In-store
June 4, 2012
By Rachel Lamb
Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury Collection recently finished the $25 million facelift of its Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, Spain, likely an effort to increase traffic and grow its European property portfolio.
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