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B.R. Guest & Starwood Capital Open the Post Card Inn on the Beach

B.R. Guest & Starwood Capital (with Starwood being a behind the scenes player) have opened up the Post Card Inn on the Beach in St. Petes Beach, Florida. This is a surfing, beached themed hotel in a converted TravelLodge which is going after the budget conscious vacationer.

Will this be a new hotel brand for B.R. Guest (and Starwood Capital) or will this be a single location with a great theme?

Read on..

Nov. 19, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Marriott Creates “The Autograph Collection”

Marriott has announced a new “brand” called the Autograph Collection which will be made up of individual hotels keeping their own unique identity – but having the power of the Marriott affiliation behind them.

Nov. 14, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Everyone is Jumping the Gun on the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas

There has been of reports that Hilton will be managing and branding the new Cosmopolitan Casino and Resort in Las Vegas – but I think the odds of that are nil to none due to the Starwood/Hilton Lawsuit.

Jul. 29, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Starwood Capital Signs Binding Agreement For Golden Tulip Purchase

On July 3rd Starwood Capital signed a binding agreement for the purchase of Golden Tulip Hospitality, merging the company with their Louvre Hotel Group.

Jul. 4, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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MGM Mirage Working on ‘MX’ and ‘Emblem’ Hotel Brands

MGM Mirage has been working on two new hotel brands for their MGM Mirage Hospitality Group – no word yet when they will appear, or even if both brands will appear, but the information I’ve managed to find out is still pretty interesting and demonstrates a new direction that MGM is looking to go in.

Jul. 2, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 1 comment | Continued
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Starwood Capital’s 1 Hotels and Baccarat Brands Expanding First Into China

A story from the South China Morning Post states that Starwood Capital is investing $2 billion over the next 5 years in its 1 Hotel & Baccarat Hotel brands – in China. The story has so many conflicting statements, both within the story and based on news that’s occurred over the past few months.. I’m almost not sure to believe anything in the article!

Jun. 10, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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MGM’s CityCenter Gets A Reprive

MGMMirage was expected to file their CityCenter project for bankruptcy today due to an interest payment that was due with Dubai World. By the end of the day the payment was made – without Dubai World’s help, and the project continues.

Mar. 27, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 1 comment | Continued
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Dubai World Giving MGMMirage It’s Biggest Problem Yet

Dubai World has sued MGM Mirage to stop having to put money into the CityCenter Project – but this move may put MGMMirage in bankruptcy.

Mar. 24, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 0 comments | Continued
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Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Updates – And My Personal Take On Things

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas has been a recurring story here on my blog. A lot has happened with the project in the past week – MGM & Deutsche Bank stopped talking about merging CityCenter with the Cosmo, Hilton signed a management contract for the Cosmo, and a suddenly a re-do of the interior design of at least one tower of the Cosmo has been ordered.

Mar. 8, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 7 comments | Continued
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First Look Inside Bungalow Hotel in Pier Village

Bungalow Hotel in Pier Village will be opening in May. Earlier this week I had the opportunity to get a tour of the property to see how it was developing and ask questions about the finished hotel project

Feb. 26, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 3 comments | Continued
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More on Cuba and The Current State of It’s Travel Industry

To those who are very familiar with Cuba and their tourism industry it sounds as though my last post on the Bill to Change Travel Restrictions has hit a nerve with them.
I received an email today which I’m going to quote bits and pieces of here – it will shed some light on the state [...]

Feb. 13, 2009 | Andrew Calvo | 3 comments | Continued
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