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20 Jan 2015
South Korea plans US$23.3bn investment to boost tourism
South Korea’s government is planning a massive US$23.3bn (€20bn, £15.3bn) investment into four separate mega-projects aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry. As part of the initiative by South Korea’s ministries of finance, tourism and
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20 Jan 2015
Swire Hotels to launch The Temple House in Chengdu in May 2015
Operator Swire Hotels is set to unveil a 100-bedroom hotel and 42 adjoining serviced apartments in Chengdu, China, this May. The project forms part of the city government’s conservation project to preserve the surrounding heritage buildings, which are integral to the success of a wider mixed-use development.
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19 Jan 2015
10,000sq ft Vanderbilt Spa launches in Puerto Rico
The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has completed the second stage of its refurbishment, including extra luxury guestrooms and a spa. The US$200m (€149m, £118m) revitalisation of the five-star property, built in 1919 by Frederick William Vanderbilt, is now complete. Originally designed by Warren and Wetmore, the architectural firm known for Grand Central Station and the New York Biltmore Hotel, the 319
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19 Jan 2015
Miami Beach no longer operated by Canyon Ranch after stalled contract talks
Canyon Ranch no longer manages the Miami Beach property, as of January 15, following a failure to renegotiate a new contract agreement with the new owner Z Capital Partners. In December 2014, the US Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of the property to Z Capital Partners by the former owner, Lehman Brothers, as
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19 Jan 2015
Peter Jackson turns eye towards World War One project
Director Peter Jackson is now focusing his attention on his World War One museum project at New Zealand’s former Dominion Museum Building in Wellington after completing the Hobbit movie trilogy. New Zealand-born Jackson, who filmed and
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16 Jan 2015
Virgin Hotels Chicago property debuts with a spa planned for Q2 of this year
The first Virgin-branded hotel has opened in Chicago’s Loop district in the 26-storey Old Dearborn Bank Building, originally designed by architecture firm Rapp and Rapp. The Art Deco building, a Chicago landmark, offers 250 guestrooms in addition to four restaurants – three of which are set to open between February and April of this year. The property’s spa is opening in Q2 of 2015 and “will be a wellness lounge designed
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16 Jan 2015
Dallas Holocaust Museum planning major expansion
The Dallas Holocaust Museum is looking to expand its premises by building a new permanent museum opposite its current home is the city’s West End. The new building – to be built on land purchased in 2014 – will house space for new exhibits and a
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16 Jan 2015
Sherlock stands in the way of cinema conversion
Plans to convert a 1926 art deco cinema in London into a luxury residential development have been rejected by Kensington & Chelsea Council, following a firm word from London's favourite fictional detective. Squire and Partners’ plans for the site has been in the works since 2007, when planning permission was originally granted. However, the 'Save Kensington Odeon' campaign brought the development to a standstill
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