IHG Signs a 250-Key Crowne Plaza for New Cairo in 2031
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Kleek Development for a 250-key Crowne Plaza hotel in Sixth Settlement, New Cairo, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2031.
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Anantara Retreat Rabat to Open Early 2030 in Morocco
Minor Hotels has signed Anantara Retreat Rabat, a 38-key property in Morocco's capital that is anticipated to open in early 2030.
Preferred's Legend Collection Adds Eleven Properties Across Eight Countries
Preferred Hotels & Resorts added eleven hotels to its Legend Collection during 2026, taking its top luxury tier past 125 properties against a group of more than 625 independent properties in 80 countries.
Shangri-La Names Hakan Ozel VP Operations for Three Flagships
Shangri-La Group named Hakan Ozel Vice President, Operations on 14 October 2026, with a remit covering its London, Paris and Istanbul hotels.
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HVS Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 9 October 2026
HVS's Asia Pacific newsletter for the week ending 9 October 2026 carries four deals: IOI Properties' Shenton House purchase in Singapore, CR Longdation's two Kwai Chung hotel conversions to student housing, Coliwoo's River Valley sale-and-leaseback and AB Capital's 46-key Kyoto buy.
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Miami Airport's Hotel Site Returns to Bid After Six Years
Miami-Dade is terminating the 50-year lease on the 451-key Westin site and restarting the bid, after the FAA rejected the 150-foot tower over a radar blind spot.
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The Indigo Road Hospitality Group Appoints Catherine Woods Chief Marketing Officer
The Indigo Road Hospitality Group appointed Catherine Woods chief marketing officer. Woods is based in Charleston, reports to founder Steve Palmer and leads marketing across the group's hotels, restaurants, bars and membership clubs.
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The Sandcastle Season Sets Four Booking Gates and No Rate Term
Leap Sandcastle Classic publishes four dates before its 24 October beach day: team registration on 15 August, sponsor materials on 1 October and individual registration through 15 October, with no room block, group rate or cut-off behind any of them.
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Treasure Island's Delivery Order Sets the Room Clock
The authority's Fall 2026 forecast puts the first Treasure Island start in November 2026 and the last condominium parcels in 2030. The development agreements permit 500 hotel rooms, and the forecast dates none of them.
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SSN Hotel Management Buys a Philadelphia Airport Hotel
SSN Hotel Management has acquired the Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport at 9000 Bartram Ave. JLL arranged the sale for Ashford Hospitality Trust, whose 8-K records about $26.0 million in cash.
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