Global Year in Review IHIF Hotel Investment News

$325M Milford Hotel Deal Reflects Growing Appeal of Hotel

Investments

Chesapeake Lodging Closes on NYC Hyatt Place for $76.2M

Denver’s KSL Buys UK’s Malmaison

Foreign Investors Ready to Enter Myanmar

India Pushing Hotel Investment Aggressively

12 New Investors to Flock to Indonesia

IHG Sells London Park Lane for $457M

Hotel Investors Bullish on Asia Development

JLLH: Asia’s Emerging Markets Primed for Investors

Starwood's Plan to Unload $3B in Hotels

Starwood Optimistic for Europe Development

South Florida Upgrading Hotels

Africa’s Western Cape Sees Investment Surge

Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Sells for $44M

Investors Seek Safety in Germany

Brand Expansion in India Goes Via Conversion

REITs Make Big Play in Washington, DC

Germany’s Union Investment Launches Budget/Mid-Scale Fund

Technology Expenditures Trend Upward

Hersha Acquires Hyatt Union Square for $101M

Blackstone Buys Hyatt Regency Waikiki for $450M

Sunstone Buys Boston Park Plaza for $250M

Debt Loosens for New Hotel Construction

Hilton Garden Inn Launching in China For

Business Travelers

Demand Outpacing China’s Room Supply

Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg Sells for $145M

Hot Miami Market Expected to Hit $750M in Deals in 2013

42 Hotels in Spain’s Pipeline

Summit Closes $170M Marriott Deal

At NYU Conference, Industry Optimism Abounds

Investor Appetite Sparks Demand for Luxury Asian Hotels

Marriott Bringing AC Hotels Brand to Americas

Trump Wins Right to Convert D.C.’s Old Post Office

Omni Buys Five KSL Properties

PKF: 2014 Occupancy to be Highest Since 1997

Ashford Spins Off High-RevPAR Hotels into REIT

China’s Richest Man Eyes $1bln NYC Build

Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Sells For $205M

The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco Sells for $161M

Kimpton Into Caribbean for First Time

New York’s Central Park South Sells for $650M

Investment in Asia Pacific Soars in 2013

Hyatt Enters All-Inclusive Space

Ritz-Carlton, Ft. Lauderdale Sells For Just $66M

Q2 Earnings Show Continued Growth

LaSalle Buys Two San Francisco Hotels

Pritzker Buys Remaining Stake of Commune Hotels

Pinnacle Clears Hurdle to Buy Pinnacle Entertainment for $2.8 Billion

Taiwan Becomes the Next Investment Hotspot

Istanbul Leads European Development

Korean Group Buys For Seasons Sydney for $300M

Hyatt Buying Peabody Orlando for $717M

Hotel CapEx Levels Break Records in 2013

Dubai World Sells Stake on Fontainebleau

Playa Hotels Completes Buy of Former Jamaica Ritz-Carlton

André Balazs Sells Majority Stake in Standard Brand

Private Equity Continues Love Affair With Hotels

India Gov’t Invites Japan to Invest in Budget Hotel Sector

China’s Hotel Market Causes Dissent Between Operators And Investors

Airbnb Hires Joie de Vivre Founder Conley

Marcus & Millichap File for $103M IPO

Bill Gates’ Investment Arm Buys Four Seasons Houston

REIT Pays $148M for Viceroy New York

Thailand Expects Major Investment in 2014

Myanmar Gov’t Invites Foreign Investors To Hotel Zone Project

IHG Bullish on Germany

Kerzner Banks on China’s Hainan Island for Comeback

Rosewood Back in London Market

Hotel Sales Hit Five-Year High in Ireland

Luxury Brands Move Into China’s Secondary Cities

STR: Q3 Numbers Overall Positive

Jumeirah Group Raises $1.4 bln Toward Expansion

Extended Stay America IPOs

Marriott Acquires Protea Hotel Group

Prudential Provides $165M for Waldorf Hilton London

China’s Greenland Holding to Invest in South Korea Development

Bill Gates’ Cascade Buys Four Seasons Atlanta

Execs Talk Rates, OTAs at NATHIC

Accor’s New CEO Redefines Growth Path

Foreign Investment in Australia Hits High

Dubai’s Atlantis Resort Sold

Hilton Plans Lifestyle Brand for 2014

Hilton IPOs

Starwood Sells Warsaw’s Hotel Bristol

Gates’ Cascade Buys Four Seasons Punta Mita for $200M

Shangri-La to Invest $115M on Myanmar Project

New York’s Barclay Sells for $240M

Hotel Sales in Singapore Signal Health of Japanese Investment

CWI Pays $139M for Renaissance Chicago

Westin Singapore Sells for Record Price

Marriott Sells 3 Edition Hotels

Google Expands Hotel Business

Starwood Strikes Deal for Australia Hotels

Miami’s Shore Club Sells for $175 Million

European Hotels Set Up for Healthy 2014

Starwood Capital Acquires UK’s Four Pillars

Dubai’s Ruler Eases Construction Rules

Starwood Sells St. Regis Bal Harbour for $213M

Marriott Pays $186M for Africa’s Protea Hospitality

Ashford Buys Sofitel Chicago Water Tower for $153M

Rocco Forte’s Lowry Hotel Hits the Market for $66M

Rockbridge Adds Aqua Waikiki Hotel

Marriott Sells Renaissance Barcelona for $105M

Swiss Fund Acquires Brazil’s Hotel Gloria

RLJ Lodging Buys 10-Hotel Hyatt Portfolio

Four Seasons Outside Dallas Changes Hands for $150M

Novotel Times Square Sells for $273 Million

Zecha and JV Partner Acquire Amanresorts

La Quinta Files $100M IPO

IHG Sells SF’s Mark Hopkins for $120 Million

Carlson Launches Brand for Millennials

New York’s Standard Hotel Sells for $400 Million

Moscow Hotel Market Poised to Double

Arabtec Construction to Build Red Sea Astrarium

Five New Travelodge Hotels to Open in London

Louvre Hotels Group to Open 16 African Hotels

Scandic Acquires Rica Hotels