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August 4, 2015

First Hotel RL Nationwide Opens in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

RLHC (Red Lion Hotels Corporation) (NYSE: RLH) announced today the debut of its new brand, Hotel RL, with the opening of the 130-room Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor. Inspired by the adventurous spirit of the Pacific Northwest, the flagship hotel is an historic adaptive reuse building equipped with industry-leading technology and other consumer innovations.

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June 15, 2015

IHG's Hotel Indigo® Brand Opens in Downtown Baltimore

InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) Hotel Indigo® brand opens its first hotel in Maryland, the 162-room Hotel Indigo Baltimore – Mt. Vernon. Located at 24 West Franklin Street, this unique hotel is also a historic building that once housed Baltimore's first YMCA. The boutique hotel sits in the heart of Downtown Baltimore's Historic and Cultural Districts making it easy to discover the local neighborhood scene.

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April 28, 2015

RLHC Completes Mortgage Refinancing and Forms Joint Venture for Hotel RL Baltimore

RLHC (Red Lion Hotels Corporation) (NYSE:RLH) announced today that its subsidiary, RL Baltimore, LLC, has entered into a $13.3 million mortgage loan from PFP Holding Company IV LLC, an affiliate of Prime Finance, to refinance the purchase capital for its previously acquired Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor. Subsequent to the loan agreement, RLHC completed a joint venture agreement selling an initial 21 percent equity stake in RLS Balt Venture LLC, the parent to RL Baltimore, LLC, to Shelbourne Falcon Charm City Investors LLC ("Shelbourne"). The loan and the joint venture agreement recapitalize the original purchase of the property by RL Baltimore and provide additional funds to complete the final renovations for this adaptive reuse project, which is on schedule to open in early August 2015.

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December 3, 2014

RLHC Announces First East Coast Property Acquisition Establishing a Strategic Location for Newest Brand, Hotel RL

RLHC (Red Lion Hotels Corporation) (NYSE:RLH) announced today the company has acquired an adaptive reuse property located at Baltimore's Inner Harbor in Maryland. Currently under renovation, the 130-room hotel is expected to open in summer 2015 as the company's first Hotel RL.

July 16, 2014

Greg Brown has been appointed as General Manager at Hilton Baltimore

A veteran Hilton Worldwide team member, Brown arrives in Baltimore after five years as general manager of Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Capital Hilton, he served since 2005 as general manager of the 390-room Hilton Boston Bay Back. Brown has also held the roles of general manager of Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Hilton San Francisco Airport, Flamingo Casino Kansas City and resident manager of Hilton Atlanta and Towers. In addition, he assumed a position in corporate management with the Hilton Worldwide as director of front office systems, where he led a team in developing new front office systems for multiple properties. Brown started his career with Hilton in 1979 as director of guest services at Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. A native of Virginia, Brown attended the United States Naval Academy and the University of Maryland. He served as a midshipman for the United States Navy from 1975 to 1978. Brown has three grown children Greg, Kathryn and Jordan.

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August 20, 2013

Terry Donahue has been appointed as General Manager at Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace

Previously, Mr. Donahue served as general manager of the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel. He joined the hotel as opening director of sales and marketing before advancing to role of assistant general manager. In August of 2007 he was appointed as the hotel's general manager.

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October 1, 2012

Jim Coffey has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Royal Sonesta Hotel Baltimore

Jim Coffey was introduced as Director of Sales & Marketing at the 195-room Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore this week. With over 14 years of experience in hospitality management, Coffey brings new leadership to the hotel's sales and marketing team.

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July 6, 2012

HITEC Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary in a Big Way

The hospitality technology community came together in a big way last week to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®). In attendance were over 5,200 hospitality professionals from 45 countries, a gathering HITEC hasn't seen since 2008 in Austin, Texas. The conference addressed important issues, including social media, accommodating for mobile technology, data security and PCI Compliance, HSIA and more.

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June 26, 2012

LG Electronics Launches Next Generation Of ‘Smart’ Hospitality TV Technology Solutions

The industry leader in hotel- and guest-centric display solutions, LG Electronics USA, is launching two new interactive commercial-grade LED TV series featuring the latest Pro:Centric™ platform, Full HD display capabilities, interactive services support, and EcoSmart™ technology – in an expanded range of sizes to meet a wide array of hospitality needs.

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June 13, 2012

Bartech Automatic Minibar to be Featured in HFTP’s GUESTROOM 20X at HITEC 2012

Bartech, the leader in automatic profit-generating minibar solutions for the global hospitality industry, announces that its C32 automatic minibar product will be featured in the 2012 edition of GUESTROOM 20X, a futuristic guestroom model put together biennially by international hospitality professional association, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP). The latest incarnation of GUESTROOM 20X will make its debut later this month at HITEC 2012, the world's largest hospitality technology trade show, being held June 25th – 28th at the Baltimore Convention Center.

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June 11, 2012

VingCard Elsafe To Unveil the Essence of Minimalistic Lock Design at HITEC 2012

VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, today announced that it will unveil a revolutionary new minimalistic electronic lock concept to the worldwide hospitality industry during HITEC 2012, billed as the world's largest hospitality technology show. HITEC is scheduled to take place June 25th - 28th at the Baltimore Convention Center.

June 1, 2012

HFTP Announces Cisco as Patron Sponsor of GUESTROOM 20X

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) announced today that Cisco is the patron sponsor of GUESTROOM 20X. The futuristic guestroom features the hospitality industry's most innovative technologies, including Cisco Connected Hospitality solutions. The exhibit debuts at the 2012 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), the world's largest hospitality technology exposition and conference. HITEC 2012, produced by HFTP, is June 25 – 28 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. USA.

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April 4, 2012

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation Announces New Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland: Royal Sonesta Hotel Baltimore

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announces its first hotel in Maryland, the AAA approved 4-Diamond, 195-room Royal Sonesta Hotel Baltimore. Scheduled to come under Sonesta management by May 31, 2012, this Inner Harbor hotel overlooking Baltimore's picturesque Inner Harbor is just 12 miles from Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport and minutes from downtown. The hotel is currently known as the Intercontinental Hotel Baltimore.

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March 15, 2012

Google Idea's Jared Cohen to Speak at HITEC 2012 Closing Keynote Session

AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA (March 14, 2012) – Jared Cohen will demonstrate how technology is a part of every challenge in the world and should be a part of every solution during his Closing Keynote session at the 2012 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®). Cohen is director of Google Ideas, a"think/do" tank at Google that combines a new generation of thinkers with technology to tackle some of the world's most intractable problems. He will speak to HITEC 2012 attendees on Thursday, June 28 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md.

February 17, 2012

Caesars Entertainment's Gary Loveman to Open HITEC 2012

Chairman, CEO and President of Caesars Entertainment, Inc., Gary Loveman is slated to discuss the importance of customer service and customer loyalty in the hospitality industry at the opening session of the 2012 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®). Loveman will speak to HITEC 2012 attendees on Monday, June 25 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md.

February 10, 2012

Innovative Hotel Technologies Sought for Newest Version of GUESTROOM 20X

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and the GUESTROOM 20X Task Force, a group of hospitality technology leaders and experts, are searching for the latest and near-future technologies for the newest version of GUESTROOM 20X. The 2012 version of GUESTROOM 20X, a special exhibit showcasing the most innovative technologies for the guestroom, debuts at the 2012 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) June 26-28 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md. USA.

December 6, 2011

Andrew Gould has been appointed as Executive Chef at The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace

Originally from Buffalo, New York, Chef Drew has been with Marriott since 1999, most recently as Executive Chef of the Gaithersburg Marriott. A graduate of Johnson and Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts, Chef Drew originally joined the Williamsburg Marriott as Assistant Sous Chef and Specialty Restaurant Chef and honed his skills enough to move on after just four years to become the Restaurant Manager and Sous Chef at the Spartanburg Marriott. He credits his love of food to both his grandmother and mother who made warm, hearty meals for the family and inspired him to turn this passion into a career.

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December 6, 2011

Tim Mullen has been appointed as Food & Beverage Director at The Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace

Executive Chef Tim Mullen has rejoined the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel as Food & Beverage Director. Chef Mullen, who was Executive Chef of the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel from 1995 through 2004, left to become Executive Chef of the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, a sister property in the Marriott Hotels & Resorts family.

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October 14, 2011

Robert J. Norton has been named President & General Manager at Maryland Live! Casino

Mr. Norton comes to Maryland Live! Casino from the MTR Gaming Group, Inc., which owns and operates casino and racetrack facilities in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Prior to joining MTR, Mr. Norton spent 12 years in executive positions with Isle of Capri Casinos, instilling the brand with his dynamic leadership and guiding the company's profitability and patron satisfaction. MTR and Isle of Capri Casinos have combined revenues of approximately $1.5 billion. Mr. Norton is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration. He lives in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland with his wife and four children.

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