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Hoteliers to cut prices in Rio de Janeiro ahead of UN summit
Friday, May 18, 2012 Brazil's government has requested hoteliers in Rio de Janeiro to cut prices ahead of the United Nations (UN) summit next month, after some government groups including the European...

Wyndham signs agreement with Hoteles Costa del Sol
Monday, May 14, 2012 Wyndham Hotel Group has signed an agreement with Hoteles Costa del Sol to franchise three new Ramada Hotels in Peru, expanding its presence to four South American...

BHG signs agreements to manage hotels in Brazil
Friday, April 27, 2012 Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) has signed a series of agreements through its company Solare to manage hotels in...

Hilton Worldwide signs two management agreements in Mexico
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Global hospitality company Hilton Worldwide has signed management agreements to operate two hotels in Queretaro,...

Marriott announces Caribbean and Latin American expansion plans
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Marriott International is planning to double the number of its hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America by the end of...

Marriott opens new Courtyard hotel in Mexico
Tuesday, April 03, 2012 Marriott International has announced the opening of its new Courtyard Mexico City Airport hotel in Mexico City,...

BHG reports rise in Q4 NOR
Friday, March 16, 2012 Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) has reported a 46.6% increase in its 2011 fourth quarter net operating revenue (NOR) of R$53.8m, compared to the same period of...

Wyndham to launch Super 8, Wyndham Garden brands in Brazil
Friday, March 16, 2012 US-based Wyndham Hotel Group has announced an agreement with Brazilian real estate company EmCorp to launch the Super 8 and Wyndham Garden brands in...

Marriott Executive Apartments opens second hotel in Latin America
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Marriott International has announced the opening of its second Marriott Executive Apartments (MEA) hotel in Latin America, the MEA Panama City, Finisterre in Panama City,...

Brazil’s travel intermediaries industry to reach $41.55bn in 2016
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 The value of the Brazilian travel intermediaries industry is expected to reach R$71.68bn ($41.55bn) by 2016, according to a BRICdata...

IHG opens Crowne Plaza Suites hotel in Colombia
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of the Crowne Plaza Suites Tequendama Bogota in...

BHG signs deal to acquire Grupo Solare
Friday, January 27, 2012 Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) has agreed the acquisition of hotel management company Grupo Solare in...

Brazil expects to see seven million international tourists by 2015
Wednesday, January 04, 2012 International tourist arrivals to Brazil are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.72% during 2011-15, resulting in seven million arrivals by 2015, according to a...

Marriott to develop first hotel in Peru
Friday, December 23, 2011 Marriott International has announced a management agreement with Inversiones La Rioja, owners of the JW Marriott Lima and the new JW Marriott Cusco, to develop its first project in Peru...

Colombian hotel investment to reach $2bn
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Investment in the Colombian hotel industry will reach $2bn by the end of 2011, according to Cotelco, Colombia's hotel...

BRIC nations report hotel price boom
Thursday, November 24, 2011 High demand from corporate travellers has driven up room rates in the BRIC nations in the first half of 2011, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price...

Marriott to convert Panama Finesterre Suites
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Marriott International will convert the Finisterre Suites in Panama City, Panama, into a Marriott Executive Apartments extended-stay hotel in early...

Hilton signs management agreement with HH Developments
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with HH Developments for the operation of a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Santa Fe,...

RLJ Lodging buys Courtyard by Marriott Charleston
Thursday, November 03, 2011 US-based hotel investment company RLJ Lodging has acquired the Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Historic District in South Carolina, US, for $42m from Noble Investment...

Davidson opens Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel in US
Thursday, October 27, 2011 Hotel management company Davidson Hotels & Resorts has opened the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel in Louisiana,...