The U.S. Travel Association is escalating the consequences of lengthy visitor visa interview wait times by launching Spanish and Portuguese language versions of the website USVisaDelays.com. It will be shared widely in key source markets abroad where potential travelers are experiencing extreme wait times—years-long in some cases—simply to apply to visit the United States.
Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, has been selected to manage the 233-room Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia hotel, which will be operated within its Full Service division focused on differentiated and nimble management of full service and luxury assets. The new Le Méridien Pasadena Arcadia, located near the Arcadia Horse Racetrack and Santa Anita Golf Course, opened last year and is owned by Chateau Group USA and Mingzhu LLC. The hotel will transition to Aimbridge management by year-end.
NexGen Hotels, a hotel development and management company based in Itasca, Illinois, today announced the acquisition of the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee. Located at 4101 Fountain Square Place, the 120-suite hotel offers guests convenient access to Naval Station Great Lakes, Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor, Gurnee Mills Mall, Waukegan Municipal Beach and numerous shopping, dining and entertainment options.
NexGen Hotels, a hotel development and management company based in Itasca, Illinois, today announced the acquisition of the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Waukegan/Gurnee. Located at 4101 Fountain Square Place, the 120-suite hotel offers guests convenient access to Naval Station Great Lakes, Six Flags Great America & Hurricane Harbor, Gurnee Mills Mall, Waukegan Municipal Beach and numerous shopping, dining and entertainment options.
AAHOA leadership, which represents the largest hotel owners association in the world with nearly 20,000 members, recently met with leaders John Kelly, Board Chairman; Larry Cuculic, President and Chief Executive Officer; Danny Lafayette, Board Vice-Chairman; Phil Payne, Board Secretary-Treasurer; Mike Merchant, Board Director; Ishwar Naran, Board Director; Viral (Victor) Patel, Board Director; and Stephen Wahrlich, Board Director, from Best Western® Hotels & Resorts, a global brand leader with a portfolio of 19 brands, and approximately 4,500 hotels across all chain scale segments.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association today strongly opposed the National Labor Relations Board’s proposed regulations to establish a new “joint-employer standard” under the National Labor Relations Act in comments submitted to the board. AHLA President & CEO Chip Rogers also released the following statement opposing the regulations.
HP Hotels, a full-service third-party hotel management company, has been chosen by Roswell, Georgia-based Welcome Group of Hospitality to manage its 104-room Hampton Inn and Suites Atlanta / Marietta. HP Hotels CEO Kerry Ranson made the announcement.
Davidson Resorts, the highly specialized operating vertical under Davidson Hospitality Group, has been selected by JEMB Realty to operate Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The oceanfront resort is comprised of 343 guest rooms; three restaurants and bars; Pallavi spa; nearly 22,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space, premier resort pool; fitness center; retail shops and more.
Officials of Island Hospitality Management, the premier third-party management company for select-service and upscale, extended-stay hotels in the United States, announced today that the company has been named the operator of the 150-room Hampton Inn & Suites Yonkers, N.Y.
Quorum Hotels & Resorts, a California and Texas-based hotel management company, announced today the latest additions to its growing hotel management portfolio with two coastal California properties – Inn at the Pier Pismo Beach, and Hotel Virginia Santa Barbara, Tapestry Collection by Hilton.
MCR — the country’s 4th-largest hotel owner-operator — has acquired the Staybridge Suites Chattanooga Downtown, a five-story, extended-stay hotel with 124 suites in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The hotel was purchased at over a 25% discount to MCR’s estimated replacement cost. MCR also has the opportunity to create additional value through (i) converting 13,000 square feet of underutilized ground-floor space into additional guest rooms, retail or meeting space and (ii) monetizing the property’s large, 2.2-acre site offering excess development potential in a prime downtown location. This is the company’s fifth hotel in Tennessee.
Taconic Capital Advisors LP (“Taconic”) and HEI Hotels & Resorts (“HEI”), today announced that they have jointly acquired Hyatt Regency Jersey City from affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Veris Residential Inc. (NYSE: VRE). The property is a full-service, 351-key hotel located adjacent to Exchange Place situated on a pier extending over the Hudson River in Jersey City, NJ.
U.S. Travel Association is bringing attention to the millions of travelers who seek to visit the United States, but confront a de facto border closure in the way of 400-800 day wait times to receive a visa. Today, the association launches a new website, USVisaDelays.com, that will feature the voices of those most affected by excessive visitor visa interview wait times: global travelers and U.S. businesses.
Dynamic City Capital (DCC), a Utah-based real estate investment firm focused on acquiring and developing premium-branded hotels, announced the acquisition of The Charter Hotel Seattle, Curio Collection by Hilton® (Charter Hotel). The Curio Collection by Hilton is a global, upscale portfolio of one-of-a-kind hotels in select markets. The Charter Hotel is the only Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in the Seattle/Bellevue market. The hotel initially opened in 2018.
U.S. Travel Association’s biannual travel forecast shows a significant downgrade in international inbound travel for the rest of 2022 and 2023—a worrying trend caused by economic concerns and exacerbated by excessive wait times for first-time visa applicants. Potential visitors from top source markets—including Brazil, India and Mexico—currently confront 400-800-day wait times to meet with U.S. Consular officials.
Pyramid Global Hospitality today announced the company has added two hotels to its portfolio, the 55-room/unit Pine Mountain Ski & Golf Resort in Iron Mountain, Mich., and the 55-suite Four Seasons Island Resort in Pembine, Wis. The hotels are owned by Storie Co., an Indianapolis-based development, asset management and investment firm specializing in hotel and resort properties.
Maverick Hotels and Restaurants announced today that it continues to grow the company’s expanding portfolio with the addition of two hotels in the metropolitan Chicago market. Robert Habeeb, Founder and CEO of Maverick made the announcement.
New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel investor, developer and operator in the United States and Canada, announced that it has been selected to manage nine hotels owned by Widewaters, a diversified commercial real estate organization with expertise developing, acquiring and managing numerous asset classes across North America, including retail, hospitality, residential and office/industrial. The management change, effective February 2023, will increase New Castle’s portfolio to 28 hotels, comprising more than 4,000 rooms across 11 states and two Canadian Provinces.
This November, Pacific Edge magazine held its annual Business Achievement Awards, honouring the accomplishments of Hawaii-based individuals and businesses. Outrigger Hospitality Group’s President and CEO Jeff Wagoner, was awarded Hospitality Executive of the Year.
Dallas-based NewcrestImage has closed on a portfolio of 45 hotels that includes 35 Marriott-branded, seven Hilton-branded, and three Choice-branded properties in 11 states — Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas.
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