Archive for January, 2009
Construction Slowing At Revel Casino In Atlantic City
Revel Casino in Atlantic City laid off 400 construction workers who were working on the interior of the project. There are still another 700 workers on site working on the exterior, and officially, the project is just being slowed down, so construction shouldnt stop completely.
Hilton Launches New Extended Stay Brand: Home2 Suites by Hilton
Hilton announced their new extended stay hotel brand called Home2 Suites by Hilton at the ALIS Conference. It’s meant to be less expensive than their Homewood Suites brand and cater to the “millennial generation”.
Atlantic City’s Tropicana Hotel Is Pathetic
I stayed at the Tropicana in Atlantic City recently – and while I don’t write reviews on this blog, I thought one would be highly appropriate in light of the Tropicana’s current woes.
Colony Capital Losing Resorts AC To Foreclosure
Colony Capital is about to lose their Resorts Atlantic City property to their banks in foreclosure, potentially ending their plans to grow the Resorts brand internationally.
Hilton Moves To Washington DC
Hilton is moving their headquarters to Washington DC toward the end of 2009, from their current location in Beverly Hills, CA.
Holiday Inn Brands Delaying Re-Branding
Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express are in the middle of going through a chain wide relaunch, including new logos, signs and amenities in each hotel. After alot of franchise complaints it looks like InterContinental is moving the date that all hotels need to be compliant by a full year.
Plans For FontaineBleau To Open In Atlantic City?
In the FontaineBleau’s video for their Las Vegas location a fly-over shot of Atlantic City was included – is this a hint of things to come, or was it a video editing error? I think its more likely an editing error – but it’s fun to think of a FontaineBleau location in Atlantic City!
Africa Israel Looking to Build Worlds Largest Hotel on Former W Las Vegas Land
Africa Israel announced plans to build the worlds largest hotel on Harmon Ave in Las Vegas – the location where the W Las Vegas was to be built, but construction wouldnt start until 2012 at the earliest.
Hilton’s “Hilton Prestige Portfolio”
Hilton’s luxury brands – Waldorf Astoria, Waldorf Astoria Collection, Conrad and Project Global 21 (Hilton’s new ‘Lifestyle Brand’) are going to be part of the Hilton Prestige Porfolio.
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Facts
Some hard facts on the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, including number of hotel rooms count, number of hotel/condo units and square footage
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