The Jamaica Gleaner reports that Playa Hotels and Resorts, the new owner of what was the The Ritz-Carlton, Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica, will reflag the property as a Park Hyatt, the first Hyatt hotel in Jamaica. Hyatt will step in the day The Ritz-Carlton closes on May 20, after 13 years in...More>>

The former Loews Denver Hotel in Glendale, Colo., will reopen this fall as a Hyatt Place after $10-million renovation, Hyatt Hotels Corp. said. Hyatt, through an affiliate, has entered into a franchise agreement with new owners DiNapoli Capital Partners and Rockwood Capital to brand the property....More>>

Grace Hotels has announced its entry into the North African region with the acquisition of the Les Terres M’Barka, a boutique hotel located near the village of Tamesloht, about 13 miles southwest of Marrakech. The hotel will become known as Grace Marrakech. The hotel has 18 suites and lofts, a...More>>

The hotel originally opened as a Ritz-Carlton in 2003, was foreclosed on and closed, then reopened as the Ravella in 2003. Kam Sang Co. bought the property in November for $46.9 million with the intention of rebranding it.More>>

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. is taking over management of the Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place this month. The 426-room hotel, which features more than 16,000 square feet of meeting space, will be renamed the Sonesta Gwinnett Place.More>>

Fattal makes first portfolio acquisition with Queens Moat Houses.More>>

Laurus Corporation has announced it has completed the $2.7-million renovation and rebranding of the Ramada Suites Hotel at New Orleans Airport to a Holiday Inn Express. The renovation included a complete overhaul of the guestrooms, public areas, exterior facade and landscaping. Laurus acquired the...More>>

Langham Hospitality Group, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Great Eagle Holdings Limited, has announced that the former Delta Chelsea in Toronto has been re-branded the Eaton Chelsea, Toronto effective July 1. In its repositioning, the hotel will be the first Eaton brand in Canada and joins other...More>>

Seychelles' La Reserve Hotel of Praslin, which was owned for the past 35 years by the Pommeroy family, has been sold to a Seychellois investor, the Anse Petit Court Pty Ltd. Pommeroy said that the time was right to handover the ownership of the hotel to a a company capable of moving the it forward....More>>

While India continues to be a compelling destination for developers to build hotels, a gauntlet of red tape and provincial entangles makes it a very tough proposition. However, savvy hotel operators are turning to conversions instead of ground-up development to expand in the countryMore>>