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AAHOA'S NORTH TEXAS Region hosted its second Charity Golf Tournament of 2024, raising around $60,000 for five charities. The association's final Charity Golf Tournament of 2024 will take place in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6. The beneficiaries of the most recent tournament include the AAHOA Charitable Foundation, Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking, SLPS Aastha Charities, Nanu Foundation, and Nora's Home. The event, held on October 14 at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas, drew more than 100 players and 15 sponsors, according to AAHOA. "As hoteliers, giving back to our communities is a top priority," said Miraj Patel, AAHOA's chairman. "It was inspiring to see our members and industry partners in Dallas come together for causes that will have a lasting impact. I am grateful to North Texas regional director Dhiren Masters and the North Texas ambassadors who worked tirelessly to make this event successful."

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WYNDHAM REWARDS RECENTLY announced the three finalists for the mural project at Gillespie Golf Course in Greensboro, North Carolina. The selected artists are Vincent Ballentine from Brooklyn, New York; Raman Bhardwaj from Greensboro, North Carolina; and Abel Jackson from Charlotte, North Carolina. A committee of key community figures and organizations chose these finalists from over 50 nationwide applicants, Wyndham said in a statement. The project aims to honor the Greensboro Six, a group of Black men who, in 1955, played golf at the whites-only Gillespie course, the statement said. Their act of defiance against segregation occurred just a week after Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The Greensboro Six were arrested, convicted of trespassing, and spent 15 days in jail. Their actions and subsequent court cases eventually led to the desegregation of Gillespie Golf Course. In 1961, the Greater Greensboro Open (now the Wyndham Championship) became the first PGA Tour event in the South to welcome a Black player, Charlie Sifford.

AAHOA'S FINAL CHARITY Golf Tournament of 2024 took place on Nov. 6 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida. The event, held in the North and South Florida Regions, raised approximately $76,000 for the AAHOA Charitable Foundation and drew nearly 100 players and 12 sponsors. This year, the association hosted three tournaments that raised $241,000 from vendor partners, members and sponsors for various charities, AAHOA said in a statement. "As hoteliers, contributing to our communities remains central to our mission," said Miraj Patel, AAHOA's chairman. "Seeing our members and industry partners join forces here in Daytona Beach to support impactful causes was uplifting. I am grateful to North Florida Regional Director Jayesh 'Jay' Patel and South Florida Regional Director Chetan 'Chris' Patel, as well as the ambassadors whose hard work brought this event to life and ensured its success."

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THE AMERICAN HOTEL & Lodging Association has accepted ClubCorp, an owner and operator of private clubs, as a new member, a statement said. The association hopes to attract more clubs with lodging connections. Ron Vlasic, executive vice president of Operations City & Stadium Clubs, ClubCorp, is a member of AHLA's board and former chair of the board. He will remain on AHLA's Board as an individual representative starting June 2022. Founded in 1957, ClubCorp has more than 200 golf and country clubs, city clubs and stadium clubs in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and two foreign countries. It provides services to members and guests.

WAYSIDE INVESTMENT GROUP of Houston, Texas, will manage the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Katy, Texas, in collaboration with Southwest Hospitality Management. The hotel will undergo a complete Formula Blue multimillion-dollar renovation. Wayside, led by Miraj Patel as president, has added three hotels this year to its purchasing, development and management services. The 98-room Holiday Inn is near the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch, TopGolf Houston, Katy Mills Mall and CityCentre. "The addition of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Katy demonstrates our focused growth in our local Houston-area market and provides us the opportunity to launch our collaboration with Southwest Hospitality Management, which will provide our companies the resources to grow our footprint," Patel said.

The SureStay Hotel by Best Western Rockford East is now open in Rockford, Illinois. It is owned by Bankim Hirpara. The 122-room hotel is near Rockford University, Midway Village Museum, Hurricane Harbor Rockford waterpark, CherryVale Mall, Discovery Center Museum, Aldeen Golf Club and Rock Cut State Park. "We're excited to join the SureStay brand and open our doors in East Rockford," Hirpara said. "We look forward to welcoming guests to our convenient location, which is within proximity to some of Rockford's most exciting destinations. Our staff is eager to provide our guests with a stay they can be sure about."

ATLANTA-BASED EV Hotels, a new technology-centric hotel brand founded by Ken Patel, has partnered with Spanish firm CLERHP to construct a luxury resort in the new Larimar City & Resort project in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. The 400-room hotel will be built on an area of nearly eight acres, the company said in a statement. Larimar City & Resort will be on the Promenade on the Farrallón de Verón, which has a view of Punta Cana, said Leonardo Padron Hermes, CEO of Blacklions International Group, a company associated with CLERHP in the development of real estate projects in the Dominican Republic. The area includes restaurants, clubs, shops and an 18-hole golf course. "After many years of working behind the scenes to develop a hotel brand that both innovates and revolutionized the industry, it is truly rewarding to now see EV make an impact across the globe. And believe me, we are just getting started," Patel said. "Larimar City & Resort will be one of the best tourist attractions around the globe and our team at EV is excited to be part of this Smart-City. Growth doesn't come with a single action. It is the consequence of persistence, courage, and hard work. What we are accomplishing here is to create an experience that brings hospitality back and gives it life again. Innovation is a team sport."

The Park Inn by Radisson Florence is open in Florence, South Carolina. It is owned and operated by Ankit Patel and is one of the first new-build Park Inns in the U.S. The 60-room hotel is six miles from Florence Regional Airport and near the city's downtown. Nearby attractions include the Florence Center, Francis Marion University Beaver Creek Golf Club, Timrod Park, the Florence County Museum and Darlington Raceway. Amenities include an indoor pool, a patio with fire pit and a fitness center. Radisson Hotel Groups' new Safety Protocol program has been implemented at the hotel featuring increased sanitation to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The DoubleTree by Hilton Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows & Golf Course is now open in Front Royal, Virginia. The hotel, recently converted from the Holiday Inn Front Royal, is owned by Navika Group of Companies and managed by Blue Sky Hospitality Solutions Management Co. Real estate company Navika Group and Blue Sky management company both are led by Naveen Shah as president and CEO. Also, Haridas Kotahwala is chairman at Navika Group. The 124-room DoubleTree recently completed phase one of the multi-million conversion and features a new lobby, front desk and lobby level and guest room corridors. Additionally, all guest rooms were outfitted with digital key locks and received new mattresses and SMART TVs.

NEWCRESTIMAGE AND HOSPITALITY Capital Partners have acquired 11 hotels in seven states with a total of 1,551 rooms in a joint venture. Al Calhoun and Mark Fair at CBRE in Atlanta handled the transaction. The properties are 10 Courtyards and one Residence Inn in Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, according to NewcrestImage. Dallas-based NewcrestImage owns more than 70 hotels across the country with almost 8,000 rooms. Since its founding in 2013, the company has completed more than $3 billion in transactions involving almost 275 hotels with almost 30,000 hotel rooms in 130 communities across the country. "Our company has a strong appetite for solid investment opportunities," said Mehul Patel, NewcrestImage managing partner and CEO. "These properties and markets offer attractive potential for both profits and appreciation value." HCP and its principals Keith Mishkin and Primo Parmar have owned nearly 50 hotels in the western U.S., including The Saguaro Scottsdale in that Arizona city's historic Old Town area. Other projects include 25 golf courses through their associated company, Parks Legacy Project.

PEACHSTATE HOSPITALITY, LED by President and CEO Danny Patel, recently chose TPG Hotels & Resorts to manage its two Marriott-branded properties in Augusta, Georgia. These properties are the 124-room Residence Inn and the 88-room SpringHill Suites. "Our ongoing partnership with TPG continues to allow us to remain an active investor in the hospitality space through our development platform," said Ricky Raman, PeachState Hospitality's chief operating officer. "We are extremely impressed with TPG's operating expertise and capability to enhance both the top and bottom line, thereby increasing the value of our assets. We look forward to exploring additional opportunities to expand this partnership." The hotels are located near I-20 and I-520, providing access to local attractions like Fort Gordon, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta Museum of History, Morris Museum of Art, and Riverwalk Augusta. Both hotels have fitness centers and SpringHill Suites also has an indoor pool.

A JOINT VENTURE between U.S. investment firms KKR and The Baupost Group recently acquired 33 Marriott International hotels in the United Kingdom from a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Amante Capital, KKR's European hospitality platform, will manage the joint venture, with the properties remaining Marriott-branded, the companies said in a joint statement. The financial details of the deal remain undisclosed, but a Green Street News report estimated the transaction at around $1.16 billion or £900 million. The portfolio includes 33 full-service Marriott and Delta Hotels by Marriott in London and key regional cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Liverpool, the statement said. The 6,500-key portfolio, recently refurbished, features amenities for business and leisure, including conference venues, event spaces, golf and recreation facilities. The investment is part of KKR's European real estate strategy.

INDIA IS SET to have the most Trump Towers outside the U.S., with 10 projects planned for completion in the next six years, according to a recent media report. Tribeca Developers, the exclusive licensee of Trump-branded properties in India, plans additional launches, including residential, office and golf course properties, expected to generate approximately $1.75 billion in sales. Tribeca Developers, founded in 2012 by Kalpesh Mehta, is advised exclusively by Donald Trump Jr., executive vice president of The Trump Organization. The number of Trump Towers in India will grow from four all-residential high-rises in Mumbai, Pune, Gurgaon and Kolkata to 10 in six years, with new projects planned for Noida, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Pune. Mehta expects further growth following Trump's election victory, the Times of India reported.

ARCHER CAPITAL GROUP acquired the 65-key Homewood Suites by Hilton Augusta in Augusta, Georgia, from an institutional seller, according to Hunter Hotel Advisors. Miami-based Archer is led by CEO Bakul Sanghvi and Managing Principal Rahil Sanghvi. Mayank Patel, HHA's senior vice president, facilitated the transaction with terms undisclosed. "Mayank handled this transaction with utmost professionalism," Rahil Sanghvi said. "I want to thank all parties involved in the acquisition." The hotel is near Augusta National Golf Club and downtown Augusta, which offers dining, nightlife and attractions. Nearby are the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Eisenhower, Augusta University, the Medical College of Georgia and Doctors Hospital of Augusta. Amenities include a fitness center and an outdoor pool.

Red Roof Inn Del Rio in Del Rio, Texas, is now open after a $2 million renovation. The 100-room property is owned by Del Hospitality, led by Timirkumar Patel. The hotel is near downtown Del Rio, Laughlin Air Force Base, Val Verde Regional Medical Center, Amistad National Recreation Area, Plaza Del Sol Mall, Whitehead Memorial Museum, Val Verde Winery, Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site, San Felipe Natural Spring Park and San Felipe Springs Golf Course. Del Rio International Airport also is nearby. The pet-friendly hotel has a year-round outdoor pool and participates in RediRewards and Red Roof's RediClean program for guest and staff safety.