Wyndham expands in China: Wyndham Worldwide Corp. announced on Monday that it signed a management agreement for a 401-room property under construction in southern China. The hotel will be named Wyndham Grand Foshan Gaoming.
New Hilton for Philly: Philadelphia will get a new build 246-room Hilton Home2 Suites Hotel, the first new build hotel in the city since 2000. The hotel will be located adjacent to the city’s Convention Center.
Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Texas Western signs 5 hotels: Texas Western Hospitality signed an agreement to manage five Marriott-branded hotels in Texas and Alabama.
Israel hotel stays down: The Israel Hotels Association reports that Israeli hotels saw 7% less overnight stays in August 2011 than in August 2010.
Business travel up: A new report by Pegasus Solutions shows that global business travel increased 10.2% in August 2011 year-on-year.
Read more at Pegasus Solutions
Sandals plans to reopen closed resort: Butch Stewart, chairman of Sandals Resorts told Travel Weekly that the company plans to renovate and reopen the Dragon Bay property in Jamaica.