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...Overnight, signs that read Courtyard, Candlewood Suites and Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza came down, replaced by newly invented brand names and signage....
...Inn or Courtyard hotel chains....
...Together they drove down costs through franchising and property management, reduced debt and increased room count, largely overseas....
...Dubbed an “incredible one-man economic stimulus package”, he developed more than 200 hotels in 40 states, many of them for big-name brands such as Embassy Suites, Radisson and Holiday Inn as well as Marriott...
...Quinta Inns & Suites, people close to the matter have said....
...Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s brands include Conrad, Waldorf Astoria, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn and Hilton Grand Vacations....
...Hilton operates 4,041 hotels, resorts and timeshare properties in 90 countries through its namesake brand, as well as Waldorf Astoria, Doubletree, Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn among others....
...Blackstone is also looking at a sale of La Quinta Inns & Suites, people close to the group added....
...And in Tapei I like the simplicity of Les Suites....
...But its main Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands had benefited to an extent from travellers “trading down” to cheaper budget accommodation, said Richard Solomons, finance director....
...Its brands, such as Comfort Inn, Quality, Cambria Suites and Sleep Inn – easily recognisable in the US – are in that economy to mid-price range that have become such a tempting alternative to the full-service...
...In 2008 it plans to roll out the Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suite brands in the UK before expanding elsewhere....
...The acquisition gives Blackstone, whose 2,800 hotels include brands such as Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites and The Waldorf-Astoria Collection, just under 500,000 hotel rooms...
...The company last month announced expansion plans in Japan, Australia, Spain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates for its Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, and Homewood Suites....
...“In addition to being made available as free, downloadable add-inns for several older versions of the Microsoft Office system, the translation tools will be developed and licensed as open source software...
...Holiday Inn in the US has tested similar technology and had planned to extend kiosks to many properties across the country last year....
...Its mid-scale and budget brands include La Quinta Inns, Baymont Inn & Suites, Woodfield Suites, and Budgetel brands. Morgan Stanley was financial advisor to La Quinta....
...Apart from the Comfort Suites and Travelodge nearby, most of the hotels in the area were shut. The stench of rotting meat pervaded even the car park of the boarded-up Holiday Inn....
..."We will predominantly be a hotel management and franchising company with high quality, low cyclicality earnings," said Mr North....
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