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Macau Casinos Outpace Total U.S. Market, Rake in Record Take in 2013; Estimates at 7 Times LV Strip
January 2, 2014
Jan. 02--Las Vegas is no longer the gambling capital of the world. Not by a long shot. The tiny Chinese city of Macau reported a whopping $45 billion of gambling revenue in 2013, a figure analysts expect will be about seven times as much as casinos on the iconic Las Vegas Strip. Strip casinos generated $6.2 billion of gambling revenues in 2012 and are on pace for a slight gain this year. Macau's nearly three dozen casinos raked in $4.2 billion in December, according to data released Thursday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, the gambling regulator. That brought revenue for 2013 to $45 billion, up 18.6% from 2012, the Ass
Taiwan’s Budget Hotel Shortage Can’t Meet Tourist Influx
January 2, 2014
Jan. 02--TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- As more and more backpackers and individuals choose to visit Taiwan, a severe shortage of lower-priced hotels in Taipei has emerged, according to hoteliers. According to the Tourism Bureau, 7.7 million tourists visited Taiwan through December 21 of this year, achieving the goal set by the government ahead of schedule. Despite new travel policies rolled out by the Chinese government that restrict travel, the number of individual travellers to Taiwan continued to surge, especially from Hong Kong and Macao, which surpassed 1 million in November. As a result, the demand for budget hotels has surged, e
Viceroy Hotels Concludes Sale of 350-room JW Marriott Hotel Under Development in Chennai, India
January 2, 2014
Jan. 02--MUMBAI -- Hyderabad-based hospitality chain Viceroy Hotels Ltd has concluded a deal to sell its projects in Chennai, including a luxury hotel and homes under construction, to Ceebros Hotels Pvt. Ltd for Rs.480 crore. The 350-room hotel is being developed under the JW Marriott brand. The announcement on the stock exchanges on Wednesday sent the company's stock surging 13.02% to Rs.21.70, while the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 0.14% to 21,140.48 points. The company decided on 8 May to sell its Chennai projects to Ceebros, a Chennai-based property developer which operates two hotels projects in the city under the brand name Raintree
Busy Season in Abu Dhabi Boosts Hotel Profit Margins; Occupancy Rose by 10% in November
January 2, 2014
Jan. 02--According to the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority figures, hotel occupancy rose 10 per cent to 83 per cent in November. The last quarter of the past year brought with it a busy season in Abu Dhabi's hotels, which surged profit margins even though competition is getting intense. "We are extremely optimistic and looking at the comparison figures between 2012 and 2013 we saw a huge increase in revenue," said Dominique Hebert, general manager of Centro Capital Centre Hotel. According to the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority figures, hotel occupancy rose 10 per cent to 83 per cent in November. The general manager said t
Benjamin Duke Holloway, Prominent South Florida Real Estate Pioneer, Dead at 88
January 1, 2014
Jan. 01--Donald Trump's quest for a big real estate score, Norman Braman's foray into the automobile industry, and Continental Companies' aim to fill Coconut Grove hotel suites with baby grand pianos all led to one man: Benjamin Duke Holloway. As a senior executive for Equitable Life Assurance Society's real estate subsidiary in the 1970s and '80s, Holloway oversaw billions in investment from Miami to New York, and was a man whom businessmen sought out to secure financing for their ambitions. Under his watch, Equitable snatched up the Omni downtown, helped finance renovations to Miami Beach's Fontainebleau hotel and an expansion of Dade
Construction of 101-key Beauport Gloucester Hotel in Massachusetts to Proceed Following Settlement
January 1, 2014
Jan. 01--Representatives of Mortillaro Lobster Co. Inc. and the developers of the planned Beauport Gloucester hotel in the city's Fort neighborhood have agreed to a settlement that essentially closes out legal challenges by the Mortillaros to the estimated $20 million to $25 million project targeted for the former Birdseye frozen foods industrial site. The settlement, released Tuesday in a press release, agreed to by Gloucester attorney Michael Faherty, representing the Mortillaros, and Michael Murray, representing Beauport and its principals, New Balance owner Jim Davis and Cruiseport Gloucester's Sheree Zizik, does not note any financ
Tel Aviv Local Planning and Building Commission Approves Plans for Three Hotels Totaling 263 Rooms
January 1, 2014
Jan. 01--The Tel Aviv Local Planning and Building Commission has approved for deposit plans for two 40-floor high-rises in the Nahalat Yitzhak neighborhood, and three plans for 263 beachfront hotel rooms and 57 apartments. The Nahalat Yitzhak residential and commercial project, immediately east of the Ayalon Highway and south of the Ramat Gan Diamond Exchange, will have up to 300 apartments above a commercial ground floor. At least 20 percent of the apartments in the residential high-rise will be small 75-square meter units. The commercial building will have 22,000 square meters of main space. The beachfront hotel and residential plans
San Francisco’s Black Chamber of Commerce Threatens Tourism Boycott
January 1, 2014
Jan. 01--We've heard a lot lately about established San Francisco communities feeling bypassed and squeezed out by the city's economic boom. Latinos in the Mission. Small-business owners. Families. Teachers. Low-income workers. Add the African American Chamber of Commerce to the list. But unlike the eviction protesters who've blocked a few Google buses from departing for Silicon Valley for a few minutes, the chamber is preparing a move designed to have a far greater impact. It is threatening to organize a boycott of the city's entire tourism and hospitality industry. President Frederick Jordan said the chamber has alerted the National C