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Omni at CNN Center Tapped by Football Group ATLANTA—The Omni Hotel at CNN Center was named the official hotel and caterer of the new College Football Hall of Fame, which is set to open in 2014. Continued... Posted Today - 8:59:40 AM |
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Arizona Biltmore Names McMahon DoS/M PHOENIX—The Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort named veteran hospitality executive Michael R. McMahon director of sales and marketing. Continued... Posted Today - 8:46:25 AM |
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PORTLAND, OR—Eleven Wireless has appointed Cyndi Shepley as SVP of Sales. Continued... Posted 5/21/2013 - 3:29:11 PM |
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BETHESDA, MD—Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. has named Gregory J. Larson, its current EVP, corporate strategy, as CFO. Continued... Posted 5/21/2013 - 12:00:31 PM |
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JEKYLL ISLAND, GA—Adjacent to the new Jekyll Island Convention Center, Westin Jekyll Island, a 200-room, beachfront hotel, which will open in September 2014 as part of the Jekyll Island Beach Village project, recently broke ground. The project is a joint venture, Jekyll Oceanfront Hotel LLC, comprised of Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc. and New Castle Hotels & Resorts. Continued... Posted 5/21/2013 - 11:37:03 AM |
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LOS ANGELES—Urban Commons LLC, together with Brighton Management, recently purchased two properties in California. The acquired hotels include the Embassy Suites, an all-suite, full service hotel situated over nine acres of sprawling desert in Palm Desert and Radisson Plaza in San Jose, a full-service, five-story 196-room hotel situated on 2.75 acres. Continued... Posted 5/21/2013 - 11:28:53 AM |
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CARBONDALE, PA—Situated on a historic downtown location, the Best Western Pioneer Plaza Hotel opened today. The hotel was built on the site of the former Irving Theater, which stood from 1923-2003 and was an active local attraction from 1923-1973. Continued... Posted 5/21/2013 - 11:23:44 AM |
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TROY, MI—Through its subsidiary Met Hotel Partners LLC, New California Hotels Corporation recently announced plans to modify the 17-acre, 200-room Met Troy Hotel. Renovations will begin June 2013 and the hotel is scheduled for completion in April 2014. Continued... Posted 5/21/2013 - 11:13:57 AM |
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Dennis Nessler, Editor, Hotel Business Having been in the lodging industry for roughly a decade now, I’ve covered more than my share of conferences and panels, and I’d be hard-pressed to think back to a single session where I haven’t heard the phrase, “barring any terrorist attacks or unforeseen circumstances.” In most cases, it was said in reference to momentum that the economy and, more specifically, the lodging industry, had been gaining. Continued... |
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Dennis Nessler, Editor, Hotel Business Anyone who has attended the last several ALIS (Americas Lodging Investment Summit) events can likely recite the phrase “cautious optimism” in their sleep. Continued... |
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