Insider Secrets for Branding and Selling Fractional Ownership to the Elusive Affluent Buyer - By Lawrence Hefler and Susan Adams
It has been said that 'a brand is a cow's only return address'... sort of a brief commentary about trust, relationships, and options....at least, in the world of ranching and livestock. In the world of shared resort real estate, and the increasingly popular fractional ownership option, a brand is not only your home address but just may be what gets you to the customer's address. That's where the branding story begins. ...more

MGM MIRAGE and Dubai World Complete CityCenter Joint Venture Transaction
MGM MIRAGE (NYSE:MGM) and Dubai World today announced that they have completed their previously announced 50/50 joint venture transaction in the landmark CityCenter development in Las Vegas. ...more

Hard Rock International and Tasameem Group Announce Five-Star Hotel Development Within the 'Financial Centre' of Dubai
Hard Rock to Deliver Luxury Hospitality Option to 'Inspire' The City of Imagination ...more

Davidson Hotel Company to Manage New-Build Hilton Pompano Beach Resort
Company Also to Provide Pre-Construction and Design Services for New Beachfront Property ...more

Microtel Inns & Suites Debuts New Prototype Suite Design
The design consists of four zones in a space-efficient layout that creates a contemporary and comfortable environment with unexpected enhancements that guests would not ordinarily expect to find in an economy hotel. ...more

Hilton Hotels Corporation Signs Management Agreement for Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Costa Rica's Capital City
First Hilton Family Full-Service Hotel in San Jose Represents Fourth Hilton Family Hotel Development in the Country This Year ...more

Ana Crowne Plaza Co-Branded Hotels To Launch In Japan
Six co-branded hotels to open in six cities during six consecutive weeks ...more

Marriott International to Introduce European-Designed Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Scotland
181-Room hotel to open at Aberdeen Airport in 2009 ...more

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Adds 16 New Properties to Its Global Portfolio From August Through October
Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced during the American Hotel & Lodging Association show that the company has added 16 new locations to its portfolio of brands from August through October. ...more

Noble House Hotels & Resorts Adds Exclusive Watercolor Inn and Resort to Its Portfolio
Seattle-based Noble House Hotels & Resorts announced that it has added the AAA Four Diamond WaterColor Inn and Resort to its current portfolio of luxury, boutique properties ...more

Six New Radisson and Park Inn Hotels in Europe
The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) has contracted six new properties within just one week: A Radisson resort in Yalta (Ukraine), a Radisson hotel in Paris (France), two Radisson hotels in Portimao (Portugal), a Radisson hotel in Brno (Czech Republic) and a Park Inn hotel in St. Helens (United Kingdom) add 1,048 rooms to the group's portfolio. ...more

New Private Island Resort For Seychelles
A new luxury private island resort in the Seychelles is to be unveiled at WTM, the first of two properties to be managed by Jebel Ali International Hotels in the Indian Ocean. ...more

First New Hotel New Orleans Project Since Katrina Slated
Construction on the first new hotel project in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina will begin early next year in the French Quarter. ...more

UNIK Resorts to Open Its Flagship Hotel in Isla Mujeres in April 2008
UNIK Resorts today announces it will open its flagship hotel on April 15, 2008 on Isla Mujeres, an island just 25 minutes off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. ...more

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