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🏨 Meyer Jabara Hotels and Pappas Hotels acquired Courtyard by Marriott Clemson, located over a mile from Clemson University, South Carolina. It's their second joint property and the fourth in South Carolina for Meyer Jabara. Renovations are slated for summer, focusing on flooring, The Bistro, lobby, and meeting areas expansion. This will be Meyer Jabara's 15th Marriott-managed property. The hotel, at 201 Canoy Lane, boasts an outdoor pool, fitness center, restaurant, and 24-hour Market, catering especially to corporate clients near the university. The area houses over 29,000 Clemson students, making the hotel a prime spot for visitors. Renovations aim to modernize and enhance the guest experience, ensuring its status as a top accommodation choice.

🏨 Kempinski Hotels and BTG Hotels Group continue a partnership over 20 years, strengthening their luxury and lifestyle presence in China with a multi-year investment plan. The collaboration will grow Kempinski’s Chinese heritage hotel portfolio, launch a new lifestyle brand targeting 200 hotels in five years, and expand the NUO and Bristoria brands. Key Co., a joint venture company established in 2001, manages 22 hotels. Kempinski first entered China in 1992 and extended their agreement with BTG Hotels in 2018 for another 50 years. The growth strategy is part of Kempinski's global initiative to regain market leadership and reposition its brand.

🏨 Hotel Equities named Greg O’Stean as chief development officer and promoted Joe Reardon to vice chairman. Eric Habermann, COO of Pyramid Global Hospitality, retires after seven years; Isaac Hicks succeeds him. Resolute Road Hospitality added Doug Ableman as regional VP of operations and Kent Duncan as VP of revenue management. Rosewood Mandarina, opening May 15th in Mexico, announces leadership team with Juan Carlos Cardona Aquino as managing director. Schulte Hospitality Group appointed Anne Fischer as chief marketing officer, and Wayfinder Waikiki named Scott Kawasaki as director of sales & marketing. Remington Hospitality hired Charlene Nigaglioni-Gang as VP of sales, CALA. The Hythe in Vail appointed Tracy Stoltz as general manager, and The Roosevelt New Orleans selected Sebastian Stutz as general manager.