Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel Sold to Starwood Capital

Starwood Capital Group announced today that it has entered, through a controlled affiliate, into the sale and management back transaction to acquire the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel from Orbis Hotel Group, the leading hotel operator in Eastern Europe.
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WaterWalk Breaks Ground in Richardson, Texas

WaterWalk, Jack DeBoer’s fifth national brand, announced today the groundbreaking of its third property at 2210 North Glenville Drive in Richardson, Texas. This is the second WaterWalk franchise property sponsored by MBC Partners who opened their first WaterWalk franchise property in Centennial, Colorado in September of this year.
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Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) Launches Partnership with AccorHotels

Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) announced today the beginning of its partnership with AccorHotels, which will manage 17 of BHG’s owned hotels. AccorHotels also acquired LEBSPE Ltda from BHG, a company that manages The Capital São Paulo Itaim and Grand Plaza São Paulo Jardins hotels, in São Paulo; Soft Inn São Luis, in Maranhão; and Presidente Uberlândia Hotel, in Minas Gerais.
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Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Expands in the Southeast

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers’ steady expansion in the Southeastern United States is stoked with the opening of three new franchised locations and the announcement of a new franchise development agreement.
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Crowne Plaza Cairo Sheikh Zayed City Announced for 2021

Scheduled to open in 2021, the 187-room new build will form part of Phase II of Arkan Plaza, a prime up-scale mixed-used development, and is strategically located in the heart of Sheikh Zayed City, on the 26th of July corridor main spine, which connects the cities of Sheikh Zayed and 6th of October with the central Cairo area.
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