From hotel openings to product spotlights to everything in between, we collate the top 10 most read stories on Hotel Designs this week…
1. HOTEL GROUP SPOTLIGHT: RADISSON BLU
Unique architecture and interiors, combined with a rich history and heritage, form the foundations of these eight hotels within the upscale Radisson Blu collection, which are located in some of Europe’s most popular, dynamic and stylish cities.
2. INTERCONTINENTAL HONG KONG TO UNDERGO A MAJOR RENOVATION
InterContinental Hong Kong is expected to close for a major renovation in the first quarter of 2019, with the entire renovation taking 12-16 months.
3. HISTORIC AMES BOSTON HOTEL REVEALS NEW LUXURY DESIGN
Glen Coben, of NYC-based architecture & design firm, Glen and Co. Architecture has just finished the renovation and redesign of the 1893, Ames Boston Hotel, and the restaurant inside, Cultivar, taking the building’s original architecture and redesigning it to merge the past, present and future.
4. HOTEL SUMMIT TO RETURN IN 2018
Forum Events is delighted to announce the return of the Hotel Summit in 2018. Hotel Designs is a proud partner of the event, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year.
5. HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ARRIVES IN TUXPAN, MEXICO
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Tuxpan hotel in Veracruz, Mexico.
6. MATEUS BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN GOA CONVERTED
A heritage-listed Portuguese mansion built in 1879 has recently been renovated into a high-end boutique hotel in Panjim, located in the centre of Goa.
7. NIU SETTLES IN MANNHEIM WITH A NEW OPENING
Mannheim proudly presents its new project of the coming year. The NOVUM Hotel Group, together with the project developer GBl AG, is planning a Millennial brand niu hotel on Seckenheimer street near the historic city centre.
8. MANDARIN ORIENTAL ENTERS SOUTH AMERICA WITH HOTEL SANTIAGO
Hotel Santiago has opened under Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group management, following the Group’s announcement in May.
9. MILLENNIUM HILTON NEW YORK ONE UN PLAZA ANNOUNCED
Hilton has announced that ONE UN New York will join the Hilton network as Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza on August 30 as Hilton Hotels & Resorts’ seventh local property.
10. 5-STAR HOTEL ARRIVES IN PARRAMATTA WITH SKYE HOTEL SUITES
SKYE Hotel Suites Parramatta opens its doors this week, bringing unrivalled urban luxury to Sydney’s West. The highly-anticipated opening sees Crown Group lead the charge into Parramatta’s 5-star hotel market, elevating the suburb into Sydney’s second CBD.
