New Hotel Openings South America 2014 News
InterContinental Hotels brings Holiday Inn Express to Yopal, Colombia
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Yopal, Colombia. Located approximately 200 miles from Bogota in the north-eastern region of Colombia, the new-build, 89-room hotel is situated in downtown Yopal, the capital city of the Department of Casanare. Well-situation to meet the needs of travellers to the area, the Holiday Inn Express Yopal is located near four major international oil refineries and processing plants: Halliburton, Perenco, Equion and Ecopetrol.
Grace Hotels welcomes new property to Panama
Grace Hotels has announced the official opening of its hotel in Panama City, Grace Panama. Occupying the ground floor and six upper floors of the new, yet already iconic, ‘Twist Tower’ in the Obarrio District, Grace Panama is a contemporary urban boutique hotel which promises a stylish new addition to the city’s hotel landscape.
Hilton Panama comes to Latin America
Hilton Worldwide has announced the opening of the newly-built Hilton Panama, a 347-room Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Panama City, Panama. With a privileged location in the heart of this booming city that offers panoramic ocean views, this newest hotel in Panama City opens its doors just in time to celebrate the Panama Canal’s Centennial.
Holiday Inn Express hotel opens in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the opening of the new-build, 108-room Holiday Inn Express hotel in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The hotel is located in the heart of the Tegucigalpa’s new financial and commercial district of Plaza San Rafael, and near the country’s major financial institutions, including BAC Honduras, Banco Davivienda and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
Viceroy to redevelop 17th Century convent at UNESCO World Heritage site
Viceroy Hotel Group and KIT Capital announced today their partnership in the redevelopment of Obra Pía, a UNESCO World Heritage site located within the exclusive Old City in Cartagena, Colombia.
Sheraton grows Brazil presence with Reserva do Paiva property
Sheraton Reserva do Paiva Hotel & Convention Center has opened its doors near Brazil’s northeast region of Recife. The property was developed by the Portuguese group Promovalor and Brazilian group Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias under a long-term management contract with Sheraton Hotels & Resorts.