Phase II of Hotel Recovery
Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? Phase II promises to result in a wave
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As development activity heats up in the select-service hotel sector, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is stepping up plans to roll out its new affordable
A Developer's Dream: Midscale Hotels
Abuilding boom is under way in the limited-service hotel sector, also known as midscale without food or beverage. Approximately 25,800 rooms are under
Kimpton Expands Boutique Concept
Capitalizing on travelers' growing demand for boutique hotels with high style and personalized service, San Francisco-based Kimpton Group Holding LLC
Hotel Owners Play With a Hot Hand
With the lodging industry clearly in the recovery mode and tourism on the rise, hotel owners are increasing room rates in hopes of elevating profits to
What's Next for Wyndham?
On the heels of The Blackstone Group's announcement in June that it will acquire Wyndham International Inc., hotel industry insiders say the New York-based
Why Condo Hotels Are a Hot Concept
From Boston to Los Angeles, developers are busy converting existing hotels to one of the hottest concepts in the lodging and real estate industries today
The Belle of the Ball
It's been a long wait for hotel investors, but finally their time has come. For nearly three years following 9/11, hotels were pretty much left out of
Survival Kit for Hotel Owners
Even for the experienced hotel owner, operating a successful property is no walk in the park. Just ask Mike Marshall, president of Marshall Management
New Starwood CEO to Add Fizz?
In a move designed to strengthen its already powerful brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts ventured outside the real estate and hotel industries and selected
Boutique Brand Alters Landscape
InterContinental Hotels Group may have drawn inspiration from the wedding poem Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue when it
