Accor to expand in Saudi Arabia: Accor announced that it signed a management agreement with King Abdullah International Foundation to open a 400-room Sofitel in Riyadh in 2015.
Fairmont to expand in China: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is partnering with Hunan Taskin Investment Co. to open the 350-room Fairmont Changsha in 2016, to be located in Taskin City.
Hyatt to expand in Turkey: Hyatt Hotels Corp. announced that a Hyatt affiliate has signed an agreement with Bosphorus Otelcilik ve Yatirim Ltd to open the 310-room Hyatt Regency Istanbul Ataköy in 2014.
Cresta expands in Zimbabwe: Cresta Hotels entered into a lease agreement for the operation of the 64-room Sprayview Hotel, located near Victoria Falls.