Business Traveler, Dec/Jan 2021
D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 0 J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 b u s i n e s s t r a v e l e r u s a c o m 7 U P F R O N T RADISSON BLU TORONTO The first Radisson Blu in Canada has opened in downtown Toronto Originally the Radisson Admiral Toronto Harborfront the 157 room property has undergone extensive renovation Amenities include a 24 hour grab and go market a lounge and more than 12000 square feet of meeting space An on site restaurant is scheduled to open in 2021 radisson com FOUR SEASONS SAN FRANCISCO Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero has opened the brands second in the city The renovated 155 room property formerly the Lowes Regency takes up the top 11 floors of the 48 story 345 California Center building It offers a fitness center and a street level restaurant is set to open in 2021 fourseasons com Property Pipeline and Openings LE MERIDIEN ST LOUIS Le Meridien has opened in St Louis neighboring suburb of Clayton The hotel which has 268 rooms was formerly a Sheraton The property has undergone a multi million dollar renovation and features local art and over 17000 square feet of meeting space Amenities include a fitness center a bar and restaurant and an openair pool deck on the third floor marriott com CROWNE PLAZA SYDNEY The 152 room Crowne Plaza Sydney Darling Harbor has opened near Barangaroo and the International Convention Center Each room features floor to ceiling windows work desks king beds and spacious bathrooms Amenities include a heated rooftop pool 24 hour fitness center and three food and beverage venues ihg com CENTURION LOUNGE AT JFK OPENS American Express has unveiled its newest Centurion Lounge at New Yorks JFK airport At over 15000 square feet its the largest in the Centurion network The two story facility is located just beyond the TSA checkpoints to the left of the escalators that take passengers downstairs to the gate level American Express had closed all its Centurion lounges in March due to COVID 19 restrictions but has recently begun reopening them in phases In addition to JFK the lounge at Las Vegas McCarran is being expanded and the one at New York LaGuardia is moving into a new space nearly doubling in size Future lounges are also planned for Denver and London Heathrow thecenturionlounge com IHGs Hotel Indigo Expands Hotel Indigo the boutique hotel brand from InterContinental Hotels Group is continuing its global expansion in 2020 with the opening of 14 new properties in the US Japan Italy Cyprus UK and the latest addition in Dubai This year the brand opened four US properties in Detroit Tallahassee FL Rochester MN and Spokane WA Globally additions to the portfolio this year included Larnaca Cyprus Verona Italy Hakone Japan Dubai and Bath in the UK Next year IHG will debut the boutique brand in Adelaide Australia ihg com
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