Archive for August, 2006

Palm Springs hotel deal falls through

Developer John Wessman will not purchase property from hotel owner Frank Tysen, who had offered the land in hopes Wessman would lower the height of his proposed Palm Hotel.
Wessman agreed to purchase the Francis Winter property next to Tysen’s Casa Cody Bed & Breakfast Country Inn for $425,000 plus rehab costs of $159,000 and $7,000 [...]

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Oasis to launch hotel chain

Oasis rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher are to launch a hotel chain in America.
The rock ‘n’ roll siblings are reportedly planning to use titles of their smash hits as room themes in hotels located across the US, including Miami, New York and West Hollywood.
A source told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “The plan is to open [...]

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Real estate firm’s properties on the block

Three hundred forty properties will go on the auction block next month in what could be the largest real estate auction in New Jersey history, organizers say.
The trustee overseeing the liquidation of bankrupt NJ Affordable Homes will begin the three-day auction at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus on Sept. 29.
The company’s portfolio includes single-family [...]

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Spears’ NYC condo sells for $4 million

Britney Spears has a little extra pocket change after selling her Manhattan condo for $4 million, People.com reported Monday, citing a Wall Street Journal report.
The condo, whose previous owners include Keith Richards and hip-hop titan Russell Simmons, had been on the market for more than two years.
Meanwhile, the Olsen twins have put their Los [...]

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St. Charles condo project stalls amid opposition

A five-floor, 66-unit condo building could be the latest in a string of new developments just south of the city’s historic downtown area along South Main Street.
But the Katy Trail Lofts proposal has stalled at City Hall amid opposition from some nearby residents and businesses who contend that it would be too high and large [...]

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Occupancy set to grow 25 per cent at The Hotel Show

The Hotel Show, the Middle East’s leading supplies exhibition to the region’s burgeoning hospitality and leisure sectors, has already reserved an additional 2,500 square metres of stand space, making a total of 13,000 square metres to cope with escalating sales enquiries for next year.
The industry showcase, organised by dmg world media Dubai Ltd one of [...]

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Neighbors say Central Oregon resort project to cut too many trees

Neighbors of a new resort say too many trees will be cut for the project and they blame Deschutes County officials.
When finished, the Cascade Highlands resort will include 379 homes and a golf course, according to a county planning staff report.
But Richard Kauffman, the leader of the opposition to the development, has called a staff [...]

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Water shortage brings hotel closure order in Canadian resort town

Hotels, resorts and other businesses in this burgeoning rainforest tourist mecca on Vancouver Island have been told to shut down because of a water shortage.
Because of high demand and very little rain since July, the town’s main reservoir is so depleted that there might not be enough water to fight a fire, Mayor John Fraser [...]

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Resort foes skeptical of revisions

OPPONENTS of the proposed 1,900-acre Belleayre Resort at Catskill Park say the newly unveiled revised plan for the development is nothing more than a “bait and switch” that will require the same environmental review as the previous plan.
The opponents also continue to push for the so-called “lower build” alternative proposed by U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey.
Dean [...]

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PM Douglas, developers of multi-million dollar Kittitian Heights Resort at Whitegate meet with residents tonight

Residents of Constituency Six will hear more about the social and economic impact of the US$140 million Kittitian Heights Resorts in St. Kitts’ Whitegate area at a public meeting this evening.
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for the Harris’ to Newton Ground area, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, has invited the Managing [...]

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Quechan’s planned resort clears major hurdle

After more than a year of feeling like the ball in a political pingpong game, the Quechan Tribe appears on the brink of securing a new gambling agreement.
The California State Assembly voted 50 to 1 last week to ratify a new compact with the Quechan Tribe that sets regulations under which the tribe [...]

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Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Re-opens - Quick Facts

MGM Mirage on Tuesday said Beau Rivage Resort & Casino was re-opened after 12 months of closure following Hurricane Katrina. Beau Rivage currently features 1,740 guest rooms and suites, a redesigned casino, seven restaurants, four lounges and bars, seven retail venues, spa and salon, pool and convention center. Additional restaurants, retail outlets and attractions will [...]

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