Openings & New Developments

If you’re looking for a new summer option, The Nantucket Hotel & Resort just opened its doors on July 12. The 60-room resort opened on July 12 and is running a Grand Opening Promotion with 20 percent off the total room price when staying three night in the one to four bedroom suite.

In Orlando, Ramada has added a new option in the upper mid-scale tier with the recent opening of the Ramada Plaza Resort & Suites Orlando—marking 80 Plaza level properties globally.

Ramada isn’t the only chain that’s expanding. Rosewood Hotel & Resorts have launched an Asia expansion plan. The goal is 10 properties in five years, starting with the Rosewood Beijing set to open in summer 2013.

Rosewood Beijing

Renovations & Upgrades

There are changes upcoming for the Sheraton New Orleans. The property has committed to $45 million renovation, slated to be completed in 2013 and part of a larger $6 billion brand revitalization project. In addition to the renovation, the hotel has launched a partnership with the New Orleans Marriott. The planned French Quarter Connection partnership is designed to draw meetings and convention business into the city.

In Singapore, The Shangri-La Hotel Singapore has completed a $51.5 million renovation to create the Garden Wing with a new restaurant and spa.

That’s not the only property renovating in Singapore, The Pan Pacific Singapore closed in April and is due for a partial reopen in August. The $64 million renovation, the largest since the hotel’s opening in 1987, is set to transform the 790 guest rooms as well as the restaurants and lobby.

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