More apartments and condominiums are being built in the Bay Area and statewide than a year ago, while the construction pace of single-family homes continues to slow, according to a report released Friday by an industry group.
And while multifamily housing construction is indeed booming, don’t look for that to necessarily result in lower prices for [...]

The downtown YMCA facility near Riverfront Park has accepted an offer to sell. A Spokane real estate executive who is active in protecting the Spokane river has signed a purchase agreement for more than $5 million dollars for the YMCA building on Howard overlooking the Spokane river.
The agreement allows the YMCA to operate in its [...]

Circuit Judge Xollie Duncan dismissed a lawsuit Friday seeking to halt the multistory condominium project on Beaver Lake.
She decided the parties who brought the suit did not have standing against Benton County and the Benton County Planning Board.
Springdale attorney Tom Kieklak filed the action on behalf of eight property owners in an attempt to stop [...]

BARBADIAN HOTELIER Peter Odle has been named president of one of the region’s most prestigious organisations, the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA).
Mr. Odle, managing director of the 76-room Mango Bay Hotel in Barbados, was officially installed at a black tie gala at the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference 2006 in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday night. He [...]

A treasure trove of Caribbean and international delicacies is how the hotel describes the Buccaneer’s Feast, a staple now of the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort’s weekly events.
Jerk chicken, mahi mahi, barbeque pork ribs, assorted sushi and sashimi, beef teriyaki and freshly prepared pasta with shrimp, scallops, mussels and more. The delicious bounty also [...]

Condominium Ventures of America said it has agreed to buy the Pelican Beach Resort and plans to turn it into a condominium-hotel.
The Fort Lauderdale property opened at 2000 N. Ocean Blvd., in December 2004.
CVA said it will rename it Pelican Grand Beach Resort.
“The beauty of this opportunity is that buyers are not being [...]

Celebrate Canada Day with a perfect day at the Beach. A perfect beach day in Ontario can be any time that takes you out of the office for a vacation day, weekend, or a week long holiday north of Toronto into resort and cottage country. The 400ELEVEN Travel North in Ontario website provides 100’s [...]

The new IP6 connection between the motorway A8 (Lisbon / Leiria) and Peniche was officially opened on the 27th June.
The new IP6 will substantially reduce the distance both in time and kilometres for the hotel guests and visitors.
From now on, on the A8 motorway exit at No. 14, signalled IP6 Peniche, after exit at “Serra [...]

There is no set agreement in the labor negotiations between Waikiki’s largest hotels and some 6,500 Local 5 union workers, yet there are no expectations of a strike.
Labor contracts between Unite Here Local 5 and the hotels expired at midnight, but talks are expected to continue into July.
The hotels affected include Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach [...]

Fort Lauderdale’s Royal Palms Resort was named ”Best Gay Resort” in North America for the 2006 PlanetOut Travel Awards. Formerly known as the OUT & ABOUT Editor’s Choice Awards, the annual awards have recognized the best in
gay travel since 1992. Info: www.royalpalms.com or 800-237-7256.
PlanetOut and Gay.com also named Fort Lauderdale among the Top Gay Resort [...]

If you’d like to enjoy the comforts of a four- or five-star hotel, consider a weekend stay at a hotel that caters to business travelers. While the business traveler pays a premium during the week, these hotels lower rates to lure leisure travelers on weekends. These rates are typically available for Thursday through Sunday night [...]

Istanbul, the intriguing city with its distinctive blend of opposites, recently gained a unique accommodation alternative with a similarly diverse personality. Gallery Residence is owned, created and run by architect Yalcin Saglikova, whose 40 years of architectural creations include the Istanbul World Trade Center and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce building renovation.
“We merged the best [...]