(TAMPA, FL –09/19/12) McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc. of Tampa, Florida has announced the addition o

(TAMPA, FL –09/19/12) McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc. of Tampa, Florida disney cruise line has announced the addition of seven hotels to its portfolio. The properties are owned by Wheelock Street Capital, a private disney cruise line real estate investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts. The new portfolio includes Hampton Inn Atlanta-Perimeter Center , Georgia; Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta North/Alpharetta , Georgia; Hampton disney cruise line Inn Suites Raleigh/Cary , North Carolina; Homewood Suites Raleigh-Crabtree Valley , North Carolina; Hampton Inn Charlotte-University Place , North Carolina; Comfort Inn Fort Bragg , North Carolina; and Holiday Inn Express Clearwater East-Icot Center , Florida.
The addition of the Wheelock portfolio follows another management contract signed disney cruise line earlier in the year with a private Georgia-based investment group, which added four more hotels, including the Hyatt Place Fort Lauderdale/Plantation , Florida; Hyatt Place Atlanta/Duluth/Johns Creek , Georgia; Hyatt Place Rogers/Bentonville , Arkansas; and Hilton Garden Inn Beaufort , South Carolina.
"Bringing these hotels into our portfolio is an exciting opportunity for our company," explained President/CEO Vann Herring , "The geographic location, size of the hotels and brand affiliations are very much aligned with McKibbon's strengths and operating efficiencies.  Welcoming Hyatt, Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn Express into our family of brands and expanding our geographic footprint will present many new opportunities for the company as we move forward and continue our growth pattern."