels
April 1, 2008
Hotel Profits Poised To Soar With Tourism Surge
With an economic picture as uncertain as the one we’re facing right now, it&rsq...
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Musings & Miscellany
Adam Kirby, Associate Editor, Hotels
February 29, 2008
For 25-Year-Old Developer, A Little Ambition Goes A Long Way
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Tim Miller - 5/14/2008 7:37:29 PM PT
in response to Everything Old Is New Again

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What a wonderful honor for Scott Copeland. He was a good friend of our son's at Prov...
Mary Beth Reiter - 5/12/2008 7:21:14 PM PT
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Val Kalliecharan - 5/12/2008 5:08:54 PM PT
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Steve Joyce, President & COO, Choice Hotels International

HOTELS caught up with Choice Hotels International’s newly appointed president and chief operating officer Steve Joyce during the company’s annual convention in Las Vegas. Joyce offers his thoughts on the company’s future, making the jump from Marriott International to Choice, and his plans for Choice once he succeeds outgoing CEO Chuck Ledsinger later this year.

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Hoteliers On The Move

5/14/2008 - The Sky Hotel in Aspen, Colorado, names Stephen Miller general manager of its 39 Degrees Lounge. He was previously F&B director at Vero Beach Hotel & Club in Florida.

5/13/2008 - Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel names Andrew HeLal general manager. He was previously vice president of operations for Cable Beach Resorts.

5/13/2008 - Wyndham Hotel Group names Tom Monahan executive vice president of international development. He was most recently Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's senior vice president of acquisitions and development for Asia Pacific.

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