The document provides an overview of global hotel investment and development news in 2013. Some of the key deals and trends discussed include Chesapeake Lodging closing on a Hyatt Place in NYC for $76.2 million, investors being bullish on Asia development and emerging Asian markets, Starwood's plan to unload $3 billion in hotels, and technology expenditures for hotels trending upward. Foreign investors were also active with deals in markets like India, Indonesia, and Africa.

1. Global Year in Review
IHIF Hotel Investment News

2. $325M Milford Hotel Deal
Reflects Growing Appeal of Hotel Investments

3. Chesapeake Lodging Closes
on NYC Hyatt Place for $76.2M

4. Denver’s KSL Buys UK’s Malmaison

5. Foreign Investors Ready to Enter Myanmar

6. India Pushing Hotel Investment Aggressively

7. 12 New Investors to Flock to Indonesia

8. IHG Sells London Park Lane for $457M

9. Hotel Investors Bullish on Asia Development

10. JLLH: Asia’s Emerging Markets Primed for Investors

11. Starwood's Plan to Unload $3B in Hotels

12. Starwood Optimistic for Europe Development

13. South Florida Upgrading Hotels

14. Africa’s Western Cape Sees Investment Surge

15. Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Sells for $44M

16. Investors Seek Safety in Germany

17. Brand Expansion in India Goes Via Conversion

18. REITs Make Big Play in Washington, DC

19. Germany’s Union Investment
Launches Budget/Mid-Scale Fund

20. Technology Expenditures Trend Upward

21. Hersha Acquires Hyatt Union Square for $101M

22. Blackstone Buys Hyatt Regency Waikiki for $450M

23. Sunstone Buys Boston Park Plaza for $250M

24. Debt Loosens for New Hotel Construction

25. Hilton Garden Inn Launching in China For
Business Travelers

26. Demand Outpacing China’s Room Supply

27. Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg Sells for $145M

28. Hot Miami Market
Expected to Hit $750M in Deals in 2013

29. 42 Hotels in Spain’s Pipeline

30. Summit Closes $170M Marriott Deal

31. At NYU Conference, Industry Optimism Abounds

32. Investor Appetite Sparks Demand for Luxury Asian Hotels

33. Marriott Bringing AC Hotels Brand to Americas

34. Trump Wins Right to Convert D.C.’s Old Post Office

35. Omni Buys Five KSL Properties

36. PKF: 2014 Occupancy to be Highest Since 1997

37. Ashford Spins Off High-RevPAR Hotels into REIT

38. China’s Richest Man Eyes $1bln NYC Build

39. Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Sells For $205M

40. The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco Sells for $161M

41. Kimpton Into Caribbean for First Time

42. New York’s Central Park South Sells for $650M

43. Investment in Asia Pacific Soars in 2013

44. Hyatt Enters All-Inclusive Space

45. Ritz-Carlton, Ft. Lauderdale Sells For Just $66M

46. Q2 Earnings Show Continued Growth

47. LaSalle Buys Two San Francisco Hotels

48. Pritzker Buys Remaining Stake of Commune Hotels

49. Pinnacle Clears Hurdle to Buy
Pinnacle Entertainment for $2.8 Billion

50. Taiwan Becomes the Next Investment Hotspot

51. Istanbul Leads European Development

52. Korean Group Buys For Seasons Sydney for $300M

53. Hyatt Buying Peabody Orlando for $717M

54. Hotel CapEx Levels Break Records in 2013

55. Dubai World Sells Stake on Fontainebleau

56. Playa Hotels Completes Buy of
Former Jamaica Ritz-Carlton

57. André Balazs Sells Majority Stake in Standard Brand

58. Private Equity Continues Love Affair With Hotels

59. India Gov’t Invites Japan to Invest in Budget Hotel Sector

60. China’s Hotel Market Causes Dissent Between Operators
And Investors

61. Airbnb Hires Joie de Vivre Founder Conley

62. Marcus & Millichap File for $103M IPO

63. Bill Gates’ Investment Arm Buys Four Seasons Houston

64. REIT Pays $148M for Viceroy New York

65. Thailand Expects Major Investment in 2014

66. Myanmar Gov’t Invites Foreign Investors To Hotel
Zone Project

67. IHG Bullish on Germany

68. Kerzner Banks on
China’s Hainan Island for Comeback

69. Rosewood Back in London Market

70. Hotel Sales Hit Five-Year High in Ireland

71. Luxury Brands Move Into China’s Secondary Cities

72. STR: Q3 Numbers Overall Positive

73. Jumeirah Group Raises $1.4 bln Toward Expansion

74. Extended Stay America IPOs

75. Marriott Acquires Protea Hotel Group

76. Prudential Provides $165M for Waldorf Hilton London

77. China’s Greenland Holding to Invest in South Korea
Development

78. Bill Gates’ Cascade Buys Four Seasons Atlanta

79. Execs Talk Rates, OTAs at NATHIC

80. Accor’s New CEO Redefines Growth Path

81. Foreign Investment in Australia Hits High

82. Dubai’s Atlantis Resort Sold

83. Hilton Plans Lifestyle Brand for 2014

84. Hilton IPOs

85. Starwood Sells Warsaw’s Hotel Bristol

86. Gates’ Cascade Buys Four Seasons Punta Mita for $200M

87. Shangri-La to Invest $115M on Myanmar Project

88. New York’s Barclay Sells for $240M

89. Hotel Sales in Singapore Signal Health of Japanese
Investment

90. CWI Pays $139M for Renaissance Chicago

91. Westin Singapore Sells for Record Price

92. Marriott Sells 3 Edition Hotels

93. Google Expands Hotel Business

94. Starwood Strikes Deal for Australia Hotels

95. Miami’s Shore Club Sells for $175 Million

96. European Hotels Set Up for Healthy 2014

97. Starwood Capital Acquires UK’s Four Pillars

98. Dubai’s Ruler Eases Construction Rules

99. Starwood Sells St. Regis Bal Harbour for $213M

100. Marriott Pays $186M for Africa’s Protea Hospitality

101. Ashford Buys Sofitel Chicago Water Tower for $153M

102. Rocco Forte’s Lowry Hotel Hits the Market for $66M

103. Rockbridge Adds Aqua Waikiki Hotel

104. Marriott Sells Renaissance Barcelona for $105M

105. Swiss Fund Acquires Brazil’s Hotel Gloria

106. RLJ Lodging Buys 10-Hotel Hyatt Portfolio

107. Four Seasons Outside Dallas Changes Hands for $150M

108. Novotel Times Square Sells for $273 Million

109. Zecha and JV Partner Acquire Amanresorts

110. La Quinta Files $100M IPO

111. IHG Sells SF’s Mark Hopkins for $120 Million

112. Carlson Launches Brand for Millennials

113. New York’s Standard Hotel Sells for $400 Million

114. Moscow Hotel Market Poised to Double

115. Arabtec Construction to Build Red Sea Astrarium

116. Five New Travelodge Hotels to Open in London

117. Louvre Hotels Group to Open 16 African Hotels

118. Scandic Acquires Rica Hotels