December 30, 2010 Comments Off on 80 years on, Cuba’s Hotel Nacional still shines
HAVANA — The carpets are worn and the rooms have a musty feel. Yet Havana’s iconic Hotel Nacional, which marked its 80th birthday Thursday, wears its slightly shabby elegance with pride, an aging beauty a bit past its prime. The ...
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Read More »December 14, 2010 Comments Off on Cosmopolitan betting on Las Vegas rebound
LAS VEGAS — The last major Las Vegas resort approved before the Great Recession will have to lure thousands of gamblers from established neighbors to survive after it opens Wednesday. The $3.9 billion Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, built by a ...
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Read More »December 13, 2010 1 Comment
ANNAPOLIS — Chesapeake Lodging Trust is buying the Le Meridien San Francisco hotel for $143 million. The real estate investment trust said Monday that it plans to finance the deal with a $60 million term loan, a $45 million borrowing ...
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Read More »October 28, 2010 Comments Off on What flavor will old McCormick site take on?
Next week’s foreclosure auction of the site once occupied by the old McCormick & Co. spice plant has stirred an array of visions about what kind of new development the Inner Harbor location could hold. The 1.9-acre site has been ...
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Read More »October 25, 2010 Comments Off on Baltimore hotels project rise in revenue this fall
Baltimore-area hotel revenues are projected to be on the rise in October and November, thanks in part to increased attendance at conventions. Visit Baltimore, the official convention sales and marketing arm of the city, projected Monday that groups will spend ...
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Read More »October 13, 2010 Comments Off on Harlem getting 1st major hotel since 1967
NEW YORK — When a trendy Starwood boutique hotel called Aloft opens in Harlem later this month, it will be the neighborhood’s first major hotel since the famed Theresa closed in 1967. Harlem is already a must-see for many visitors ...
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Read More »September 29, 2010 Comments Off on Russian firm to offer space tourists an orbiting hotel
MOSCOW — A Russian firm on Wednesday announced an ambitious bid to fill the vacuum in the space tourism market by stationing an orbiting hotel in the cosmos. The Moscow-based Orbital Technologies has sky-high hopes that its planned Commercial Space ...
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