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Extended Stay Hotels Files For Bankruptcy

| June 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

Extended Stay Hotels filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday – ending speculation of when or if banks were going to force ESH’s owners, The Lightstone Group to surrender the properties. All in all, this just goes to show how banks were willing to finance almost anything during the highs of the markets.

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Hilton’s “Hilton Prestige Portfolio”

| January 14, 2009 | 0 Comments
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.

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Hilton Definitely Launching New Lifestyle Brand In March

| January 9, 2009 | 0 Comments

Hilton is definitely announcing their new lifestyle hotel brand in March in an industrial warehouse in Berlin. They’ve used a lot of adjectives in the PR materials to announce the brand – but 5 words stand out.

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