Hilton rebrands London hotel: Hilton Worldwide is rebranding the 137-room London Syon Park, which opened as a Waldorf Astoria two years ago, as Hilton London Syon Park.
Aloft partners with Design Within Reach: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced a partnership with retailer Design Within Reach for FFE offerings.
Premier Inn UK expansion goals announced: Whitbread announced that it seeks to add 23,000 extra guestrooms for its Premier Inn brand in the U.K. by 2018.
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Feninger passes away: International hotel industry veteran Claude Feninger died at age 87. Feninger’s resume included working with Hilton in Cairo, for the future King Abdullah at a Saudi Arabian hotel and as one of the founding executives of what eventually became Omni International Hotels.