Courtyard to enter Romania: Marriott International announced this week that its brand Courtyard by Marriott is set to debut in Romania in 2014 when the the 147-room Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest opens.
Read more at the Marriott News Center
Temple buys Alberta Hilton Garden Inn: Temple REIT bought the 160-room Hilton Garden Inn West Edmonton, located in Edmonton, Alberta, for C$31 million (US$30 million).
Read more at the Edmonton Journal
Minor buys Phuket resort: Minor Hotel Group bought the 77-room Bundarika Villas & Suites Resort, located in Phuket, Thailand.
Read more at The Phuket Insider
Carey Watermark buys New Orleans hotel: Carey Watermark Investors Inc. bought the 155-room Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD for US$22.8 million as part of a joint venture with HRI Properties.
Davidson expands in DC: Davidson Hotels & Resorts has been selected to manage the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bethesda-Washington DC.
Read more at Enhanced Online News
LA approves Marriott subsidy: The Los Angeles City Council approved a US$67.4 million tax subsidy for a new Marriott hotel development in downtown L.A.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times
UK manor hotel sold: The 47-room Great Hallingbury Manor, located in Great Hallingbury, was bought for £2.5 million (US$3.8 million) by Surya Hotels.