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New hotels proposed for Kissimmee: City aims to boost tourism

New hotels proposed for Kissimmee: City aims to boost tourism

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Two more proposals are competing to build hotels in Kissimmee on city land.

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The city of Kissimmee got those from a pair of undisclosed bidders ahead of a Feb. 17 deadline. They join an earlier proposal from Cape Canaveral-based Kissimmee Place Development Group Inc. at Kissimmee Gateway Airport and on city-owned land near the Toho Square Garage.

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The open bid process came after Kissimmee Place in December pitched both a 122-room, 60,000-square-foot Hyatt Studios hotel at the airport and a 300-room Hyatt Kissimmee Place hotel with a 30,000-square-foot conference center downtown.

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