[' ', 'in', '1973,', 'Loews', 'Hotels', 'continued', 'to', 'expand', 'in', 'the', 'United', 'States', 'and', 'abroad,', 'opening', 'luxury.', 'hotels', 'in', 'two', 'important', 'cities', 'and', 'proceeding', 'with', 'projects', 'for', 'five', 'additional', 'luxury', 'hotels', 'in', 'Canada,', 'West', 'Germany,', 'Spain,', 'Monaco', 'and', 'Greece.', 'Loews', 'Hamburg', 'Plaza.in', 'Hamburg,', 'West', 'Germany;', 'opened', 'in', 'March', 'and', 'was', 'followed', 'by', 'Loews', "L'Enfant", 'Plaza', 'in', 'Washing-', 'ton,', 'D.C.', 'two', 'months', 'later:', 'The', 'newly', 'opened', 'hotels', 'brought', 'the', 'total', 'number', 'of', 'guest', 'rooms', 'in', 'the', 'Loews', 'chain', 'to', '5,089.', 'Present', 'projects', 'will', 'increase', 'the', 'number', 'of', 'Loews', 'Hotel', 'quest', 'tooms', 'to', 'over', '9,000', 'by', 'the', 'end', 'of', '1977.', 'Loews', 'Hamburg', 'Plaza,', 'the', 'first', 'Loews', 'hotel', 'on', 'the', 'European:continent,', 'complements', 'the', 'successful', 'loperation', 'of', 'the', 'luxury', 'Loews', 'Churchill', 'in', 'London:', 'Jn', 'selecting', 'Hamburg', 'for', 'its', 'first', '‘on-the-continent”', 'venture,', 'Loews', 'has', 'taken', 'advantage', 'of', 'an', 'opportunity', 'to', 'participate', 'in', 'the', 'growing', 'European', 'travel', 'and', 'meeting', 'business.', 'Loews', 'Hamburg', 'Piaza', 'adjoins', 'the', 'City', 'of', "Hamburg's", 'new', 'Congress', 'Hall|.which', 'is', 'expected', 'to', 'become', 'a', 'major', 'center', 'for', 'industrial', 'and', 'commercial', 'meetings.', 'Hamburg', 'is', 'one', 'of', "Europe's", 'majoriport', 'cities', 'and', 'an', 'importantimanufacturing', 'center.', 'In', 'planning', 'its', 'new', 'hotel', 'in', 'Hamburg,', 'Loews', 'recognized', 'that', 'Europeans', 'are', 'becoming', 'increasingly.', 'attuned', 'to', 'the', 'meeting', 'and', 'convention', 'concept,', 'and', 'will', 'respond', 'positively', 'to', 'a:modern', 'facility', 'technologically', 'equipped', 'to', 'meet', 'their', 'needs.', 'The', 'new', 'hotell', 'offers', 'Juxurious', 'facitities', 'for', 'dining,', '.entertain-', 'ment', 'and', 'relaxation,', 'while', 'also', 'providing', 'excellent', 'meeting', 'facilities', 'forall', 'size', 'groups..', 'Although', 'the', 'hotel', 'is', 'contemporary', 'in', 'design,', 'it', 'incorporates', 'astrong', 'feeling', 'for', 'the', 'local', 'sense', 'of', 'tradition.', 'Loews', 'L’Enfant', 'Piaza,', 'which', 'openediin', 'Washington,', 'D.C.', 'on', 'May.', '30,.1973,', 'has', '372', 'rooms', 'and', 'excellentifacilities', 'for', 'meetings', 'and', 'conventions.', 'Itis', 'located', 'at', 'the', 'heart', 'of', 'L’Enfant', 'Plaza,', 'one', 'of', 'the', "nation's", 'targest', 'Private', 'commercial', 'developments', 'with:an', 'underground', 'shopping', 'maii', 'of', 'over', '4G', 'shops,', 'restaurants,.a', 'theatre,', 'and', 'parking', 'for', '2,400', 'cars.', 'Loews', 'L’Enfant', 'Plaza', 'is', 'close', 'to', 'a', 'number', 'of', 'Government', 'agencies', 'including', 'the', 'Oepartment', 'of', 'Housing', 'and', 'Urban', 'Development,', 'Health,', 'Education', 'and', 'Welfare,', 'Loews', 'Hotels', 'and', 'services', 'are', 'expanding', 'in', 'the', 'United', 'States', 'and', 'abroad.', '1.', 'Loews', 'Hamburg', 'Plaza', 'opened', 'iMarch', '1973.', '2,', 'Loews', "L'Enlant", 'Plaza,', 'Washington,', '0.C.', 'opened.', 'May', '30;', '1973.', '3.', 'The', 'Regency', 'an', 'Park', 'Avenue', 'continues', 'to', 'enjoy', 'its', 'Premiere', 'role', 'among', 'fine', 'hotels.', '4,', 'Loews', 'Reserva-', 'lions', 'serves', '112', 'Loews', 'and', 'associated', 'notets.', '5.', 'Loews', 'Le', 'Concorde', 'mil', 'open', 'May', '1,', '1974', 'in', 'Quebec', 'City,', 'Canada.', 'the', 'National', 'Aeronautics', 'and', 'Space', 'Administration', 'and', 'such', 'private', 'organizations', 'as', 'AMTRAK.and', 'COMSAT.', 'The', 'hotel', 'is', 'also', 'within', 'walking', 'distance', 'of', 'the', 'Capitol:', 'The', 'Loews', 'reputation', 'for', 'management', 'expertise', 'was', 'a', 'major', 'factor', 'in', 'the', 'selection', 'of', 'Loews', 'to', 'operate', 'the', 'hotel', 'under', 'a', 'management', 'contract', 'with', 'ithe', "L'Enfant", 'Plaza', 'Corporation.', 'Between', '1974', 'and', 'the', 'end', 'of', '1977;', 'expansion:', 'of', 'Loews', 'hotels', 'will', 'take', 'place', 'in', 'cities', 'where', 'the', 'Loews', 'concept', 'of', 'service', 'and', 'sales', 'can', 'be', 'combined', 'with', 'ithe', 'needs', 'of', 'the', 'particular', 'market.', 'Loews', 'Le', 'Concorde', 'in', 'Quebec', 'City,', 'Canada,', 'is', 'scheduled', 'to', 'open', 'in', 'May', '1974', 'under', 'a', 'management', 'agreement:', 'Rising', '30', '~', 'stories', 'above', 'the', 'historic', 'Grande', 'Allee', 'at', 'Place', 'Montcalm,', 'the', 'duxury', 'Note', 'will‘have', '450', 'rooms.', 'The', "hotel's", 'architecture', 'combines', 'the', 'sophistication', 'ofthe', 'vieux', 'regime', 'with', 'a', 'bald,', 'contemporary', 'statement.', 'The', 'hotel', 'is', 'only:a:five-minute', 'walk', 'from', 'the', 'center', 'of', 'the', 'old', 'capita!', 'and', 'just', '20', 'minutes', 'from', ':Quebec', 'Airport.', 'Nearby.', 'are', 'many.', 'museums,', 'art', 'galleries,', 'cafes,', 'boutiques,', 'and', 'some', 'of', 'the', 'bestiski', 'resorts', 'in', 'the', 'Northeast.', 'Ue', 'Concorde', 'is', 'planned', 'to', 'appeal', 'ta', 'both', 'the', 'tourist', 'and', 'the', 'business', 'traveler,', 'offering', 'a', 'year-round', 'heated', 'swimming', 'pool,', 'seven', 'restaurants', 'andibars,', 'a', 'revolving', 'roof-top', 'restaurant', 'and', 'meeting', 'and', 'convention', 'facilities.', 'In', 'addition,', 'plans', 'are', 'progressing', 'for', 'Loews', 'to', 'manage', 'two', 'hotels', 'in', 'Montreal,', 'Canada.', 'The', 'larger', 'of', 'the', 'two', 'hotels,', 'containing', '900:', 'rooms.', 'will', 'rise', '48', '‘stories', 'above', 'the', 'heart', 'of', 'the', 'city', 'near', 'Dominion', 'Square.', 'Loews', 'other', 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