Pentahotels to debut in Hong Kong: Pentahotels announced that it will open the 720-room Pentahotel Hong Kong, Kowloon in the summer of 2013, its first in the special administrative region.
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GF buys North Carolina hotel: An affiliate of GF Management bought the 174-room Holiday Inn Charlotte University and plans a US$5 million renovation, during which the hotel will remain open.
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Supertel buys Maryland hotel: Supertel Hospitality bought the 100-room Hilton Garden Inn Solomons Hotel, located in Dowell, Maryland, for US$11.5 million excluding closing costs and fees.
Bahamas occupancy up: The Bahamas Hotel Association and tourism ministry announced that April occupancy was up to 81.9% in 2012 from 74.1% in 2011.
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Lexington expands in Florida: Vantage Hospitality Group announced that the former Atlantic Resort Ocean Palm, located in Daytona Beach, will rebrand as The Lexington Inn & Suites Daytona Beach.
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