The new addition to Accor’s MGallery portfolio, Domaine de la Reine Margot Paris Issy provides a sanctuary within a historic estate of Issy-les-Moulineaux, close to Paris. This 17th-century site has been redesigned by the Society of Priests of Saint-Sulpice alongside Wilmotte & Associés architecture firm and Accor. A historic transformation Also known as the ‘Margot’, as the former … [Read more...]
Loan deal backs greener hotels
Australian hotel investment group Pro-invest has agreed a green loan with Aareal Bank, refinancing a portfolio of five Holiday Inn Express properties across Australia. The arrangement refinances Holiday Inn Express properties in Brisbane, Adelaide city centre, Melbourne Southbank, Newcastle and Sydney airport, and is Aareal’s largest green loan to date for a hotel portfolio in Asia Pacific. The … [Read more...]
Versatile toilet designs
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Choice Hotels’ Sleep Inn reveals design details of Scenic Dreams prototype
The redesign has been developed in collaboration with developers, owners and operators to increase guests’ likelihood to stay and maintain low build and operating costs while delivering a unique midscale experience. Benefiting owners and operators The latest prototype for this lifestyle brand known for its modern, nature-inspired design features redesigned guest rooms and common areas that have … [Read more...]
Hyatt grows Asia presence
Hyatt has revealed plans to open eight hotels across India and Southwest Asia in 2024, timing its growth to meet the upturn in post-pandemic travel across the region. The openings will feature its Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place and Hyatt Centric brands. The group has been building momentum in India, where Hyatt aims to grow the coverage of its lifestyle and luxury brands. It recently opened a hotel in … [Read more...]
HSH pauses for breath
With hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, the company saw 2023 as a year of recovery, as the Chinese authorities opened up travel after the pandemic, from February. But these three properties are still lagging their performance compared with years prior to the pandemic, due to a lack of international travellers from Western countries. Two hotel projects completed But creating the milestone … [Read more...]
Forest Group’s Silent Strength: Advanced Hospitality Roller Carrier
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IHG’s Atwell Suites opens first Texas property
Atwell Suites Austin Airport is the brand’s first conversion property and one that brings a new kind of all-suite accommodation to the area, which is also close to Downtown Austin. A milestone property The third U.S. open property for the brand, the 80-key Atwell Suites Austin Airport provides an extended stay accommodation option that’s ideal for both business and leisure travellers. This hotel’s … [Read more...]
Greece welcomes growth of brands
The Greek hotel market is undergoing a transformation, as it shifts from a family-owned, package-led business into a more dynamic market similar to other European hotel markets along the Mediterranean. That transformation is seeing a new breed of professional investors looking to update and expand the country’s hotel offering, at the same time encouraging more international brands to grow their … [Read more...]
Wyndham builds momentum in Asia Pacific
The ramp up follows a successful 2023 for the group, during which it opened 158 hotels across the region, and signed 222 more into its growth pipeline. Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti kept up the pace in early March, signing no less than 27 new hotel agreements during a four day visit to the region and adding upcoming hotels in countries including Greater China, Thailand and Cambodia. New country … [Read more...]
Wellness Travel: Life Fitness’ Strategies to Transform Your Hotel’s Appeal
In 2024, the travel industry is witnessing a resurgence, with both business and leisure tourism expected to reach pre-2019 levels. As the competition heats up to attract travelers, particularly in the realm of wellness travel, it’s crucial for hoteliers to understand and cater to the evolving needs of their guests. Wellness Travel: A Priority Across the Board Research indicates that wellness is a … [Read more...]
The Set Collection introduces DEOS Mykonos as latest member
Set on a hilltop overlooking Mykonos town, DEOS takes on a contemporary Cycladic aesthetic and draws on the Mykonos essence for its wellness and culinary concepts. Island connection Opening this spring as a part of The Set Collection, DEOS Mykonos is crafted by the Daktylides family, who established their hospitality portfolio Myconian Collection in 1979, to stay rooted in the island’s … [Read more...]
Accor broadens European coverage
Accor will be launching a series of new hotels in 2024, as it looks to expand the brands in its Premium, Midscale & Economy division. The division, established in the last year as the company was reorganised by segment, already has around 3,000 hotels across Europe in more than 40 countries. And its current pipeline will add more than 350 hotels with 45,000 rooms, across the combined Europe … [Read more...]
Centara heads for the top table
Thai hotel group Centara has declared 2024 will be a momentous year for its business, as it gets busy working through an ambitious development strategy, heading towards its target of joining the top 100 global hotel operators by 2027. The new impetus comes following the pandemic, and after Centara celebrated 40 years in business, during 2023. The fundamental strength of the business was underlined … [Read more...]
First Tribe Hotel in Germany
A premiere for the hotel industry in Germany. The lifestyle brand Ennismore opened its first hotel in Baden-Baden under the Tribe brand in 2023. The interior design and storytelling were developed by Studio Aisslinger (Berlin). The five-storey hotel has 136 rooms, which are operated by the Chocolate on the Pillow Group. Appeared first on: tophotel.news … [Read more...]
Hilton buys Graduate Hotels
Hilton has agreed to acquire the Graduate Hotels brand, adding a new lifestyle offering to its portfolio. The hotel giant will pay USD210m for Graduate, taking on 33 operational hotels, and two pipeline properties. With Hilton’s backing, the Graduate brand is set to grow internationally and has the potential, Hilton believes, to build into a global brand of up to 500 hotels. Currently there are 31 … [Read more...]
Asia milestone for IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG is celebrating the milestone of opening more than 1,000 hotels across Asia Pacific. The achievement comes after a busy year of openings across the region, as the group looks to continue growing its presence across its many brands. Of the total, more than 700 properties are in Greater China, where IHG has been present for many years, even launching China-specific brands to suit local … [Read more...]
Minor Hotels to develop a new Anantara resort in Zanzibar
The new resort is expected to launch in 2027 with a collection of luxury villas and suites, as many as six restaurants and bars, a spa, and multiple pools. Growth across Africa Minor Hotels, and the Anantara brand, have been selected by the owning company, Dubai-based Infinity Group, to manage this new resort, which is currently under development. Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Hotels and Group … [Read more...]
The Leinster opens as Dublin’s first hotel in the luxury lifestyle category
The Leinster is located just off Merrion Square, among the art galleries, design studios and museums at the heart of Georgian Dublin. A new lifestyle hub Making its debut this month, Dublin’s new destination hotel, The Leinster, is now welcoming guests into its 55 stylish rooms and suites, and public spaces including the Jean – Georges rooftop restaurant and The Collins Club. The latest addition … [Read more...]
Hilton builds residence brand
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Hostel group plans next phase of growth
European hostel group a&o has committed a further EUR500m to expanding its portfolio of city centre properties. The company has committed to significant further growth, as it looks forward to opening an additional hostel in Florence, Italy in summer 2024. Conversion plans Founder and CEO Oliver Winter sees opportunities for the company to develop new hostels by converting office and retail … [Read more...]
Minor Hotels to introduce Avani brand to the Netherlands
The 163-key property will provide a contemporary canal-side retreat, drawing on Dutch history and art, for both business and leisure travellers. A culturally rich location The global hospitality group operating over 540 hotels across 56 countries, Minor Hotels, is debuting its Avani Hotels & Resorts brand in the Netherlands with the upcoming opening of this hotel, set apart by its sleek glass … [Read more...]
Saudis beat tourism growth target
Saudi Arabia has hit a landmark of welcoming 100 million tourists in 2023, as it marches towards its Vision 2030 destination, which will massively transform its economy as it scales up its tourism offer. The achievement is all the more remarkable as the 100 million visitor target was achieved seven years ahead of its original aspiration. In place of the original target, the country is now aiming … [Read more...]
Premier Inn pushes ahead
Whitbread, owner of the Premier Inn and Hub hotel brands, has revealed it added eleven hotels to its UK and Ireland portfolio during its most recent financial year, ending February 2024. The openings come as the group continues to launch and sign up additional developments in the UK and Ireland, and also in Germany where it is expanding its market presence too. In the UK, it has a medium … [Read more...]
IRIS Mobile Ordering selected by Kimpton Overland Hotel Atlanta Airport to boost the room service experience
IRIS, a global market leader in digital F&B ordering, guest directory and concierge solutions for hotels and restaurants, has been selected by Kimpton Overland Hotel Atlanta Airport, to elevate its room service operations with mobile dining, offering guests a more convenient and expedited F&B ordering experience. The sleek and modern hotel, which is part of IHG Hotels and Resorts and … [Read more...]
Sweden to welcome first property from Ruby Hotels
Ruby’s upcoming Stockholm hotel will combine accommodation built on the brand’s Lean Luxury philosophy with public areas and a restaurant making it a new hotspot for the city. Entry to Scandinavia Expected to open in spring 2026, this new Ruby Hotel will provide an exciting new accommodation option at the heart of Stockholm’s Kungsholmen island. The Ruby Group is embarking on this project in … [Read more...]
IHG adds to Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision
InterContinental Hotels is to add two more hotels to its Middle Eastern pipeline. The group has signed to open an InterContinental and a Regent hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The hotels join a growing roster of hospitality project commitments across Saudi Arabia, as the country looks to substantially grow its tourism sector under its Vision 2030 plan. The new hotels will be developed within the … [Read more...]
numa pushes ahead with European growth
The acceleration comes after a busy 2023, when the group expanded its portfolio to more than EUR2bn of property under management. By February 2024, it had 5,850 units in 32 cities, across 14 European countries, following market entry into France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.New additions to the team include Carmine Tobiello, director for real estate in Iberia; Fredrik … [Read more...]
Kaldewei “Bath[o]philia” at the Fuorisalone Milan, Design District, Via Durini 24
The exclusive bathroom manufacturer Kaldewei will once again cause a stir with a spectacular presentation at the Fuorisalone 2024 from 15 to 21 April in Milan. Together with the Frankfurt interior label e15 and the celebrated British designer Bethan Laura Wood, Kaldewei invites you to the Casa Flash Art in the Palazzo Durini at the heart of the vibrant design metropolis. At this premium location … [Read more...]
Deutsche Hospitality rebrands
German hotel group Deutsche Hospitality has officially rebranded, aligning it with the name of its Chinese parent company. The announcement of the new H World International comes as the group reveals it is already acting on plans to take more of the Deutsche brands into new international markets. Deutsche was acquired by Chinese group H World, which is listed on the US stock market, shortly prior … [Read more...]
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