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Andre Balazs Explains Hotel Moves: We Do It All the Time

03.11.2007, 07:43

Hip hotelier André Balazs is baffled by the way Crain’s broke the news yesterday of his company’s move to refinance four hotels—Times Square’s Hotel QT and the Standards in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Miami.

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(“Hotelier selling assets in refinancing move,” the Crain’s headline now reads; it has apparently been softened since yesterday.) We called Mr. Balazs today at his office in Manhattan to hear his thoughts on the recent business move and yesterday’s media maelstrom.




Dubai plans to build hotel rooms for 15m annual visitors by 2015

01.10.2007, 07:40

Dubai has added around 5,900 new hotel rooms this year and it expects to grow the current number of guest accommodation units by a staggering 172 per cent to accommodate the targeted number of 15 million visitors a year in 2015.

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The city at present has 46,775 rooms in 439 hotels and serviced apartments compared to 40,862 rooms it had at the end of 2006 in 313 properties, according to Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM).




Venetian Resort Hotel Casino gets promoted to five diamonds

22.09.2007, 07:35

Sin City's gamble on class is really paying off. The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino has been promoted from four to five diamonds, the top ranking, in AAA's 2008 list of top hotels and restaurants.

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Two years ago, Las Vegas had only two five-diamond hotels. Now it has five: the Venetian, the Bellagio, the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Skylofts at MGM Grand and Wynn Las Vegas. And it still has four top-rated restaurants.




New hotel will add to Griffiss growth

01.08.2007, 14:12

"This is a big day for not only Rome but for the whole region," said Rome Mayor James Brown.

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A four story Wingate Hotel will soon be the latest development at the ever growing Griffiss Park. Ground was broken Thursday on the $7 million project that will include 76 rooms, a pool, fitness center and jacuzzi.




Bentonville Hotel Robbed

17.07.2007, 14:10

Police are searching for a man in connection with a Saturday morning armed robbery at a Bentonville hotel.

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The Clarion Hotel, at 211 S.E. Walton Blvd., was robbed at 3:36 a.m. by a man described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall and weighing 150 pounds. The man was also armed with a revolver, according to the Bentonville Police Department.




City unveils new hotel sketches

01.05.2007, 10:11

Indianapolis - The city is a big step closer to building the largest hotel in the state. Developers released new plans for the 29-story, 1,000-room JW Marriott hotel. It will be a major change for the city's skyline.

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Come 2010, people attending conventions will have an extra 1600 hotel rooms to choose from. This news comes as developers unveiled plans for the new convention center hotel complex to go up at West and Washington Streets.




West Coast trust eyes hotel development

13.04.2007, 04:23

A West Coast Development Trust deal with the Scenic Circle hotel chain may total as much as $45 million, a third of the trust's total assets.

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At a news conference called today in response to growing disquiet about the proposed investment, trust chairman Frank Dooley would neither confirm nor deny the amount involved. Figures of $20m and $45m have been raised in recent days but he said neither was accurate.




Hilton Hotel Effects, One Year Later

07.03.2007, 11:13

Struggling downtown business owners crossed their fingers they'd get a boose in sales after a big name hotel opened up in Yakima a year ago.

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It was the talk of the town -- many believed when Hilton Garden Inn opened its doors more businesses would come.

Keith Nelson's a survivor -- a business owner survivor."All my neighbors left me," said Nelson.




People in the Twin Tiers

13.02.2007, 10:16

The Coopers Plains Baptist Church will hold a Lenten fish fry from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 9 at the church.

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The menu will include fish, choice of macaroni and cheese or french fries, cole slaw, roll and butter, and beverage. The cost is $6.50 for a regular dinner or $5.50 for a half portion. Pie will be available for $1. Takeouts will be available.




Guests evacuated after fire breaks out at W Hotel

10.01.2007, 10:14

About 300 guests were evacuated from the W Hotel on Victory Avenue this morning when a fire was detected in the building.

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They waited across the street at the American Airlines Center, most wearing white hotel bathrobes against a brisk wind, for the all-clear.




Renovation program at the Danubius Hotels

2007.01.09, 14:16

Hotel bar may be site of ex-spy's poisoning

2006.12.02, 17:10

Coaching bug puts Connors in new arena

2006.11.02, 17:07

Smoke forces guests at hotel to evacuate

2006.10.05, 09:48

Qatar to set up $2bn Smart Industrial City

2006.09.07, 09:46

AmeriTel wants 2nd Olympia hotel

2006.08.12, 20:30

Trump looks for land to build hotel, condos

2006.07.02, 14:47

Hammons won’t build hotel

2006.06.19, 14:34

Sleeping beauty: Caretaker spends winter with Many Glacier Hotel as his only companion

2006.02.19, 09:34

Southern Hotel in Elizabeth City Sold to Norfolk Firm

2006.01.13, 12:06

Spirit of Mardi Gras

2005.12.29, 20:12

Man guilty of assault, kidnapping at hotel

2005.11.12, 01:01

Saudi real estate company to set up Islamic Hotel in Dubai

2005.10.07, 03:02

City Council OKs convention center hotel

2005.09.19, 18:11

Japanese-managed hotel in China stung for mooncake quality

2005.08.29, 02:45

Plaza Hotel areas gain landmark status

2005.07.13, 20:48

Vacation without hotels via Jewish home swap site

2005.07.02, 07:22

S. Fla. hotel market revels in high demand

2005.06.06, 11:39

Hilton hotel chain heiress to wed Greek shipping heir

2005.05.31, 06:55

Extremists set up outpost in empty Gush Katif hotel

2005.05.30, 08:55

Tourism is rising in nation's capital, and so are hotel prices

2005.05.21, 22:12

Accor to become most significant hotel group in the Middle East

2005.04.17, 15:07

Last day for check-in at top-security hotel as excitement builds for secret vote

2005.04.17, 11:03

New York Plaza hotel wins partial reprieve

2005.04.17, 09:43

Paris Hotel Fire Kills at Least 20 People

2005.04.15, 14:34

Malaysian, Indonesian jailed for hotel bombing

2005.04.13, 18:55

Ritz-Carlton announces new Toronto development as hotel industry bounces back

2005.04.12, 15:20

Wall Street Looks Set for a Mixed Opening

2005.03.09, 02:10