Development: Page 10


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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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    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
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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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    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
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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
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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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    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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    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
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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
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    Placemakr makes ‘major’ expansion in Texas

    The flexible-use hospitality and multifamily operator is launching four new properties in the Lone Star State.

    By May 13, 2024
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    Courtesy of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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    The top extended stay brands and markets to watch in 2024

    Hospitality pros share where they predict extended stay development and investment activity will take place this year, as well as which hotel brands are leading the segment.

    By May 9, 2024
  • Exterior of Choice Hotels International, Rockville Corporate Headquarters
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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels
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    Conversions, extended stay drove Choice Hotels pipeline growth in Q1

    The hotel company’s record domestic rooms pipeline grew 11% sequentially in the first quarter of 2024, including a 59% increase for conversion rooms.

    By May 8, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hilton
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    Latest Tempo by Hilton hotel opens in Louisville

    Tempo by Hilton Louisville Downtown NuLu is the third property to open under Hilton’s expanding lifestyle brand.

    By May 3, 2024
  • The Venetian Resort will undergo a $1.5 billion renovation.
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    The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas to undergo $1.5B renovation

    The project, which the Venetian claims is “the largest and most expensive hotel renovation in history,” will touch every aspect of the resort, from its logo to its suites.

    By May 3, 2024
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    IHG opens first dual-branded Avid Hotels and Candlewood Suites property

    The company has 40 additional dual-branded locations in its Americas pipeline to follow the North Platte, Nebraska, opening.

    By May 1, 2024