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Miami Hotels Cut Spa Prices To $109 As World Cup Crowds Fade

Miami Hotels Cut Spa Prices to $109 as World Cup Crowds Fade

More than 30 spas across Miami-Dade County cut their treatment menus to fixed prices of $109, $159 and $199 through August 31, 2026, as hotels try to fill rooms in the weeks after the World Cup left town. The program, called Miami Spa Months, arrives after match-day hotel occupancy across the market averaged just 24% during the tournament despite an estimated 500,000 visitors passing through the city in June and July. Key Takeaways More than 30 Miami-Dade spas offer fixed prices of $109, $159 and $199 through August 31, 2026 under the Miami Spa Months program. Match-day hotel occupancy during Miami’s seven World Cup matches averaged only 24%, and 45% of local hotels projected a shortfall against forecast. An estimated

Waldorf Astoria Miami Beach Takes Over 2201 Collins Avenue After W South Beach Shuts Down August 20

Waldorf Astoria Miami Beach Takes Over 2201 Collins Avenue After W South Beach Shuts Down August 20

The W South Beach at 2201 Collins Avenue closed on August 20, ending the property’s nearly two-decade run under the Marriott flag and clearing the way for a full conversion into Waldorf Astoria Miami Beach. Reuben Brothers, which acquired the 20-story oceanfront hotel for $425 million in 2024, expects to reopen the 348-suite property under Hilton management in winter 2027. Key Takeaways The W South Beach closed on August 20, 2026, terminating its affiliation with Marriott and beginning a renovation that will convert the 348-suite property into Waldorf Astoria Miami Beach under a management agreement with Hilton London-based Reuben Brothers acquired the property in October 2024 for $425 million from RFR Realty and Tricap, marking South Florida’s largest hospitality transaction

Tom Garfinkel Steps Down Miami Dolphins CEO 2026

Tom Garfinkel Steps Down as Miami Dolphins President and CEO After 13-Year Tenure That Transformed the Franchise Into a Global Sports Enterprise

Tom Garfinkel announced on August 4 that he is stepping away from his role as president and CEO of the Miami Dolphins, ending a 13-year tenure during which the organization evolved from a single NFL franchise into one of the most commercially diversified sports and entertainment businesses in professional sports. Garfinkel will remain with the organization as Vice Chairman of the Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium and as Managing Partner of the Miami Grand Prix. Simultaneously, owner Stephen M. Ross introduced Ross Sports & Entertainment, a newly structured entity that consolidates the Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Grand Prix, the Miami Open tennis tournament, and the Precision Drive Club under one corporate umbrella, with Daniel Sillman named as its