Hospitality Lawyer with perspectives from the top: Insights and advice from Tom Baltimore, President of RLJ Development - By Jim Butler, author of www.HotelLawBlog.com
What a difference a year makes! Where we've been and where we're going. Practical advice and observations from Tom Baltimore. ...more

Hispanic Hotel Owners Association Members Developing Rapidly
Have Acquired or Began Development on 48 Projects in Last 12 Months ...more

Las Vegas Sands Will No Longer Pursue Gaming Opportunity in Kansas
With its current pipeline of attractive developments already in place, and other potential development opportunities on the horizon, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) today announced, after a thorough evaluation of the impact of proposed statutory changes in the neighboring Missouri gaming marketplace, the company will no longer pursue a gaming license in the state of Kansas. ...more

ABA Development Breaks Ground on First of Three Hyatt Hotels This Year
ABA Development announced today the groundbreaking on its much anticipated six-story, 151-room Hyatt Place in Roseville, CA. Developed and owned by ABA Development, Roseville's Hyatt Place is ABA's first of three hotels expected to break ground in 2008. ...more

First East China Doubletree By Hilton Introduces Room Prototype For Customer Feedback
Developer Unveils On-Site Hotel Design Prototype That Allows Future Guests To Contribute Feedback For Superior Hotel Experience ...more

White Lodging Breaks Ground on Hotels in Austin and Arizona Markets
White Lodging, one of the country's fastest growing independent owner, developer and operator of hotels, broke ground on two hotels this week adding to their growing collection of more than 132 hotels in 17 states nationwide. ...more

San Diego is Site of 2009 ALIS Conference
The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), the world's largest hotel investment conference, moves to San Diego, California, for its 8th annual meeting January 26-28, 2009. ...more

Wyndham Worldwide Completes Purchase of U.S. Franchise Systems
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) today announced it has completed the acquisition of U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. and its Microtel Inns & Suites(R) and Hawthorn Suites(R) hotel brands from a subsidiary of Global Hyatt Corporation for a purchase price of $131 million. The transaction is expected to be slightly accretive to earnings in 2008. ...more

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Unveils the New St. Regis Beijing Following $27 Million Restoration
The Newly Restored St. Regis Beijing Opens in Anticipation of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ...more

The Allison Inn & Spa, Set to Open in 2009, Names Hotelier Pierre Zreik as General Manager
A hotelier with a long career managing U.S. luxury hotels and resorts has been hired as general manager of The Allison Inn & Spa, set to open in northeast Newberg, Ore., in late summer 2009. The Allison is Oregon wine country's first luxury inn, spa, restaurant and conference center. ...more

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