Marriott International, one of the nation's leading hotel groups, tells USA Today's Hotel Check-In that it's pulling access to adult movies from the new hotel rooms it will be opening the next several years.
Marriott says that its decision coincides with a pending shift to new, in-room entertainment technology.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
New AC Hotels by Marriott Brand Formally Launches
(Hospitality Business News) January 20, 2011---Today the Spanish hotel group AC Hotels and Marriott International, Inc. formally announced their joint venture to manage and franchise a new lodging co-brand across Europe and Latin America – “AC Hotels by Marriott.”At launch, over 90 existing AC Hotels in Spain, Italy and Portugal will be re-branded as AC Hotels by Marriott and enter into long term management or franchise agreements with the joint venture.
Antonio Catalan, chairman and founder of AC Hotels said, “We are thrilled to be partnering with Marriott. The new AC Hotels by Marriott co-brand combines the strengths of both AC Hotels and Marriott International--AC Hotels’ exceptional product and expertise and the power of Marriott’s engines, global footprint and the power of its development organization. We see tremendous growth potential for AC Hotels by Marriott and will be aggressively pursuing development opportunities throughout Europe and Latin America.”
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Exploring Strategic Alternatives for Arby’s
ATLANTA--(Hospitality Business News) --Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN), the third-largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States, today announced it is exploring strategic alternatives for Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., including a sale of the brand. UBS Investment Bank is assisting in the process.
Arby’s® is the second-largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S. with nearly 3,700 restaurants. Arby’s restaurants specialize in slow roasted and freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches as well as Market Fresh® deli-style sandwiches, toasted subs and salads, all with the convenience of a drive-through.
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Arby’s® is the second-largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S. with nearly 3,700 restaurants. Arby’s restaurants specialize in slow roasted and freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches as well as Market Fresh® deli-style sandwiches, toasted subs and salads, all with the convenience of a drive-through.
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Loan on Luxury Park Hyatt Aviara Resort Extended
Broadreach Capital Partners said a $186.5 million loan backed by the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, a luxury hotel that went into default in September after cash flow dried up, was extended by five years.
Payments were brought up to date as part of an agreement to extend the financing until Feb. 11, 2017, said Heather Turner, a director with the Palo Alto, California-based real estate investment company. The debt had been scheduled to mature next year, she said. Broadreach and hotel owner Maritz Wolff & Co. hold a majority stake in the resort.
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Luxury hotels in Telluride, Colo., to close at height of ski season
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The Telluride Daily Planet reports that the 100-room Capella Telluride hotel, as well as the 32-room Inn at Lost Creek - both in the heart of Telluride's Mountain Village - will be shuttered as of Jan. 31 as part of the ongoing foreclosure process
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