{"id":208426,"date":"2026-03-17T16:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/208426\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:01:07","slug":"latest-news-highline-acquires-in-dallas-hyatt-adds-in-santa-monica-leelu-dives-into-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/208426\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest news: Highline acquires in Dallas; Hyatt adds in Santa Monica; Leelu dives into wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"headline\">Breaking<br \/>\nnews about deals, development, data and more. <\/p>\n<p>Highline<br \/>\nacquires in Dallas. Birmingham, Alabama-based Highline Hospitality Partners has acquired the<br \/>\n397-key Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center from an undisclosed seller<br \/>\nfor an undisclosed amount, marking the company\u2019s second acquisition in the last<br \/>\nmonth. Plano, Texas-based Avion Hospitality will manage the hotel. The hotel<br \/>\nopened in 1983 and has been institutionally owned and maintained with ongoing<br \/>\ncapital investment in recent years. Highline plans to pursue targeted<br \/>\nrenovations in the coming years, with a focus on meeting space upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Hyatt<br \/>\nadds in Santa Monica. Hyatt Hotels Corp. said that the 84-key The Georgian, an oceanfront hotel in<br \/>\nSanta Monica, California, has joined The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. The<br \/>\nhotel, built in the 1930s, underwent a 2023 restoration by owner and operator<br \/>\nSanta Monica-based JB Hotel Group.<\/p>\n<p>Leela<br \/>\nacquires first wellness resort. Mumbai-based The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, has<br \/>\nacquired an ultra-luxury resort in Coorg for a reported 5.7 billion Indian<br \/>\nrupees ($61.7 million). This marks the brand&#8217;s entry into wellness-anchored<br \/>\nhospitality. The 71 all-villa property, set within 76 acres near Madikeri and<br \/>\nsurrounded by coffee and spice plantations, will be unveiled as The Leela Coorg<br \/>\nForest Sanctuary later this year. The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary features four<br \/>\nF&amp;B venues and a 27,000 sq. ft. wellness center as well as a seven-acre<br \/>\nlake. Backed by the Brookfield Group, The Leela operates 14 properties across<br \/>\nIndia&#8217;s premier leisure and business destinations.<\/p>\n<p>West Dallas hotel sells.\u00a0Dallas-based Atlantic Hotel Group has sold the 103-key The Residence Inn Dallas at The Canyon in West Dallas to a private investment group doing business as Jean Valjean LLC for an undisclosed amount. The extended-stay hotel was built in 2018. Marcus &amp; Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer.<\/p>\n<p>Wyndham<br \/>\ngrowth for Trademark. Wyndham Hotels &amp; Resorts now has more than 100 hotels open in the U.S. for<br \/>\nits Trademark Collection by Wyndham brand. Wyndham said the soft brand has doubled the size of its domestic portfolio in the last five years.<br \/>\nGlobally, the brand has grown to nearly 350 hotels with more than 100 hotels in<br \/>\nthe pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Red Roof<br \/>\ngrowth in 2025. Columbus, Ohio-based Red Roof said it has increased market share, with The Red<br \/>\nCollection portfolio leading the way with a 2% gain, and Red Roof Inn gaining<br \/>\n1.1%. The company said it has a pipeline of 3,500 new rooms and new hotel<br \/>\nexecutions increased 35% year-over-year in 2025. Red Roof said it launched new<br \/>\nSMS texting technology with Sojern across all of its more than 700 properties,<br \/>\nwhich improved internal quality metrics and increased social scores.<\/p>\n<p>Penn<br \/>\nopening in Ohio. Wyomissing, Pennsylvania-based Penn Entertainment is opening the 203-key Hollywood Casino Columbus in Ohio on June 12. The complex will feature<br \/>\na 160,000 sq. ft. gaming facility with slot machines, table games, a retail<br \/>\nsportsbook and the largest poker room in Ohio, according to Penn. The facility<br \/>\nincludes five F&amp;B venues and more than 16,000 sq. ft. of multi-purpose<br \/>\nbanquet and event space.<\/p>\n<p>Dalata<br \/>\nadds in London. Dalata Hotel Group will open its seventh hotel in London, the 370-key Maldron<br \/>\nHotel Kensington, in 2029. The hotel will be situated in a converted<br \/>\noffice building adjacent to Olympia London, which is currently undergoing a<br \/>\nmulti-million-pound overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>Zedwell<br \/>\nconverts in Oxford. London-based Zedwell is converting the Oxenford House in Oxford as part of the<br \/>\ncompany\u2019s U.K. expansion. This builds on the momentum of last year\u2019s<br \/>\nlaunch of the world\u2019s largest capsule hotel within the London Pavilion at<br \/>\nPiccadilly Circus, alongside the recent opening of Zedwell Underground Park<br \/>\nLane, the brand\u2019s second subterranean hotel in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>Aimbridge<br \/>\nEMEA adds in the UK. Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA has added the 83-key Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel<br \/>\nand Spa in the U.K. to its management portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Corinthia<br \/>\nadds in China. London-based<br \/>\nCorinthia Hotels is partnering with ShiLong Industry Co and The Geminus Group<br \/>\nto develop the 150-key Corinthia Chengdu, along with 60 branded residences. Slated<br \/>\nto open in 2032, the project will occupy a new 225-meter mixed-use tower in the<br \/>\nChengdu high-tech South Central Activity Zone.<\/p>\n<p>YY Group launches robotics trial. Singapore-based YY Group Holding Ltd. has launched a robotics pilot program in Las Vegas, Nevada, to begin testing hospitality and security robots in collaboration<br \/>\nwith a local Las Vegas robotics company. The pilot program is expected to run<br \/>\nfor approximately one year, with the goal of evaluating how robotics solutions<br \/>\ncan improve operational efficiency, service delivery and security across<br \/>\nhospitality environments. If the pilot program proves successful, YY Group said<br \/>\nthe initiative may lead to additional robotics deployments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breaking news about deals, development, data and more. Highline acquires in Dallas. 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