Originally Posted by bhrubin

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As for your list of cities, many are not cities that should be or will be priorities. St. Regis will be most appropriate in legendary resort locations and in leading financial center cities where higher end business travel demand can be met. Those are not always in the USA. In fact, only Los Angeles, Chicago, and maybe Boston would be global priorities. The true priorities will be global financial centers like London (rumors for the former US Embassy to become a St. Regis), Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, etc. I'm sure other high end resort destinations will be considered, too. The most recent addition of the Maldives showcases that...

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Sorry...but Naples, Portland, Key West, Austin, Detroit, Portland are hardly priorities for a global brand like St. Regis. There's never going to be a St. Regis in Key West...or most likely in Detroit or Portland, either.