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Hines Investments Acquires Blue Capsis and Other Crete Resorts

2021-07-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Out of the Blue, Capsis Elite Resort

International investment giant Hines has acquired Out of The Blue Capsis Elite Resort in Crete’s Agia Pelagia for €125.2 million.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, American investments, Apollonia Beach Resort, Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa, beach resorts, Blue Capsis, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, Greece hotels, Greece luxury properties, Hines, Hines investments, hosptitality, hotel investing, investing, Jeffrey C. Hines, Out of The Blue Capsis Elite Resort, post-COVID investing, resort investments, Sitia Beach City Resort & Spa

Greece Now Ranked 7th Most Appealing Hotel Investment Destination

2019-03-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites and Spa

Greece is now among the top 10 European countries attracting the interest of investors seeking to tap into the hospitality market, according to a survey released last week by property brokers Tranio.

Tags: Greece, Greece hotels, Greece invesments, Greek tourism, hospitality investing, hotel investing, Tranio

Langham Hospitality Group Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion

2014-04-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Langham Hotels

Langham Hospitality Group says they intend to acquire hotels in Miami, New York, San Francisco, and and other cities internationally. The Hong Kong based company announced they have set aside up to $1.5 billion for the expansions.

Tags: Asia hotels, Europe hotels, hotel expansions, hotel investing, investing, World hotels

Sochi 2013 Coming Highlights: The Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference

2013-03-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

From last year's event

News from the Russia & CIS Hotel Investment Conference (RHIC) taking place October 21st – 23rd at the Radisson Blu Resort & Congress Hotel in Sochi, Russia, also heralds the coming of the much anticipated 2014 Olympic Winter Games there. The news from Bench Events and Questex Media Group LLC, the co-organizers of the event, promises yet another premier hotel investment event.

Tags: hotel events, hotel investing, Olympic Games, Russia conferences, Russia travel, Sochi conferences, Sochi hotels, Sochi travel

Ratan Tata: Will India’s Greatest CEO Go Out Winners?

2012-10-20 by Phil Butler

Orient-Express Hotels worldwide

Not so many people in the world of business in India know of a man named Ratan Tata, but for entrepreneurial spirit, they certainly should. News today about his Tata Group and his Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., reveal one reason Tata has been so successful. News of an Orient-Express acquisition bid signal a bell ringing play by the famous businessman.

Tags: hotel investing, hotel mergers, India hotels, investing, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Luxury Hotels, Ratan Tata, World hotels

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