Starbucks shutters Odyssey, its NFT-backed metaverse program
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High Rollers: New wave of casino building spells global opportunities for contractors
Cities around the world are gambling on a new wave of super casinos attracting tourism and inward investment. Lucy Barnard finds out how this could spell big wins for contractors.
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Space tourists to fly above Earth in luxury balloon 'hotel' complete with bar
Spaceship Neptune only travels at 12mph - allowing guests to walk around, sip cocktails, have a romantic dinner and even get married as they look down on Earth…
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Companies Bet Big on the Branded Residence Segment
Demand continues to rise for luxurious addresses dreamt up by prestigious hotel brands - Earlier this year, at the Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado, Rottet Studio revamped the property’s 26 two-, three- and four- bedroom residences with alder wood…
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The world’s first 3D-printed hotel will soon be a reality, according to Architectural Digest…
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Shamal Holding breaks ground on exclusive Baccarat Hotel and Residences Dubai
In an exclusive ground-breaking ceremony, Shamal Holding, a diversified investment firm which manages a unique portfolio of investments, assets and experiences, has inaugurated the start of construction for the highly anticipated Baccarat Hotel and…
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Powerscourt Hotel gets planning for on-site staff accommodation facility
The Powerscourt Hotel Resort and Spa has secured planning permission to construct a staff accommodation facility at the five-star hotel in Wicklow, despite an objection from the owners of the Powerscourt Estate…
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Q&A: Project Management Advisors’ Mark Knott Discusses 2024 Hospitality Trends
Throughout 2023, the hospitality industry has experienced a number of shifts…
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Developers Finalize Acquisition and Financing for JFK Hotel-to-Residential Conversion
Slate Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership have acquired the shuttered JFK Hilton hotel in Jamaica, Queens, for $64 million, with plans to start converting the site into supportive housing next month, the developers and city officials…
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Baltimore Hilton hotel faces ‘catastrophic structural failures’ if pipes aren’t fixed
The plans called for copper. Instead, steel was used. Now, the city-owned Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor hotel claims it could face “catastrophic structural failures” if the hotel doesn’t replace its pipes…
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From sorority house to boutique hotel, UOP has travelers in mind with conversion project
The University of the Pacific is set to transform a vacant sorority house in Stockton into boutique lodging by 2025…
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Historic Chattanooga bank building to become new hotel
The long vacant and historic Chattanooga bank building will serve a new purpose as it is set to become a new hotel.
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Arrow Global, in collaboration with a Portuguese construction company, has invested in the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf tourist resort, in Lagos, Algarve…
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Los Angeles City advances restrictions on new hotel development
A proposal to force hotel developers to replace housing lost in the development process advanced out of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission last week as part of a deal between the city and a local labor union. On Nov…
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4,000-year-old tomb discovered in Norway may contain region's 1st farmers - Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a stone-lined tomb from the late Neolithic that holds the remains of at least five people…
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Fairmont Royal York receives Zero Carbon Building certification
Transformative project on historic building in downtown Toronto provides a roadmap for completing innovative, complex and financially viable hotel deep carbon retrofits…
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This new luxury tourism destination is an oasis in the desert
A highly attractive visitor destination and an optimum place to live and thrive, Epicon’s guests and residents can expect a truly immersive and life-affirming experience…
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NAHA, Japan -- Miyakojima, in Japan's Okinawa prefecture, finds itself in the middle of a real estate frenzy as investors pour money into hotels and resorts in anticipation of a tourism boom as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides…
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