MHI Hospitality Corporation announced today that the Company received the Stakeholder of the Year Award for the Crowne Plaza Hampton Harborside. The award was presented by the Downtown Hampton Development Partnership in recognition of a business or individual that contributed significantly to the city’s new development or redevelopment over the past year. The Stakeholder [...]
MHI Hospitality Corporation announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of the 172-room former Radisson Hotel in Hampton, Virginia for approximately $7.75 million, or $45,000 per room. The Company has also entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [(LON: IHG) (NYSE: IHG - News; ADRs)] through its franchising entity, Holiday [...]
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is to open a W Hotel in Amman after agreeing a deal with Jordanian property developer Saraya. The 280 room property will open in 2011 and it will be located at Saraya’s new headquarters. The W Amman will be the brand’s fourth hotel in the Middle East; a W Hotel [...]
Earlier this month, the Edge Group announced that it was canceling the planned W Las Vegas mixed-use project. First proposed in 2005 for a 2008 opening, the project plan included 3,000 condo hotel units, 10 restaurants and nightclubs, a 75,000 square foot casino, and 300,000 square feet of convention and meeting space.
The project had grown [...]
Starwood Hotels and Resorts said yesterday that its chief executive, Steven J. Heyer, had resigned after he and the company’s board fought over his management style, surprising analysts who said the company’s overall strategy was sound.
The change at the top suggests that the company could be sold, given the favorable buyout environment and the hotel [...]
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. announced that Steven Goldman has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., effective March 19, 2007. Robert A. Alter will remain as an executive officer during the course of 2007 until his transition to Chairman of the Board. Lew Wolff will remain Co-Chairman.
“Sunstone has experienced significant growth over [...]
Al Sharq Investment, a Dubai-based real estate developer, has appointed the Starwood Hotels and Resorts, a reputed luxury hotel group in the world to operate the W Dubai-The Palm. W Hotels is a global lifestyle brand with 21 properties in the most vibrant cities around the world. The hotel is situated on the iconic crescent [...]
The man who oversaw operations of the new Tokyo Disney Resort was named president of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim on Tuesday.
Ed Grier, a 25-year veteran of The Walt Disney Co., replaces Matt Ouimet, who is leaving Disney to join Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
“Disneyland is beloved by millions around the world and I am honored [...]
Ed Grier Named As President of the Disneyland Resort
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a division of Walt Disney Co., said Tuesday it has named Ed Grier as president of the Disneyland Resort.
Grier, a 25-year Disney veteran, previously served as executive managing director of Walt Disney Attractions Japan.
