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July 23, 2012

W Hotels Worldwide Set to Debut in Colombia with the Opening of W Bogota

W Hotels Worldwide today announced it has signed an agreement with Terranum Hotels to debut a new W Hotel in Bogota, Colombia. Slated to open in 2014, W Bogota will be a part of a larger mixed-use development, which will also include premium office space and high-end retail. W Bogota will be located in the heart of the fashionable Usaquen district in the northern part of the city, just steps away from the neighborhood’s trendy restaurants, cafes, and shopping.

Bogota, Colombia

July 6, 2012

BHG, Brazil Hospitality Group, to Manage the 140-room Tulip Inn Hotel Under Development in Campos de Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Braz

Brazil Hospitality Group hereby announces that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with PDG for the management of a hotel project to be developed in Campos de Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro state. This will be the second project operated by BHG in the municipality: in December 2010, the Company announced the construction of a 140-room Tulip Inn hotel in the selected services standard under development in the same city.

BHG S.A. – Brazil Hospitality Group

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 26, 2012

Holiday Inn Express Maceió Ponta Verde Opens in Brazil

IHG announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Maceio Ponta Verde in Brazil. The new-build, 160-room hotel is located one block from beautiful Ponta Verde beach in Maceió, the capital of the coastal state Alagoas, in Northeast Brazil and one of the top tourist destinations in the country.

June 25, 2012

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group And Atlantica Hotels International Announces The Opening Of The Radisson Hotel Belem, Brazil

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, with its partner Atlantica Hotels International, has announced the opening of the Radisson Hotel Belem. The project is the seventh Radisson property in Brazil and the first Atlantica Hotel in the state of Pará. Located in a prime area of Belém, the 14-floor hotel has 156 guestrooms and is just 20 minutes from the modern International Airport Val de Cans.

Radisson Hotel Group

June 4, 2012

Four Points by Sheraton Colonia Roma Opens in Mexico City

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Colonia Roma in Mexico City. Owned and managed by Sora Group, the new hotel is the third in Mexico for the fast-growing Four Points brand, which now includes more than 160 hotels around the world. Twenty-three Four Points hotels are slated to open in 2012 alone, giving it the second largest pipeline among all Starwood brands.

Mexico City, Mexico

June 4, 2012

Still lots investment required in Brazil for FIFA World Cup 2014 and Olympia 2016

The two biggest sport events on the planet are causing huge investments in Brazil: According to an analysis conducted by GTAI (Germany Trade & Invest) approximately 40 billion Euro in 12 cities are expected to be invested for the FIFA World Cup (12th June until 13th Juli 2014) and for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (5th until 21st August 2016). Infrastructure investment plans include airports, stadiums, local public traffic, security, energy, environmental technology as well as hotels. An analysis carried out by TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading online database for global hotel construction projects (www.tophotelprojects.com), revealed that currently 18 new international first class and luxury hotels with about 2,800 guest rooms are in the development pipeline.

TOPHOTELPROJECTS

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

May 9, 2012

Wyndham Hotel Group Expands Ramada Brand in Peru with Hoteles Costa del Sol

Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with over 7,150 hotels today announced an agreement with Hoteles Costa del Sol to franchise three new Ramada Hotels in Peru, thereby expanding the brand’s presence in the South American country to four locations. The three hotels, scheduled to fly the Ramada brand flag this week, add to the nearly 90 properties and over 9,000 rooms that are already part of Wyndham Hotel Group’s portfolio of hotels in Latin America.

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May 3, 2012

Hyatt Announces Acquisition of Premier Mexico City Hotel in Polanco

Nearly 30 years after the opening of the first Hyatt hotel in Mexico, Hyatt Hotels Corporation(NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate intends to acquire the 756-room Hotel Nikko Mexico for approximately US$190 million from Japan-Mexico Hotel Investment Co., Ltd. The transaction is scheduled to close in May and, upon closing, the hotel will be rebranded as Hyatt Regency Mexico City. Hyatt will invest approximately US$40 million in a three-year renovation to strengthen the hotel"s competitive position as the preferred business and leisure hotel in Mexico City. With the hotel"s acquisition and rebranding, the Hyatt Regency brand will establish a strong presence in Mexico City with a leading business and leisure hotel located in Polanco, Mexico City"s most desirable area.

Mexico City, Mexico

April 30, 2012

Marriott Hotels & Resorts To Open Second Hotel In Colombia

Marriott International"s (NYSE:MAR) signature brand, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, announced today plans to open a new 170-room Marriott Hotel in Cali in 2014, under an agreement with Real Hotels and Resorts, S.A. and Grupo Poma.

April 27, 2012

BHG Announces the Approval of the Merger of the New Hotels in Belem do Para

BHG S.A. – Brazil Hospitality Group (BM&FBovespa: BHGR3; OTC: BZHGY) announces the approval of the merger of shares issued by BHG Norte Hotelaria S.A. by the Company at the Annual and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on this date (April 26, 2012).

BHG S.A. – Brazil Hospitality Group

April 25, 2012

Hilton Worldwide Signs Two Management Agreements to Operate Hotels in the State of Queretaro, Mexico

Hilton Worldwide announced it has signed two management agreements to operate a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Queretaro and a Hampton Inn by Hilton property in San Juan del Rio – both in the state of Queretaro, Mexico. Scheduled to open in Q3 and Q4 2012 respectively, the addition of these hotels will bring the total number of Hilton Worldwide properties operating in Mexico to 27.

April 20, 2012

Best Western Opens Its First PREMIER Hotel In Brazil

Best Western International continues its expansion in South America with the addition of the chain's first BEST WESTERN PREMIER hotel in Brazil, the BEST WESTERN PREMIER Majestic Ponta Negra Beach. The five-star hotel, adjacent to Ponta Negra, the most famous beach in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, offers guests 135 rooms and 15 suites – including several with sweeping views of Ponta Negra Beach.

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April 3, 2012

Marriott International Opens The First Courtyard By Marriott Hotel In Mexico City

To commemorate its opening, the hotel is currently offering a promotion that includes complimentary breakfast with a standard room rate of $209 USD plus taxes. This offer is available for booking until May 31st, 2012 from travel between April 1 - May 31, 2012 by using the booking code: NEW

March 28, 2012

Renaissance Hotels To Open First Hotel In Chile

Situated on one of Santiago's most prestigious avenues, Avenida Kennedy in the Vitacura district, Santiago's upscale residential district, the Renaissance Santiago will be located across the street from the Mall Parque Arauco, which includes a number of high-end stores, a movie theater, a bowling alley and great restaurants and nightlife. "We are thrilled to be bringing the Renaissance lifestyle brand to Santiago," said Julio Salvador, President of Altamira Grupo Inmobiliario. "With its prime location in the prestigious Vitacura district and proximity to major businesses and attractions, we know that it will be a very successful property."

March 16, 2012

IHG Continues Growth of Holiday Inn Brand in Latin America with the Signing of Three Holiday Inn Express Hotels in Colombia

The new properties, scheduled to open in 2014, will add 450 rooms to IHG's existing portfolio in Colombia, which currently includes eight hotels and 1,910 rooms. The new hotels will also complement IHG's four existing Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express properties in the country.

Bogota, Colombia

March 14, 2012

Wyndham Hotel Group To Introduce Super 8, Wyndham Garden in Brazil

The agreement calls for 3,000 guest rooms to be developed in the country through 2014. Currently, six deals have been finalized to open Super 8 hotels in Congonhas do Campo, Sete Lagoas, Betim, Lagoa Santa and Pouso Alegre with additional agreements anticipated to be executed this year.

March 1, 2012

La Quinta Partners with Local Hotel Operator, Grupo TAO, to Expand in Colombia

February 28, 2012 - La Quinta Inns & Suites announced its expansion into Colombia, its fourth country outside the United States and second in South America, in a continuation of its aggressive international growth strategy. The announcement was made with Grupo TAO, an experienced hotel owner and operator based in Medellin, at the 2012 La Quinta Conference here. The first La Quinta in Colombia is expected to break ground in Medellin in the coming months, with two additional locations planned in the near future.

February 27, 2012

Holiday Inn Continues Expansion in Argentina

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), (LON: IHG) (NYSE:IHG) (ADRs), Latin America’s most experienced international hotel company, today announced the opening of the new Holiday Inn Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Airport in Argentina. It is IHG’s tenth property in the country, across four brands – InterContinental®Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts and Holiday Inn Express®.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

February 22, 2012

Kempinski re-enters Latin America | New hotel contract signed in Panama - additional hotels planned in the region

Kempinski Hotels, Europe's oldest luxury hotel group, has announced its re-entry into Latin America with the signing of a management contract for a new luxury resort in Colón Province, Panama. As part of its long-term growth strategy in key destinations, Kempinski now has an active pipeline in the Western Hemisphere, including projects in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Rio de Janeiro.

February 14, 2012

Aloft Brand Makes Latin America Debut with Opening of Aloft Bogota Airport and Aloft San Jose in Costa Rica

With the highly anticipated debut of Aloft Bogota Airport in Colombia this past December 10th, and Aloft San Jose, Costa Rica opening on February 1st 2012, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. brings its sizzling “style at a steal” Aloft brand to Latin and Central America for the first time. Aloft’s South American premiere means the brand is now represented on four continents.

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