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Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 246: Hotel History: Hotel McAlpin, New York, N.Y. (1912)
Stanley Turkel | March 30, 2021
by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: Hotel McAlpin (1,500 rooms) The Hotel McAlpin was constructed in 1912 by General Edwin A. McAlpin, son of David Hunter McAlpin. As well as being the world’s largest hotel, it was also one of the most luxurious. The amenities were as breathtaking as they were opulent including a massive Turkish bath and plunge pool on the 24th floor. The hotel also had its own in-house orchestra, as well as its own fully-equipped hospital. When construction of the Hotel McAlpin neared completion by the end of 1912 as the largest hotel in the world, The New York Times commented that it was so tall at twenty-five...
Highline Hospitality Partners Inks Third Deal With Acquisition of Pearl South Padre Resort
Highline Hospitality Partners | March 24, 2021
Transitioning to a Margaritaville resort after renovations, the new ownership tapped Aimbridge Hospitality to manage the property, set to open in 2022. NEW YORK – March 24, 2021 – Highline Hospitality Partners (HHP), the hospitality investment platform launched by Highline Real Estate Partners (HREP), has added their third property with the acquisition of Pearl South Padre Resort in Texas and tapped Aimbridge Hospitality, the leading, global, third-party hotel management company, to manage the property. They are preparing to convert the destination to a Margaritaville resort, the global lifestyle brand synonymous with fun and escapism,...
New Sapphire Bay Resort, a Destination Hotel, Will Anchor New $1 Billion Mixed-Use Community in Rowlett, Texas
Sapphire Bay | March 3, 2021
ROWLETT, Texas -- March 3, 2021 -- Sapphire Bay, the new $1 billion master-planned mixed-use development project on the shore of Lake Ray Hubbard with a multiphase opening beginning in 2022, announced today that Hyatt will operate the new Sapphire Bay Resort & Conference Center on behalf of a public-private partnership with the City of Rowlett. Set to be located on the Sapphire Bay Peninsula and expected to open in fall 2023, the resort will join Hyatt’s Destination Hotels brand and showcase more than 500 guestrooms, suites and villas each with waterfront views overlooking Lake Ray Hubbard and the seven-acre man-made Sapphire Bay Lagoon...
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples to Undergo Transformation and Expansion
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples | March 16, 2021
NAPLES, FLORIDA – March 16, 2021 – The Ritz-Carlton, Naples is set to embark on a journey of transformation as the luxury beachfront destination announces a resort remastering, inclusive of a substantial expansion as well as a redesign of interiors beginning May 2021. An icon on Florida’s Gulf Coast for over 35 years, the hotel will reveal 92 new luxury suite accommodations including 57 additional suites and a sprawling Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge as well as dramatic enhancements to the lobby, meeting and event spaces, pools and all existing guest rooms and suites. This next chapter in The Ritz-Carlton, Naples’ storied history is exempla...
Sustainable Travel Statistics: 6 Facts to Open Your Mind
EHL Insights | March 2, 2021
What do industry professionals need to know about the 'new norm' in tourism? In this article we take a deeper look at 6 sustainable travel statistics. While COVID has upended the $8 trillion global travel industry, the pandemic has also paved the way for tourism and hospitality professionals to reflect, rethink and reshape the sector, making it better - and ultimately more sustainable - for people and places around the world. As UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said: Sustainability must no longer be a niche part of tourism but the new norm for every part of our sector. That means an opportunity to build back better and create ...
JC Hospitality Opens Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton
Virgin Hotels | March 29, 2021
LAS VEGAS – March 29, 2021 – Hilton announces the opening of the reimagined and reconceptualized Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton. Owned by JC Hospitality LLC, the highly anticipated hotel is the latest addition to the Curio Collection by Hilton brand and Hilton’s expanding portfolio in the Las Vegas market. Located just off the Las Vegas Strip, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton offers guests and locals alike a distinctly authentic and one-of-a-kind Vegas experience within a resort oasis with over 1,500 chambers and suites, an exclusive spa, 12 exciting food and beverage outlets, vibrant d...
NewcrestImage Acquires Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Dallas From Stout Street Hospitality
NewcrestImage | March 2, 2021
March 2, 2021 - The Magnolia Hotel in downtown Dallas begins the latest chapter in its long and rich history when Dallas-based NewcrestImage acquires the 325-room, 29-floor property today from Denver-based Stout Street Hospitality. It’s the first investment by NewcrestImage’s new $100 million real estate fund, which has raised more than $25 million since being announced on January 4th of this year. The hotel is one the most recognized buildings in downtown Dallas, opening in 1922 as the headquarters offices for Magnolia Petroleum. It was the city’s first skyscraper and the first high-rise in the United States to hav...
U.S. Weekly Hotel Occupancy Reached Highest Level in a Year
STR | March 18, 2021
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. weekly hotel occupancy reached its highest level in a year, according to STR‘s latest data through 13 March. 7-13 March 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in 2020): Occupancy: 52.1% (-1.4%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$102.62 (-14.5%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$53.45 (-15.8%) Year-over-year percentage changes are now more favorable as comparisons have shifted to pandemic-affected weeks from 2020. When indexed against 2019 levels, the U.S. has recaptured between 70-75% of occupancy in recent weeks. Florida, lifted by Spring Break and Bike Week, was most represented ...
