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    Retrieved from IHG Hotels & Resorts on June 13, 2023
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    IHG continues luxury lifestyle push with San Antonio InterContinental

    The $158 million redevelopment, inspired by “the golden age of Hollywood,” is slated to open this summer in the Texas city’s central business district. 

    By • March 26, 2024
  • Hotel lobby with gray chairs and a check-in desk.
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    Q&A

    IHG VP talks ambitious plans to scale conversion brand Garner

    Karen Gilbride spoke with Hotel Dive about IHG's plans to open 1,000 Garner hotels in the U.S. and why the lower midscale segment is important to developers and travelers.

    By • March 26, 2024
  • A guest room features a tiger-striped pillow.
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    Courtesy of Steve Freihon
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    Graduate Hotels brand expands to Auburn, Alabama

    The 35th property in the brand’s portfolio — soon to be owned by Hilton — will open near Auburn University.

    By • March 22, 2024
  • Couches on a terrace overlooking Gwinnett, Georgia.
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    Courtesy of Bruce Johnson
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    Westin opens metro Atlanta’s latest convention hotel

    The property in Gwinnett, Georgia, is the neighborhood’s first full-service, four-star hotel.

    By • March 21, 2024
  • A group of students walking on a college campus.
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    SolStock via Getty Images
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    Why college towns are attractive to hoteliers

    Hilton, which acquired Graduate Hotels, isn’t the only hotel group betting on college towns. Experts share the unique appeal — and challenges — of the markets.

    By • March 15, 2024
  • A rectangular pool in front of a glass-walled high rise.
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    Courtesy of Method Co
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    $150M luxury boutique hotel to open in Atlanta this summer

    Featuring 16 floors, an elevated pool deck and a members-only club, Forth Atlanta is the latest luxury property to announce an opening amid the city’s hotel construction boom.

    By • March 8, 2024
  • The Westin Maui Resort & Spa transitioned its Ocean Tower into Kūkahi Tower.
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    Westin Maui Resort & Spa completes $160M renovation

    The Hawaii property transitioned its Ocean Tower into Kūkahi Tower, updating the guest room design and adding a 10,000-square-foot amenity center.

    By • March 8, 2024
  • Choice Hotels expanded its Everhome Suites brand to the East Coast.
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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
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    Choice Hotels bets on dual-property concept with latest Everhome opening

    The company opened the midscale extended stay hotel on a shared site property alongside its economy WoodSpring Suites brand, hoping to appeal to a wider range of travelers.

    By • March 8, 2024
  • A rendering shows people walking through a hallway with large windows and plants.
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    Retrieved from Resorts World New York City on March 06, 2024
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    Resorts World New York City launches bid for $5B development

    The racetrack casino in Queens will create a full “Las Vegas-style” gaming complex — if the New York State Gaming Commission awards it a highly competitive license.

    By • March 6, 2024
  • A balcony shows a view of a pool and ocean.
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    Retrieved from Margaritaville Resorts on March 04, 2024
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    Q&A

    Margaritaville development exec talks resort expansions, courting younger travelers

    President of Development Jim Wiseman spoke to Hotel Dive about what’s driving the resort brand’s expansion and the company’s plans to own the camp destination market.

    By • March 4, 2024
  • The interior of a hotel room at Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.
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    Courtesy of Hyatt
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    Rio Hotel & Casino Las Vegas to join Hyatt brand after $340M renovation

    The Destination by Hyatt property will help the hotel company grow its footprint in the “leading leisure and convention travel market,” keeping up with peers like Marriott International.

    By • March 4, 2024
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    Ziga Plahutar via Getty Images
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    US led record-high global hotel construction pipeline in Q4

    America had the largest pipeline of any country in the quarter, with Dallas and Atlanta leading cities worldwide for the most hotel projects underway.

    By • March 1, 2024
  • A bed with a white bedspread and navy blue headboard.
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    IHG opens 2 wellness-focused hotels in Texas

    The Even hotels in Austin and Waco, Texas, will offer in-room fitness amenities, part of a growing trend to court wellness travelers.

    By • March 1, 2024
  • The coast of an island off South Carolina.
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    IHG’s Six Senses to open first US resort in South Carolina

    The wellness-focused spa, resort and residential community brand, founded in Thailand, is expanding as part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ongoing luxury and lifestyle push.

    By • Feb. 28, 2024
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    Earnings

    Hotel trends that drove Q4 revenue, portfolio growth

    Despite a still-challenged lending environment and economic uncertainty, hotel operators focused on conversions and the booming midscale and luxury segments to fuel growth.

    By • Feb. 26, 2024
  • Swinerton is the general contractor for the development of The Chambray Hotel near Atlanta.
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    Courtesy of Swinerton
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    $30M boutique hotel underway in Atlanta suburb

    The Chambray Hotel, a JdV by Hyatt property, joins the long list of hotel projects in development in the rapidly expanding metropolitan area.

    By • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
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    Choice Hotels opens California Cambria amid upscale push

    The hotel company is ramping up investment in its upscale brands to differentiate itself as a competitor in the segment, including with the opening of Cambria Hotel Burbank Airport.

    By • Feb. 22, 2024
  • The outside of the Garner Auburn – Seattle on a sunny day.
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    IHG posts RevPAR, portfolio gains for full-year 2023

    Hotel conversions, making up a significant portion of the company’s openings and signings in the year, will continue to drive portfolio growth alongside luxury and lifestyle deals. 

    By • Feb. 20, 2024
  • A rendering of a hotel room at Thompson Houston.
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    Courtesy of Hyatt
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    Hyatt unveils Thompson Houston amid luxury lifestyle push

    The opening comes on the heels of record pipeline growth for Hyatt, which plans to open other Thompson hotels across the U.S. later this year.

    By • Feb. 16, 2024
  • A rendering of Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center.
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    Courtesy of Loews Hotels
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    Loews Hotels opens $550M resort, convention destination near Dallas

    The Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center will cater to increasing group demand, particularly from sports and entertainment tourists visiting two nearby stadiums.

    By • Feb. 14, 2024
  • A rendering of the new prototype for Extended Stay America's Simply Suites.
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    Courtesy of Extended Stay America
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    Extended Stay America breaks ground on new Select Suites prototype

    The property in Wildwood, Florida, uses a smaller footprint to maximize “financial efficiency” for franchisees.

    By • Feb. 14, 2024
  • A rendering of a LivAway Suites hotel.
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    Permission granted by Sarah Wilson
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    LivAway Suites expands as infrastructure spending boosts extended stay demand

    The brand’s latest hotel groundbreaking in Dewitt, New York, is poised to benefit from a nearby $100 billion factory project, the result of a passed infrastructure spending package.

    By • Feb. 14, 2024
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    Brandon Bell via Getty Images
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    Marriott CEO touts new midscale brand amid segment push

    After entering the midscale segment in the U.S. and Canada in 2023, the hotel company plans to continue growth in the space with groundbreakings on StudioRes and a looming brand launch.

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
  • A guest room at Bowie House with large windows, a bed and seating area.
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    Courtesy of Auberge Resorts Collection
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    Auberge Resorts Collection gets ‘significant capital’ investment to fuel global expansion

    Merchant bank BDT & MSD's minority stake will further grow the luxury brand portfolio in “gateway urban markets and high-profile experiential destinations.”

    By • Feb. 5, 2024
  • A rendering of a rooftop pool surrounded by lounge chairs.
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    Courtesy of Accor
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    Fairmont New Orleans to open in 2025 amid Accor luxury push

    Louisiana developer Kailas Companies will build the luxury hotel as part of one of the largest private investments in New Orleans in recent years.

    By • Feb. 5, 2024