Development: Page 4

  • Hyatt Regency Chicago completed a $150 million renovation, touching the guest rooms.
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    Hyatt Regency Chicago wraps $150M renovation, awaits further upgrades

    The guest rooms and two ballrooms were revamped, and more changes are on the horizon for the city’s largest hotel.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Courtesy of Jeff Marsh via Wild Spring Dunes
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    Dream Golf extends resort collection to East Texas

    The 2,400-acre Wild Spring Dunes will feature accommodations, home sites and multiple golf courses.

    By • June 20, 2024
  • Charlotte, North Carolina, had 67 hotel projects, or 7,772 rooms, in its Q1 hotel construction pipeline.
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    HITEC host city Charlotte saw strong conversion activity in Q1

    A significant portion of the North Carolina market’s hotel development pipeline comprised conversions in the quarter, according to Lodging Econometrics.

    By • June 20, 2024
  • Romer House Waikiki, the first adults-only hotel on Hawaii’s Oahu Island, is officially open.
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    Courtesy of REM Public Relations
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    Highgate opens first adults-only hotel on Oahu

    The boutique Romer House Waikiki will target the travelers-without-kids demographic on the island, according to Highgate Hawaii President Kelly Sanders.

    By • June 17, 2024
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    IHG’s Kimpton to restore Hawaii’s Coco Palms resort

    The property will be IHG Hotels & Resorts’ first hotel in Hawaii belonging to its growing luxury and lifestyle portfolio.

    By • June 14, 2024
  • Choice Hotels' Everhome Suites Lexington North has opened.
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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
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    Choice Hotels bets on extended stay with Everhome opening, development

    With Everhome Suites Lexington North in Kentucky, the midscale brand has four properties open and dozens more in the pipeline.

    By • June 12, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hard Rock International
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    Hard Rock’s Reverb brand is heading to Arizona

    The 195-room, $60 million Reverb by Hard Rock Scottsdale — a music-focused property designed to foster creativity and connection — will open in 2026.

    By • June 6, 2024
  • Marriott launched the midscale brand Project Mid-T by Marriott at the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference.
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    Courtesy of Marriott International
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    Marriott development execs talk new US midscale brand Project Mid-T

    Marriott’s Noah Silverman and Diana Plazas-Trowbridge share details about the newly launched transient, conversion-focused brand.

    By • June 5, 2024
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    Courtesy of Project HQ
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    SBE unveils details for ‘smart lifestyle’ brand Project HQ

    Project HQ will open its first U.S. location in Detroit, with plans to expand further across the Sun Belt in a bid to attract millennial, Gen Z and Latinx audiences.

    By • June 3, 2024
  • An apartment with a kitchen next to a bed and a sofa.
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    Permission granted by Riaz Capital
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    Hotel conversions take top spot in adaptive reuse

    Over 151,000 units converted from other building uses are in progress across the country — of which 34,000 are coming from hospitality.

    By Mary Salmonsen • May 31, 2024
  • Gale Miami Hotel & Residences will open June 1.
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    Courtesy of Gale Miami Hotel & Residences
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    Gale Miami opens luxury hotel, residences in city’s downtown

    The mixed-use project, featuring a convention center, will cater to “strong demand from worldwide travelers” to the South Florida market.

    By • May 31, 2024
  • New York City skyline
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    StockByM via Getty Images
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    New York leads top 50 US markets for most hotels under construction

    The market’s pipeline includes a “noteworthy amount” of conversions, tracking with other cities across the country, according to Lodging Econometrics.

    By • May 30, 2024
  • Aerial photo of a resort along the Oahu coast.
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    slobo via Getty Images
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    Host Hotels buys Hawaii’s Turtle Bay Resort for $725M

    The 450-room resort will be rebranded under Marriott's Ritz-Carlton flag amid high travel demand on Oahu.

    By • May 30, 2024
  • A 1,000-room hotel operated by Omni Hotel & Resorts could soon anchor the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
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    Courtesy of Omni Hotel & Resorts
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    Omni Hotels & Resorts to invest $500M in New Orleans convention hotel

    Local travel pros expect the 1,000-room property adjacent to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to set the city apart as a meetings and events destination.

    By • May 29, 2024
  • A rendering of the exterior of Moxy Asheville.
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    Retrieved from Marriott on May 24, 2024
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    McKibbon Hospitality expands in North Carolina with dual-branded, lifestyle hotels

    Openings this summer include the first-ever dual-branded Tempo by Hilton and Homewood Suites property, as well as Moxy Asheville.

    By • May 24, 2024
  • Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Orlando will offer family-focused amenities.
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    Courtesy of Lion Star Hospitality
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    Family-friendly Nickelodeon-branded resort coming to Orlando in 2026

    The more than 400-key Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Orlando will offer kid-focused amenities, catering to increased travel demand in the Florida market.

    By • May 23, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hilton
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    Spark by Hilton brand goes abroad less than 1 year after first hotel opening

    The conversion brand already has a presence in 30 U.S. markets as the “cost-effective” property type fuels Hilton’s pipeline growth.

    By • May 22, 2024
  • A strategic partnership between Mohari Hospitality and Weller Development will bolster development of Six Senses Napa.
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    Courtesy of Weller Development Partners
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    Strategic partnership spurs $2.5B in luxury hospitality development

    Mohari Hospitality and Weller Development Partners will develop resort and branded residential properties across North America, including one of the first Six Senses in the U.S.

    By • May 21, 2024
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    Courtesy of Marriott International
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    Marriott expands Moxy Hotels brand in Colorado, Florida

    Moxy St. Pete and Moxy Boulder will open later this summer.

    By • May 20, 2024
  • A guitar-shaped building is lit up in purple on the Strip.
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    Courtesy of Hard Rock International
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    The Mirage to close in preparation for Hard Rock’s Vegas rebrand

    The resort will shut its doors for nearly three years as Hard Rock works to “change the Las Vegas skyline.”

    By • May 16, 2024
  • The exterior logo sign at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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    Ethan Miller via Getty Images
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    Rio Hotel & Casino names Patrick Miller CEO amid $340M transformation

    The former MGM Resorts exec will head the Las Vegas property as it prepares to join the Destination by Hyatt brand this fall.

    By • May 15, 2024
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    Courtesy of Fontainebleau Miami Beach
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    Fontainebleau Miami Beach to open convention center

    Coastal Convention Center will cater to the growing number of meetings and events travelers visiting the metro area.

    By • May 15, 2024
  • Choice Hotels opened the third Everhome Suites hotel in Nampa, Idaho, debuting the brand standard prototype.
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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
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    Choice Hotels opens Everhome Suites, debuting brand standard prototype

    The third hotel to open under the midscale extended stay brand meets developer and investor demand for the product type in markets with major medical, manufacturing and logistics facilities.

    By • May 14, 2024
  • A headshot of Eric Jacobs.
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    Courtesy of Aimbridge Hospitality
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    Aimbridge taps longtime Marriott exec as chief global growth officer

    Eric Jacobs will succeed Allison Reid as the hospitality management company continues leadership shakeups.

    By • May 14, 2024
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    Hotel industry trends that drove RevPAR declines, pipeline growth in Q1

    Marriott, Wyndham, IHG and others saw revenues down year over year in the first quarter of 2024, but development pipelines expanded, with conversions and extended stay leading growth.

    By • May 14, 2024