Development: Page 5

  • 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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    Ethan Miller via Getty Images
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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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    Courtesy of Choice Hotels International
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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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    SeanPavonePhoto via Getty Images
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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
  • A bedroom at WaterWalk.
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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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    Courtesy of The Venetian Resort
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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
  • A rendering of the dual-brand prototype.
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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
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    f11photo via Getty Images
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    Long-vacant Las Vegas lot poised for multibillion-dollar resort project

    Developer LVXP is planning an entertainment and lifestyle venue, anchored by an “ultra-luxury” hotel and sports arena, at a site where a similar project failed just months ago.

    By • April 30, 2024
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    Courtesy of Cordish Companies
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    Cordish Companies, Bruce Smith Enterprise to develop $1.4B Virginia casino resort

    A 200-room Live! Casino & Hotel will anchor the Petersburg, Virginia, mixed-use development pending voter approval.

    By • April 29, 2024
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    Extended stay ‘dominates’ record US hotel construction pipeline

    In the first quarter of 2024, the total hotel project pipeline increased 9% year over year, with extended stay and conversion properties contributing to the growth, according to Lodging Econometrics.

    By • April 26, 2024
  • A bedroom at WaterWalk.
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    Courtesy of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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    Failed Choice Hotels deal drives developer interest for Wyndham in Q1

    Wyndham grew its development pipeline to record highs in the quarter, bolstered by an easing of developer uncertainty surrounding Choice Hotels’ takeover bid.

    By • April 25, 2024
  • The exterior of Conrad Orlando as seen from across a lagoon.
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    Courtesy of Hilton
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    Record pipeline, group travel drive Hilton growth in Q1

    The company made several moves to further bolster its pipeline in the quarter, particularly through acquisitions and partnerships in the growing lifestyle segment.

    By • April 24, 2024
  • A rendering of the entrance to The Detroit Edition.
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    Courtesy of Bedrock Partners
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    Luxury lifestyle brand Edition to open first Midwest hotel in Detroit

    Downtown Detroit’s first five-star hotel will occupy 45 floors of a high-rise near General Motors’ future global headquarters.

    By • April 19, 2024
  • The check in area at the Nobu hotel at Caesars New Orleans.
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    Courtesy of Caesars Entertainment
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    Nobu brings hotel, restaurant to Caesars New Orleans redevelopment

    The hospitality players are once again joining forces — this time to revamp the former Harrah’s hotel and casino in a multimillion-dollar project.

    By • April 18, 2024
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    Courtesy of Jackson-Shaw
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    Dual-branded Marriott hotel underway in North Phoenix

    The property will feature an AC Hotel by Marriott and Element by Westin under one roof as developers cater to growing business travel to the area.

    By • April 17, 2024
  • A canvas tent on wooden stilts in a forest.
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    Courtesy of Under Canvas
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    Under Canvas expands to California as glamping market heats up

    The upscale outdoor hospitality company will open an 80-acre camp near Yosemite National Park in 2025.

    By • April 12, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hilton
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    Hilton brings lifestyle, conversion brands to Canada

    Hilton’s multi-brand expansion in the country will see the newly launched Spark by Hilton chain go abroad for the first time, as conversions and lifestyle hotels drive the company’s portfolio growth.

    By • April 9, 2024
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    MartinR35 via Getty Images
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    Hotel brands look to conversions, partnerships to increase net unit growth: JLL

    Growth in hotel conversions — which has been spurred by elevated interest rates and higher construction costs — is expected to continue into 2025.

    By • April 2, 2024
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    Courtesy of Azul Hospitality Group
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    Hilton Tapestry Collection adds lifestyle property The Knoll Hotel Napa Valley

    Hilton’s collection brands — part of its growing lifestyle portfolio — are a major source of conversions for the company.

    By • March 28, 2024
  • A King bed in a hotel room.
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    Courtesy of IHG Hotels & Resorts
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    IHG debuts room prototypes for Staybridge, Candlewood and Atwell Suites

    New room options for the company’s three suites brands were designed to offer developers more flexibility in the “rapidly growing suites space.”

    By • March 27, 2024