Announcements

The Bolivar Beach Club & RV Resort Breaks Ground On 150-Acre Beachfront Development

Local developer breaks ground on the highly anticipated Bolivar Beach Club & RV Resort, located on the Upper Texas Coast in Crystal Beach. The brand-new 150-acre beachfront RV resort is now accepting reservations. The Bolivar Beach Club & RV Resort remains on target to complete phase one of the master resort plan and open its doors in November 2021.

Cambria Hotels Continues To Grow South Carolina Footprint With Columbia Groundbreaking

Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), continues to rapidly expand around the country with the official start of construction on a Cambria hotel in Columbia, South Carolina. The four-story, 144-room upscale hotel is expected to open in Spring 2022, joining six other properties around the state in Charleston, Fort Mill, Greenville, Mount Pleasant, Rock Hill and Summerville.

Sandals® Resorts International Unveils Plans In Jamaica

Sandals Resorts International (SRI), the Caribbean's leading Luxury Included® Resort company, celebrated its legacy in Jamaica and affirmed its unshakable commitment to the country at a special groundbreaking ceremony today attended by dignitaries including the Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The event celebrated the first phase of an ambitious $230 million (USD) project, that will include Sandals Dunn's River followed by Phase II of transforming the adjacent oceanfront land into Sandals Royal Dunn's River, a commitment to the organization's wider expansion plans in its home country. 

The New Four Seasons Resort And Residences Cabo San Lucas Announces Sales Success And Ground-breaking

California-based Oakmont Corporation and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, an international leader in luxury hospitality, celebrates two major milestones for the new Four Seasons Resort and Residences Cabo San Lucas at Cabo Del Sol. The prominent oceanfront development along the famed Los Cabos Corridor has secured more than $100 million in reservations from its initial, private pre-sale launch of the residences, and just began construction on site.

NOUN Hotel Breaks Ground In Norman, Oklahoma

Managing partner Scott Lambert is pleased to announce NOUN Hotel, a premiere four-story boutique hotel, has broken ground and is expected to welcome its first guests in summer 2022. Located in downtown Norman at 542 South University Boulevard on Campus Corner next to the University of Oklahoma, NOUN Hotel will feature 92 modern guest rooms, including two luxurious 900-square-foot suites, a signature restaurant and bar, an intimate speakeasy bar, a banquet room for up to 150, boardroom, an outdoor/indoor bar, and on-site parking.

The Future Of Golf Has Arrived With The Groundbreaking Of Omni PGA Frisco Resort

Omni Hotels & Resorts announced the start of construction on the highly anticipated Omni PGA Frisco Resort featuring 501 guest rooms and seven four-bedroom golf villas. Set to open in Spring 2023, this extraordinary resort development in partnership with PGA of America and the City of Frisco will become a leading destination for golf providing an unparalleled experience for those who are advanced players, new to the game, and everything in between. Peter Strebel, President of Omni Hotel & Resorts broke ground alongside owners Bob Rowling, Founder of TRT Holdings, Inc., and Blake Rowling, President of TRT Holdings, Inc., as well as Governor Greg Abbott, Mayor Jeff Cheney and PGA President Jim Richerson.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Celebrates First Groundbreaking Of Its New Dual-Brand Hotel Concept

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) - the world's largest hotel franchising company with over 8,900 hotels across nearly 95 countries and territories - announced today the first groundbreaking of its new La Quinta and Hawthorn Suites dual-brand hotel concept in Pflugerville, Texas. This marks the first-ever pairing of these two flags under the same roof and enables owners to target both the business transient and extended-stay demand within any given market. The company has 36 La Quinta and Hawthorn dual-branded hotels in its development pipeline in markets such as San Antonio and El Paso, Texas; Yuma, Ariz.; Wichita, Kan.; Charlotte, N.C.

Mexico’s second avid™ hotel now under construction in Guadalajara

IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hotel companies, announced today that construction has started on the second avid hotel in Mexico. Expected to open in late 2021, the avid Guadalajara will be a 124-room hotel owned by Grupo Ferran. This groundbreaking builds upon the momentum and international expansion of the avid hotels brand - there are more than 200 new avid hotels under development worldwide, with Mexico's first avid hotel opening in Fresnillo in June and the first avid hotel in Canada breaking ground in October. Grupo Ferran has a second avid hotel also under development in Guadalajara.

Hotel Equities and Berry College Break Ground on Marriott Branded Hotel

Berry College held its groundbreaking ceremony Monday to mark the start of construction on the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel adjacent to the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College in Rome, GA. The hotel will be managed by Hotel Equities who will provide development services throughout the hotel's construction phase. Construction is expected to be complete in fall 2021.

The St. Regis Cap Cana Resort & Residences Celebrates Groundbreaking In The Dominican Republic

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts today celebrated the groundbreaking of The St. Regis Cap Cana Resort & Residences, expected to be the first St. Regis hotel in the Dominican Republic. Slated to open in 2023, the resort is expected to feature 200 luxurious guest rooms and suites with spectacular ocean views and 67 residences, in addition to the iconic St. Regis Butler Service, bespoke amenities and a world-class golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

First avid™ hotel in Canada breaks ground

IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announced today the latest in international expansion for its avid™ hotels brand - the groundbreaking for the first Canadian property located in Vaughan, a suburb of Toronto. The property is owned by PI Cap and is part of a robust pipeline of new avid hotels currently under development across Canada. There are more than a dozen avid hotels now open and welcoming guests, including the first property in Mexico, and 90 properties under construction or with plans approved for construction across Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Marriott, Shreeji Hotel Group Break Ground on SpringHill Suites by Marriott Hotel in West Charlotte, LakePointe Near Charlotte Airport

Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) and Charlotte-based Shreeji Hotel Group have partnered to break ground this week on a 126-room hotel near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The flag, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, is the largest all-suites upscale hotel brand in North Ameri

Ground-Breaking Ceremony and Sake Dedication for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, together with Taisei Corporation and Kanden Realty & Development, completed the official ground-breaking ceremony and sake dedication, known as "jichinsai", to mark the beginning of construction of the 34-storey Centara Grand Hotel Osaka. The ceremony took place recently at the Safety Prayer Festival at Namba Shrine near the Centara Grand Hotel Osaka site.

Groundbreaking Launches The New Caesars Republic Scottsdale Hotel

HCW, a real estate development company with offices in Arizona and Missouri, announced that it has broken ground on the first Caesars Republic non-gaming U.S. hotel. HCW, which has developed more than $2 billion in real estate in the last 23 years, has teamed up with Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) and Macerich (NYSE: MAC) to bring the 265-room Caesars Republic Scottsdale luxury brand hotel to Scottsdale, Arizona.