| Holiday Inn Express plans site in Talladega | | Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:59:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | Holiday Inn Express Hotels has decided to add Talladega to its chain of 72 hotels across the country and will open a Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites off of Haynes Street. I feel like its a step in the right direction, said David Owen, broker for Thackerson Realty in Talladega. Its nice to see someone have enough confidence in the area to invest what theyre going to be investing. Owen said Intercontinental Hotels Group Americas, the corporate owner of the Holiday Inn Hotel chain, came to him in June of last year and asked specifically for property located near the Haynes Street and Battle Street intersection. After some searching, Owen said IHG liked the two-acre property adjacent to Tractor Supply on Haynes Street, which was originally meant to house the new Huddle House restaurant.... | |
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| | | Our View: East side activity to yield new businesses | | Posted Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:02:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | The construction and destruction activity taking place on the former Kmart property in Mattoon is a welcome sight.As walls are knocked down and parking lot asphalt torn away, they are signs that new development lies ahead.Thompson Thrift, the Terre Haute firm that is developing the property on Mattoon's east side, has yet to reveal the names of all of the new projects planned for the site. But there will be several.The company has a commitment from Dollar Tree and is close to completing negotiations with Hibbett Sports and Cato, a clothing store for women. Negotiations also are under way with several other retail outlets and restaurants. Other developers are looking at a site for a Holiday Inn Express hotel near the old Kmart property.City officials have confirmed that an engineering firm has filed for a site plan review for a Holiday Inn Express on property just south of the Cracker Barrel Country Store Restaurant and southwest of Staples on the west side of Swords Drive.The old Kmart property has been vacant for a few years.... | |
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| | | Holiday Inn Express to be built on East Broadway | | Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:02:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | ALTUS - Intercontinental Hotel Groups has announced that it is bringing a new 75-room Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites to East Broadway in Altus.The new four-story hotel will be owned and managed under a franchise license awarded to Signature Hospitality LLC, a Texas-based hotel development and management firm.“We are very pleased that Intercontinental Hotels Group selected our company to bring its celebrated Holiday Inn Express brand to Altus," said Mike Patel, CEO of Signature Hospitality.“And we are very excited to be playing such a vital role in Holiday Inn's expansion plans for the Altus area." .... | |
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| | | Hotel Campaign a Work in Progress | | Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 1:08:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | Despite the bold predictions of City Hall officials, so far the dream of more affordable hotels in central Moscow is still just that -- a dream. One problem could be the lack of competition between hotel developers in Moscow -- some 30 hotels are owned by a company partly controlled by the Moscow city government, Interfax reported. In September, a city official said 100 new hotels would be built in Moscow's Central Administrative District by 2010. Seventy percent to 80 percent of these hotels would have three-star ratings. But in September 2003, the city said it would double the number of hotel rooms in Moscow to 130,000 by 2005. Mayor Yury Luzhkov earlier this year put the current number of hotel rooms at 70,000. That number has grown by just 1,200 in the past twelve months, according to Colliers International, partly because the city lost some 3,000 rooms with the demolition of the Hotel Rossiya near the Kremlin.... | |
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| | | Integral Hospitality wins management contracts for 2 Arizona hotels | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:00:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | Integral Hospitality Solutions LLC announced it will manage the Holiday Inn Express Tombstone and the Hampton Inn Sierra Vista, both in Arizona. "These two properties are a great way for us to break into Arizona," said Integral Vice President Mark Amason. "Holiday Inn Express Tombstone is the No. 2 Holiday Inn Express in the state in terms of guest satisfaction and the Hampton Inn in Sierra Vista will be a welcome addition to that market." .... | |
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| | | Hotels, restaurants fill as deer hunters flock to Kirksville | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 11:15:17 AM by Blog57 Team | | KIRKSVILLE - Hotels are booked and restaurants busy in Kirksville this weekend as statewide firearms deer season opens.As North Missouri counties consistently lead the state in number of deer killled during the two-week season, hunters from throughout the midwest come to the area on annual pilgrimage. And that first weekend is a frenzied one for many local businesses.Holiday Inn Express front desk clerk Adam Keim said he knows a lot of hunters have taken rooms. .... | |
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| | | Developers pitch boutique hotel near Plaza | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:15:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | A sexy boutique hotel could replace the aging Holiday Inn at the Plaza-Kansas City just north of the Country Club Plaza, the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City heard on Wednesday. The project's developers confirmed they want to bring an aloft hotel, described as a "select service" brand affiliated with the high-style W Hotels, to their site at 45th and Main streets. Paul Novack of The John Buck Co. of Chicago said he's negotiating with Starwoods Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, which introduced the aloft brand in September. But no commitments have been made, said Doug Stone, a lawyer with Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus PC who represents the developers. Marty Development LLC, which bought the property in January 2005, is made up of Kansas City real estate brokers Jeff Berg and David Hickman, hotel operator Doug Gamble, and Wichita developers Tom and Mike Boyd.... | |
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| | | China's latest import: Big-name hotel brands | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 7:05:53 AM by Blog57 Team | | Twenty years ago, China basically had two styles of tourist lodging: high-end hotels aimed at pleasing business travelers and dignitaries, and hostels and cheap guesthouses where amenities were wildly unpredictable. Since the Chinese government generally didn't license hostels to accept foreigners, visiting tourists had little choice but to go upscale. "The reverse was true for Chinese travelers," few of whom could come close to affording a five-star hotel, says David Kong, president and CEO of Best Western International. Like just about everything else in China, this is changing fast. The population of 1.3 billion includes a growing middle class that has money to spend on vacations -- mostly within China, at least for now. Outsiders are also making their presence felt: The number of foreign tourists visiting China reached 20 million in 2005, and the country is on pace to become the world's largest tourist destination by 2020.... | |
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| | | InterContinental Hotels Group to manage Holiday Inn Malé | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:23:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | The InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement with Mal Hotel Associates Sourcing Limited, to manage the Holiday Inn Mal in Maldives, scheduled to open in late 2008. The new Holiday Inn property is set to become a prominent landmark in Mal, the capital island of the Maldives. IHG expects the Holiday Inn Mal to attract business travellers and holiday makers enroute to neighbouring destinations. Enjoying an ideal location at the junction of Nasreeny Goalhi and Ameer Ahmed Magu, Holiday Inn Mal is adjacent to The Presidents office, several banks and government ministries. Jan Smits, chief operating officer, Southern Asia, InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific, enthused, The opening of Holiday Inn Mal presents a strategic opportunity for InterContinental Hotels Group to contribute to the thriving tourism industry in Maldives, generate jobs for locals, and to mark our presence in the Indian Ocean.... | |
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| | | InterContinental Hotels Group to manage Holiday Inn Mal | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:05:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | Singapore | InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement with Malé Hotel Associates Sourcing Limited, to manage the Holiday Inn Malé in Maldives, scheduled to open in late 2008. The new Holiday Inn property is set to become a prominent landmark in Malé, the capital island of the Maldives. With genuine service of a global reputation, Holiday Inn Malé will attract business travellers and holiday maker's enroute to neighbouring destinations. Enjoying an ideal location at the junction of Nasreeny Goalhi and Ameer Ahmed Magu, Holiday Inn Malé is adjacent to The President's office, several banks and government ministries. Jan Smits, chief operating officer, Southern Asia, InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific, enthused: “We're pleased to introduce the award-winning Holiday Inn brand into Malé.... | |
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