The third wave of COVID-19 infections and lockdowns materially impacted the Canadian lodging market with hotel occupancies in Canada averaging 31.3% in the second quarter, according to STR. Positively, hotel transaction activity picked up materially during the quarter with approximately 45 transactions totaling $548 million, pushing first half volume to near pre-COVID levels.
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The fast-casual entrée salad franchise is opening four more local Kroger stores in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area this summer and plans to ramp up franchise growth plans in the state
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As part of the agreement, DFSI plans to open 50 new restaurants in the UK over the next four years, where it recently purchased over 60 Papa John’s restaurants in London, making it the brand’s largest franchisee in the country. Under the terms of this expanded partnership, DFSI will operate more than 560 Papa John’s restaurants in total by 2025.
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The first hotel will open in 2022 and will be followed by at least 3 more hotels in the capital and on the Albanian Adriatic Sea coast
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Today, Panera Bread, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels announced the formation of Panera Brands, a new platform in fast casual, the fastest growing segment of the industry.
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Curator Hotel & Resort Collection announced two new independent hotels have joined its collection of members: Jekyll Island Club Resort, an oceanfront resort located on Jekyll Island, and Hotel Ändra, a boutique property in downtown Seattle.
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(CHICAGO) – August 5, 2021 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced the debut of Hyatt Centric 39th & 5th New York, which marks the lifestyle brand’s second hotel in New York City. The…
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CoralTree has been the asset manager of the resort and now will manage Suncadia as a franchise under the Destination by Hyatt brand.
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Scheduled to open in the spring of 2024, the 377-room new-build hotel will mark the debut of the DoubleTree by Hilton brand and the third Hilton-managed hotel in Osaka, joining Hilton Osaka and Conrad Osaka in the city.
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Given the positive outlook for franchising in the current economy, Little Caesars is looking to accelerate the brand's growth in the Denver market beyond its more than 30 existing locations by focusing on multi-unit agreements in its search for partners to lead this expansion.
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