
Hotel hot sheet: More and More and More Properties
September 28th, 2009 admin

By Joe Brancatelli Lest you think the meltdown of the lodging industry would slow the development of new properties, consider this new crop of openings. If there is any bright side to these newbies, consider that several are actually in areas that honestly need new properties. One example: the new Hilton Garden Inn branches in Troy, New York, and Presque Isle, Maine.
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