Dallas-based Viking Hospitality Fund expands into Baton Rouge
The 119-room hotel is the first for Viking Hospitality Fund.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Irving-based Wayport to provide internet service for three Trump Hotels
Wayport was founded in 1996.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Adam’s Mark Hotel is now officially Sheraton Dallas
New uniforms, nametags and signage greet guests.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Grand Hyatt DFW to offer six-course meal on April 11 as part of Grapevine’s big wine fest
The special dinner is part of the 16th annual Blessings of the Vines and New Vintage Wine & Gallery Trail, running from April 11-19.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Starbucks to open in Fairmont Dallas on April 14
Hallelujah, it's another Starbucks.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
UNT terminates lease agreement with Radisson Hotel
Terminating the lease agreement gives UNT control of the property and the hotel.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
DeSoto welcoming Marriott TownePlace Suites
The hotel will be comprised of 100 suites with kitchenettes designed for extended stay travelers.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Motel Three in Oak Cliff will be closing in one month
Site of murders, assaults, and crime to be shut down.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Dallas’ Hotel Zaza puts new furniture around pool, adds branded name
Urban Oasis, huzzah.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Grapevine holding public hearing Tuesday March 25 on Gaylord Texan Resort’s proposed expansion
With only 1511 hotel rooms, 4.5 acres, and 400,000 square feet of convention center, the Gaylord is still not nearly big enough.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Adam’s Mark comes down as Sheraton Dallas moves in
A San Francisco based firm bought the location and promises a Prius hybrid in every room.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
David Lee Roth stayed at Dallas’ Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek last weekend
He hung out waiting to find out whether the Van Halen concert at AAC would proceed as planned. Which it did not.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Former Hilton located near Galleria Dallas to be renovated into boutique-y hotel
The developers are envisioning something like Hotel ZaZa, the W, or Hotel Palomar.
Monday, March 10, 2008
New Plano hotel has uniforms designed by Project Runway contestant
Gay designer Daniel Vosovic designed the wardrobe for NYLO, the new four-story “loft hotel” on Preston Road.
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
Dallas businessman Harlan Crow tries to talk some sense into Mayor Tom Leppert over proposed convention center hotel
To no avail.
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008
Hotel on Dallas Convention Center’s north side: It ain’t over yet
If the City of Dallas doesn't purchase the land on the north side before Sept. 30, the $500,000 goes down the drain.
Friday, Feb. 15, 2008
Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions and Leonardo Media ink deal to create ContentHub
No, not this Pegasus, the other one.
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
Fort Worth’s Doral Tesoro Hotel & Golf Club purchased by Connecticut company
Hotel to be rebranded as the Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Alliance Park.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
San Francisco firm completes purchase of Adam’s Mark Dallas
The company plans to spend $87 million to reposition the hotel.
Friday, Feb. 8, 2008
Grand Hyatt DFW gets some kind of people’s choice award for “best luxury hotel in Dallas-Fort Worth”
And the hotel is saying all the right things about how an award from "the people" is what matters. Snicker.
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
Hotel ZaZa unveils 3 new suites: Opium, Moulin Rouge and Shag-a-delic
Voulez vous couche avec moi? Yeah, baby!
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa to open Shula’s 347-Grill
'Cause Lord knows North Texas needs another steakhouse.
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
Dallas’ Stoneleigh Hotel puts its old sign back, symbolizing end of renovation
The only thing is, if it's a renovation, how come they're putting back that rickety old sign?
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
McKinney’s Grand Hotel set to expand
Don Day, owner of the Grand Hotel, said that he has purchased the building next door and will use that space to expand his hotel.
Friday, Jan. 18, 2008
Dallas’ Motel Three must shut down
The owner tried to weasel out of it, but still thinks that prostitution is OK and that the city is "picking on him."
Friday, Jan. 18, 2008
Dallas Convention Center hotel should go on building’s south side
Just south of the convention center an entertainment district already exists and the area continues to blossom.
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
NYLO breaking ground on another hotel in Dallas area
Las Colinas, to be exact.
Monday, Jan. 14, 2008
Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality completes sale of JW Marriott New Orleans for $67.5 million
The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
Monday, Jan. 14, 2008
Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions signs contract with Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008
Irving-based FelCor acquires two Renaissance resort hotels
The two high-end hotels are in Florida and California.
Friday, Dec. 21, 2007
Dallas would benefit from a Convention Center hotel
A hotel built near the Dallas Convention Center is essential in helping Dallas gain ground on other cities when vying for convention business.
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007
Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust swaps hotels with Hilton
Ashford gets nine hotels, Hilton two.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007
Great Wolf Lodge opens today in Grapevine
Something to howl about? Pioneering guests will find out, starting Dec. 18.
Grand Opening festivities, however, won't come off until after the new year.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007
Richardson Hotel bought by Atlanta investment group with plans to turn it into a Hyatt
The hotel has changed hands a few times in the past few years.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007
Hispanic Hotel Owners Association encouraging Latino hotel ownership
Association will make a stop in Dallas on December 3 and 4 at the Adolphus Hotel.
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007
Hotel Association of Greater Dallas holds inaugural Award Gala
They even had awards for "best bell person".
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007
W Hotel team plans development near Arlington’s stadium center
Gloriosky! It's the Glory Park development.
A Westin Hotel and an Aloft Hotel will open near the Ballpark and the new Cowboys stadium in 2009, say Tom Hicks and associates.
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007
Fairmont to get $14 million facelift
The hotel is planning to be even more luxurious, as if that were possible.
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007
Stoneleigh Hotel to debut new restaurant, called Bolla
That's Italian for "bull," referring to chef David Bull.
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007
Dallas mayor Tom Leppert to be on hand for hotel demolition
American Inn Hotel had become a haven for prostitutes and drug dealers.
Friday, Sept. 28, 2007
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