Marriott will open its third Renaissance branded hotel in Paris in 2009, under a management agreement with Empire SAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altarea SA, a publicly traded French company.
When opened, it will be Marriott’s eighth hotel in the Paris metropolitan area.
The 118-room Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe will be located on Avenue Wagram [...]

Aconex has been selected to provide its web-based project collaboration service to the new beachfront Marriott Renaissance Hotel development in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Aconex will allow project participants to manage all their project information online – saving time, cutting administrative costs and reducing risk.
The 323-room Renaissance Bahrain Amwaj Islands Hotel is being constructed on a [...]

Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. has completed the sale of several properties, including two in Austin, to Walton TCC Hotel Investors V LLC as it prepares for a buyout.
Fort Worth-based Crescent [NYSE: CEI] has sold the Omni Austin Hotel and Austin Centre office building at 701 Brazos in downtown, as part of a transaction announced [...]

This Mother’s Day, The Renaissance Austin Hotel will host a truly unique tribute to Foster and Adoptive Moms with a “Salute to Foster/Adoptive Moms,” a complimentary Mother’s Day brunch and program that honors moms who give the gift foster children want most: a family.
May is a significant month for mothers nationally, serving as National Foster [...]

Today represents a milestone for the Toronto International Film Festival, with the official groundbreaking for its long dreamed-of year-round home (known for now as Bell Festival Centre) on a parking lot at the corner of King and John Sts.
More than a thousand guests have been invited to a bubbly celebration at the Fairmont Royal York [...]

In its endeavor to continually help its community, the Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa employs more than 30% of its employees from the local village of Sweimeh, located near the Resort. Several young women from Sweimeh have chosen to work for the resort and have excelled in their different jobs.
One of these young [...]

The Book-Cadillac Hotel was the epitome of glamour when it opened its doors in 1924. The world’s tallest hotel, it boasted an opulent, Italian Renaissance-inspired design. Over the years it hosted presidents and Hollywood stars.
But after a 60-year run, the declining metropolis could no longer sustain the Book-Cadillac, and it became yet another empty [...]

Niles has always been a community of rich history. It’s proven in the buildings, homes and other historical sites around town. From houses that date back to the 1800s, to farms that have been in families for generations, it truly is an honor for most residents to call this city home.
In this series, we are [...]

A major step toward the future of Suisun City was taken Tuesday when City Council gave approval to the plans for Basin Street Properties to build an upscale 102-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel on the north end of the Waterfront District.
Pending appropriate approvals, including working out the logistics of the hotel’s main access road, [...]

A five-star hotel under the franchised Marriott Hotels brand could soon be established in Kingston, George-town, in direct competition with the 250-room Buddy’s International Hotel and Resort and the well-established Le Meridien Pegasus.
This newspaper understands that a consortium of private developers, which includes foreign investors, has expressed interest and has begun groundwork for the construction [...]

Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Mauer as the resort’s new general manager. Mauer, a 22 year Marriott veteran, has returned home, so to speak, as he started his hospitality career at the premier Fort Lauderdale resort back in 1984. He brings over 20 years of hospitality [...]

Meridian Group has sold a 1.96-acre site in Arlington to Marriott International, which is planning two hotels there.
The price was not disclosed.
Bethesda-based Marriott’s plans for the two hotels call for a total of 625 rooms, a number subject to change. The properties will be a Renaissance hotel and a Residence Inn. A construction [...]