Hotel Designs Hotel DesignsMarriott International has announced the opening of two new properties in Dubai to kick start the expansion of its ever growing pipeline across the Middle East and Africa. The two properties carry the company’s signature brand, Marriott Hotels, as well as its upscale serviced apartments brand, Marriott Executive Apartments, which are situated in close proximity to Dubai’s MEA Al Jaddaf…
read moreHVS Hodges Ward Elliott is pleased to announce that acting on behalf of Marriott International, it has successfully arranged the sale of Marriott International’s interests in the Renaissance Barcelona Hotel to an affiliate of the Qatar Armed Forces Investment Portfolio (QAFIP) for around €78 million. Marriott International will continue to operate the hotel under a long-term management contract. The 211-room…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has recently announced that its Le Méridien brand will soon add Indianapolis to its rapidly growing North American portfolio. Le Méridien Indianapolis will debut in November 2014 following a $9.5 million renovation of The Historic Canterbury Hotel, a landmark property in the heart of downtown. Owned by Rockbridge and managed by Azul Hospitality, Le…
read moreFour Seasons Hotel Milano has unveiled a beautiful new look for its celebrated Fashion and Royal Suites as part of its ongoing room refurbishment project.Renovated in collaboration with interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, both suites were designed with the idea of creating unparalleled luxury spaces, characterised by a defined look and feel. Located in the Hotel’s casa ringhiera wing, the suites…
read moreTravelodge has recently announced that it will be adding an additional nine rooms to its Aberdeen Central Justice Mill Lane Travelodge hotel (which currently has 119 rooms), by converting an adjacent, vacant retail unit. To help to meet the growing demand for good quality, low cost budget accommodation in the city, in addition to these extra rooms, Travelodge is also…
read moreMarriott International has opened a luxurious ski and spa hotel under its signature brand, Marriott Hotels, at the heart of the new Gorky Gorod ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana. The five-star Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana Hotel is ideally positioned at the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains within walking distance of world-class ski slopes. The hotel is operated by an affiliate…
read more• Gross revenue for the year up 2.8% to €11.5 billion. • Solid growth in all key markets during 2013, with Group revenue up 2.7% like-for-like and down 2.0% as reported. • Revenue from owned and leased hotels up 1.5%. • Revenue from management and franchise fees up 14.7%. • Strong increase of the fourth-quarter revenue: up 3.4% like-for-like and…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group, (IHG) announces the opening of the newly renovated Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Bloomington – West located a short distance from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America. With 23 other Holiday Inn Express hotels in Minnesota, the 159-room newly renovated hotel is one of the largest Holiday Inn Express® hotels in Minnesota,…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has signed a franchise agreement with Hotel Fira S.A.U to open its first Crowne Plaza® in Barcelona – Crowne Plaza Barcelona Fira Center. The hotel will open during the first quarter this year.Revealing 3, 000m2 of meeting space, the hotel will have the largest conference and meeting facilities across the entire portfolio of Crowne Plaza properties…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the launch of its rapidly growing Four Points brand in Charleston, the capital of West Virginia. Owned by BBL Hospitality, Four Points by Sheraton Charleston completed a comprehensive $15 million renovation to transform the Charleston House Hotel into the newest addition to the Four Points portfolio. Offering spectacular views of the Kanawha…
read moreOn Thursday 16th January over sixty delegates gathered at the University of Westminster for the Tourism Society’s annual ‘Prospects’ event to discuss the opportunities and challenges that tourism businesses will face over the coming year. The evening was streamed live to a large audience at Plymouth University to celebrate the launch of the Tourism Society Westcountry chapter and to a…
read moreMotel One, the rapidly expanding German budget design hotel chain, has won the bidding for and purchased its first property in Barcelona – with their first Spanish opening set for 2016.The deal is worth over €14 million, with the hotel set to have approximately 300 rooms and be located on Passeig Pujades. Central locations are a key brand trademark, with…
read moreThe annual IHG celebration took place in Amsterdam back in December 2013, recognising the best performing hotels across Europe, and the people within the industry for their outstanding performance and contribution to the business and the local community in which they operate. Crowne Plaza London – The City Hotel, Blackfriars, fought off competition from properties across Europe to scoop the…
read moreHampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport North Terminal today opens its doors to business and leisure travellers, taking the total number of Hampton by Hilton properties in the UK to 13. Located 40 yards from Gatwick’s North Terminal check-in desks; the hotel will be one of the UK’s most convenient airport hotels. Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport North Terminal…
read morePlaying on the modern trend for graphic designs and sharp shapes, an eye-catching bespoke black and linen chequerboard carpet has been installed at the Express by Holiday Inn, Redditch, injecting a crisp and contemporary look to the hotel’s interior to the delight of guests and staff alike. Supplying travellers on the go with comfortable amenities and excellent service to meet…
read moreWithin a construction period of approximately three years, a former big farm close to the city of Weimar turned into the luxury Lindner Spa & Golf Hotel Weimarer Land. Besides the 36-hole golf course, the hotel offers 94 rooms and suites, a spa area of 2,500m², a restaurant with show cooking as well as conference and ball rooms. All furniture…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Posadas Cantabria, S.A. de C.V., announce the ground breaking of the Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites Hermosillo, Sonora. Slated to open before the end of 2014, the hotel is expected to generate at least 150 employment opportunities. Once open, this will be the fourth IHG®-branded hotel in Sonora which is currently home to two…
read moreThe Chedi Sakala, heralding a brand new, upscale day for a less frequented but entirely compelling Bali peninsula, is steering toward a grand opening at the end of February on two and a half hectares of lushly landscaped oceanfront property at Tanjung Benoa Beach in Nusa Dua.Managed by luxury hotel management group GHM, the 261-room resort promises a hospitality experience…
read moreA correspondent this morning from the Kruger in South Africa told me that 10 rhinos had been killed by poachers in her area since the start of the new year. Last year a thousand rhinos were killed, and the web was vitriolic in its condemnation of smug rich hunters posing with the rifles and dead beasts they were adding to…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has recently announced the signing of Holiday Inn® Plovdiv International Fair in Bulgaria. The hotel is scheduled to open in 2015. Holiday Inn Plovdiv International Fair will operate under a franchise agreement with new owner Petrov Commerce Ltd. The existing office building will be converted into a 68 room hotel and emerge as the first IHG…
read moreMarriott International, Inc. and G Holdings has recently announced the opening of an iconic addition to the New York City skyline, a combined 378-room Courtyard hotel and 261-suite Residence Inn hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The $320 million tallest single-use hotel in North America is located at 1717 Broadway. Built and owned by G Holdings and managed by Interstate Hotels &…
read moreHilton Worldwide and DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island, located in the UAE’s latest premier destination of Ras al Khaimah. The beautiful resort joins Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of four hotels in up and coming Ras Al Khaimah, with the latest offering enjoying a prominent location on the trunk of Marjan…
read moreMarriott International, Inc. has announced it has sold the London EDITION, and signed binding agreements for the sale of two other company-owned EDITION hotels currently under development in Miami Beach and Manhattan. The total purchase price for the three EDITION hotels is approximately $815 million, roughly equal to the aggregate estimated total development costs of all three hotels. The hotels…
read moreIn January 2014, Zoffany re-launch their iconic ‘Chintz’ wallpaper design. Originally printed by the company for Temple Newsam, a stately home near Leeds, it was then produced as a hand print for the company’s first wallpaper collection and has been a favourite of customers ever since. Using the latest technology of rotary screen printing, Zoffany are now able to offer…
read moreHilton Worldwide has reached an agreement which will see it rebrand the historic Concorde Opéra hotel under its Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand in late 2014.The iconic hotel, in Paris’ fashionable 8th arrondissement, was recently acquired by Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV (“Blackstone”). The Concorde Opéra will undergo a significant investment programme to restore and reinvigorate the 124 year…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group has recently announced the 290-room Crowne Plaza® Phoenix Airport hotel as the newest addition to the portfolio of Phoenix hotels in the IHG family of brands. The 10-story property, a conversion from an independent hotel, has undergone a significant multi-million dollar renovation and is the third hotel for the Crowne Plaza brand in Phoenix.Guests can take advantage…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has recently announced the expansion of its Holiday Inn Express® brand in Germany with the signing of two more hotels: Holiday Inn Express Hamburg – City Hauptbahnhof and Holiday Inn Express Freiburg – City. These franchised hotels are part of a multiple development agreement (MDA) with IHG’s long standing lessee partner Foremost Hospitality HIEX GmbH.Holiday Inn…
read morePretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, Every morning commuter trains bring civil servants in to work, in a town with tree shaded streets and plenty of historically interesting buildings, including the home of Paul Kruger, once one of the leaders of the Boer tribe. Indeed Boer history has been surprisingly allowed to remain as a dominant tourist feature…
read moreArtisan Real Estate Investors, the international development consortium behind the transformation of Edinburgh’s former Caltongate area, has agreed a major hotel deal with Whitbread PLC.Artisan has submitted detailed plans for much of the commercial and leisure provision for the proposed £150 million development, which seamlessly links the capital’s New Street/East Market Street area and Waverley Station with the historic Royal…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Operadora ALRO, announced the opening of the 143-room Holiday Inn® Mexico Buenavista hotel in Mexico City to expand IHG’s family hotels in Mexico.The scale and diversity of the IHG family of brands means that our hotels can meet our guests’ needs whatever the occasion. The modern and avant-garde design was created by architects Enrique Belmont…
read moreThe Alexandra Barcelona, a DoubleTree by Hilton, began welcoming guests with all the hallmarks of the award winning upscale hotel brand on the 18th December 2013. Opening in the exclusive Paseo de Gracia area, the hotel offers the perfect base for romantic getaways, family holidays or business trips with convenient connections to all parts of the city.The full-service hotel’s opening…
read moreBuilt in 1858 the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten is one of Munich’s most luxurious 5 star hotels. The hotel has played host to a number of celebrities and royals including Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher, Audrey Hepburn and Jennifer Lopez.The grand 19th century lobby has a beautifully restored stained glass dome which sets an opulent tone that continues in the antique…
read moreAfter two years of extensive refurbishment, the InterContinental Hotel Marseille opened its doors again in the summer of 2013 and is now the most exclusive hotels in town. Located close to one of the oldest districts of Marseille, Le Panier, the property is part of the national heritage. Just around the corner the guests can explore the harbour of the…
read moreAccor is delighted to announce the signing of the Novotel London Wembley. The hotel will be operated under a management contract and is due to open by April 2014.The 235-room Novotel London Wembley is strategically positioned close to Wembley Stadium, the sporting and concert venue, which hosts a variety of world-class events year round. The hotel is also located just…
read moreVienna International Hotelmanagement AG (VI) once again reports an increased full-year profit for the current 2013 financial year. A decisive contribution to this result came, among other things, from the Arcadia hotel purchases and the associated growth on the German market.Thanks to the successful management and the implementation of the announced growth, in particular through the acquisition of owner-operated hotels,…
read moreNew research from Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels & Hospitality team highlights the surge of development activity in the serviced apartment sector since the Olympic Games, and the growth in appetite for the sector in central London from the investor and development markets. Many apartments are either part of residential, hotel or mixed use developments, and while London is the most…
read moreJumeirah Group, the global hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has signed a management agreement with Saraya Bandar Jissah SAOH to operate a luxury resort in Muscat, Oman. The resort is currently under development and is expected to open in 2017.When complete the resort will consist of two hotel components, one consisting of 206 rooms and the other…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the debut of its world-renowned Westin® brand in Portland, Maine following the strategic conversion of a landmark property in the heart of the city’s Arts District. Owned by Rockbridge and managed by New Castle Hotels & Resorts, The Westin Portland Harborview is the state’s first Westin hotel, featuring 289 guest rooms and…
read moreCentara Hotels & Resorts has soft-opened its second property in Mauritius, Centara Grand Azuri Resort & Spa Mauritius, a five-star resort located directly on the beach at the new Azuri oceanfront village complex on the northeast coast of the island.Along with the hotel property, Centara will be managing luxury residences in the same complex, under the company’s Centara Grand Residence…
read moreMulti-disciplinary construction consultancy, Edmond Shipway, has recently begun work as cost manager, CDM co-ordinator and employers’ agent on the £13.9 million development of a new Novotel Hotel in the Great West Quarter, Brentford following their appointment by Brentford Hotels Ltd. The new 10,397m2 Novotel, which is part of the Accor Group, will incorporate 202 bedrooms over eight floors and forms…
read moreWATG, together with development consortium Agung Podomoro Land (APL) and French hotelier Sofitel, is delighted to announce the opening of the 415-key Sofitel Nusa Dua Beach Resort in Bali. The comfort and elegance the industry has come to expect from WATG’s projects was achieved in record time on a challenging site.The extraordinary speed it was completed in was driven by…
read moreMarriott International announces the opening of the Tokyo Marriott Hotel on a hilltop address known locally as Gotenyama.This represents the global hospitality company’s 12th hotel in Japan, and the third under its flagship Marriott Hotels brand, which comprises 500 properties in nearly 60 countries. Just minutes from the capital’s bullet-train serviced Shinagawa Station, the 249-room hotel enables direct easy access…
read moreSituated in the heart of Tel Aviv, The Norman will bring unprecedented sophistication and boutique character to the historic Mediterranean city. Due to launch during the first quarter of 2014, The Norman Tel Aviv will redefine the art of hospitality, capturing the timeless elegance of the 1920s matched with the comforts of a world class luxury hotel. The Norman is…
read moreMarriott International, Inc. has announced plans to open the first Courtyard by Marriott brand hotel in the capital city of Chihuahua, Mexico, the twelfth largest city in the country and home to large brand name manufacturing facilities such as Ford Motor Co., Sumitomo Electrical, Honeywell, Hallmark, and LG Electronics. The hotel project was signed with a group of local, prominent…
read moreThe five-star Centara Grand Modus Resort Pattaya soft-opened on 1 December 2013, welcoming as its first guests Privy Councillor Mom Rajawongse Thepkamol Devakula and his wife Khunying Kwanta Devakula.His Excellency Mom Rajawongse Thepkamol Devakula is a former Thai Ambassador to France, has served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was a member of the Senate before…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently announced the newest addition to its Latin America portfolio with the opening of the 196-room Holiday Inn Express® Panama Distrito Financiero hotel located in Panama City, Panama. The new-build hotel is a franchise agreement that is owned by Latin American Hospitality Group, and is the first Holiday Inn Express in the city. The new…
read moreI like to drive everywhere on the Continent. This time I’d been to Dusseldorf, and whilst it is possible to get there in one go, I always try to take it in a relaxed way and find places to stay along the road. It is possible to drive to, for example, Brussels, including the Channel crossing, from the south of…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently announced the opening of the Holiday Inn® Orizaba hotel. The hotel is located at Avenue Oriente 6 No. 892 Col. Centro, near local attractions such as the Iron Palace and the Mier y Pesado Castle. Decorated in a contemporary style, the hotel conversion, overseen by Constructora Guraieb and Associates, generated more than 370 employment…
read moreSleep 2013 ended on a high after two full days packed with ideas and inspiration. Over 3,600* international industry professionals attended, a 12% increase over last year and a record for Europe’s favourite and longest running hotel architecture, design and development event.The many new features and formats introduced at Sleep this year generated a palpable buzz of excitement amongst the…
read moreThe interiors of one of the Capital’s best located luxury hotels, London Marriott Hotel Park Lane, are to undergo a complete transformation with a new interior design scheme for all 151 guestrooms including five new suites, by RPW Design.RPW’s role in the complete repositioning of the five-star hotel which is housed within a Grade II listed property right in the…
read moreA spectacular re-launch event was held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport recently to mark the completion of the North’s largest hotel investment project. Over 150 guests were on hand to celebrate the completion of a number of key areas within the hotel, as part of a £10m project. The hotel’s large ground-floor atrium, blue-lit to create a contemporary…
read moreFebruary 2014 will see the opening of BLOC Gatwick, a 245 room hotel which marks a step change in contemporary affordable accommodation and features a level of technological innovation never seen before in a UK hotel. BLOC rooms fuse the design values of a boutique hotel with honest pricing, as rooms lead in at £59 per night, negating the need…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) is thrilled to announce that it has opened Hotel Indigo® Düsseldorf – Victoriaplatz at the centre of this fashion-forward German city, renowned for its style credentials. Hotel Indigo Düsseldorf-Victoriaplatz will operate under a franchise agreement with LFPI Hotels Management Germany GmbH. The hotel will be the third Hotel Indigo property in Germany, alongside Hotel Indigo Berlin…
read moreMax International launches a new website incorporating the new look logo and new furniture ranges in their offer. Mike Amos, formerly of Sekers Fabrics, is now at the helm of the company and is excited about the future for the business. “The business, established by the two previous owners, offers us a fabulous foundation to grow from, with the core…
read moreHilton Worldwide has recently signed an agreement with Pekah Hotels Sdn. Bhd. to manage Hilton Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. The ninth Hilton Worldwide property in Malaysia, the 313-room Hilton Kota Kinabalu will also be the fifth Hilton Hotels & Resorts branded hotel in the country, scheduled to open in 2015.The 12-story Hilton Kota Kinabalu is strategically located in the…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently announced the opening of the 187-room Holiday Inn® hotel in the northeastern city of Bucaramanga, Colombia. The 18-story new-build property is located in one of the most upscale areas of Bucaramanga and just minutes from the city’s financial district of Cabecera, private and public sports venues, as well as ecological parks offering adventure sports…
read moreWe always enjoy our annual visit to The Sleep Event as it is a great opportunity to catch up with Industry professionals and meet friends and colleagues old and new. This year was no exception, in fact we were run off our feet from the time we arrived. It was really great to hear how many people are busy with…
read moreToday Marriott International has announced plans to operate 20 hotels expected to be developed by FibraHotel, the largest and first publicly traded Mexican lodging REIT, across key Mexican cities by 2016. The first six hotels, whose development contracts were signed this week, will add approximately 800 rooms to the Mexican market and create well over 400 jobs for Mexican nationals.FibraHotel…
read moreAccor Vacation Club has announced that their prestigious apartment hotel in Flinders Lane Melbourne is now to be known as The Sebel Melbourne Flinders Lane, part of a group of properties that offer superb facilities and individual service in the most desirable locations.Two years ago the hotel underwent a $4.3 million makeover, of the hotels suites and public areas, to…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the groundbreaking of The St. Regis Jakarta in Indonesia’s dynamic capital. Set to open in 2016, the all-suite hotel brings the St. Regis brand’s enduring legacy of uncompromising luxury and sophisticated service to Jakarta, elevating the city’s ultra-luxury hospitality offerings in a mixed-use development.Located in Jakarta’s central business district along Jalan Gatot…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the opening of The Westin Singapore, marking the brand’s return to Southeast Asia’s financial and lifestyle hub. As Singapore’s first-ever integrated hotel located within an office building, The Westin Singapore occupies levels 32 to 46 of the brand new Asia Square Tower 2 commercial development in Marina Bay, the heart of Singapore’s…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently announced its newest hotel development for downtown Brooklyn, minutes from the famed Barclay’s Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and a variety of shopping and entertainment venues. In partnership with 300 Schermerhorn Realty LLC, the new-build $80 million Holiday Inn® hotel will join the neighborhood at 300 Schermerhorn Street. Construction is expected to complete…
read moreMarriott International, Inc. has recently announced plans to open its first hotel in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 75-suite Residence Inn Sarajevo is expected to open in late 2014 and will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by SEIC Hospitality and managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts. The only internationally branded hotel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Residence Inn Sarajevo will…
read moreInternational value hotel group Tune Hotels has stamped its first footprint in Australia with the official opening of Tune Hotel Melbourne. The group has plans to expand its footprint within the Australasia region, with Melbourne its first operational hub.The 225-room property was officially launched on the 8th November during a ceremony attended by Premier of Victoria Dr Denis Napthine, Malaysia’s…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) is gaining an increased foothold in the UK’s extended stay hotel market with the signing of its second property in the capital – Staybridge Suites London Vauxhall. The hotel is due to open early in 2015.Operating under a franchise agreement with new owner Spring Mews Ltd; a subsidiary of CLS Holdings plc, the 93 suite new…
read moreNot content with cementing its position as one of the fastest growing budget hotel brands in the UK, earlier this year Travelodge embarked on a £57m refurbishment across the estate to be carried out in just 18 months. The refurbishment programme is set to transform the look and feel of more than 30,000 rooms as part of a wider company…
read moreJumeirah Group, the global hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has signed a management agreement with IFG Basis Proect LLC to manage a luxury hotel on Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia. The hotel is currently under development and is expected to open within the next three years.The hotel will be developed within the structure of Wavelberg House,…
read moreClient brief: With the arrival of new hotel operators into the local market, myhotel is ambitious to remain at the forefront of hospitality service in Brighton & Hove. As part of the hotel’s ongoing strategic business review certain aspects of the hotel building and its infrastructure have been targeted for updating and improvement. The brief required the addition of circa…
read moreTravelodge, the UK’s leading budget hotel chain, has today announced the appointment of Peter Gowers (41) as its new Chief Executive Officer to succeed Grant Hearn. Peter will start on the 25th of November 2013.Peter Gowers joins Travelodge from Safestore Holdings plc, the UK’s largest self-storage operator, where he has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Previously he held…
read moreA new Cense by Spa Cenvaree has opened at Centra Central Station Bangkok, the Centara Hotels & Resorts property that has recently soft-opened near to the city’s Hua Lamphong mainline railway terminus.Cense by Spa Cenvaree is Centara’s own spa brand, designed for busy people who may not have time for a full-scale spa programme, and complements the Centra brand of…
read moreIHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) is proud to announce the groundbreaking on a 20-story, 225-room InterContinental® hotel located in the Piantini neighborhood of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Real Hotels & Resorts, a hotel division of Salvadorian-based Grupo Poma, will own the new development and invest US$70 million in the project. Scheduled to open in 2015, the Real InterContinental® Santo…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced that its Le Méridien brand is picking up even more momentum in North America with a new hotel planned for Cleveland, Ohio. Le Méridien Cleveland will open in January 2016 following the completion of a highly anticipated, adaptive re-use project that will join together and transform two adjacent, historic buildings on Euclid…
read moreWhen I was in Hamburg to create the Review of Accor’s Sofitel the adjacent Steigenberger was pointed out to me as belonging to the brand that was the leading German five star hotel group. It was described as an old fashioned Sleeping Beauty waiting awakening. Steigenberger found their prince in Puneet Chhatwal, one of Kurt Ritter’s so successful team who…
read moreThe Lanesborough announces the unprecedented opportunity to acquire existing furnishings, artefacts and decorations, with over 3,000 lots at auction between the 9th and 13th December 2013. The contents will be exclusively available prior to the extensive renovation project which will see The Lanesborough closing its doors on 20th December.Led by auctioneers Pro Auction, original and reproduction period furnishings, authentic art…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., has recently announced its iconic Sheraton brand has reached the 100th hotel milestone in Asia Pacific with the opening of Sheraton Shantou Hotel in China, owned by Logan Group. Sheraton Shantou Hotel features 306 guestrooms, as well as 24 suites with views of the South China Sea. Rooms are equipped with all the brand’s…
read moreJumeirah Group (‘Jumeirah’), the global luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, announced today that it has successfully raised a US$1.4 billion unsecured syndicated loan priced at 2.75% above LIBOR due 2019.The facility was lead arranged by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, HSBC, Mashreq and Standard Chartered. Jumeirah Group was advised by Rothschild on…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has recently announced its sizzling Aloft brand has made its debut in Orlando, Florida. Aloft Orlando Downtown is located in the former OUC building and sits adjacent to Orlando City Hall. Owned by GDC Properties and operated by Yedla Management Company, this new hotel offers a prime location in the revitalized downtown business district.…
read moreMick Bone, formerly Residential Sales Manager for Ideal Standard, has joined the contracts team at Crosswater Group.Mick is a self-confessed bathroom ‘petrol head’ and brings his extensive knowledge of the residential market to the rapidly growing contracts division of the Crosswater Group, which includes Crosswater brassware, Simpsons enclosures and Bauhaus bathroom furniture. Mick is also something of an expert with…
read moreThe last weekend in October had the Steigenberger Hotel Group celebrating the completion of the renovation works at the Steigenberger Parkhotel in Düsseldorf on the Königsallee 1a with 600 invited guests.Since 2011 more than ten million euros have been invested in the reconstruction and conversion of the lobby, terrace, winter garden, restaurants, rooms and suites. “For us, the Steigenberger Parkhotel…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has recently announced its Sheraton brand will expand its portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area with a new hotel planned for McKinney, Texas. The City of McKinney and the McKinney Community Development Corporation (MCDC) are teaming up with Champ Hospitality and Beck Development to build the $38 million Sheraton McKinney Hotel at the…
read moreThe Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is expanding its collection of Reserve hotels with plans to open a luxury sanctuary on Pearl Island, a private island situated 45 miles south of Panama City. An exclusive leisure experience that blends intuitive individual service, exquisite indigenous design, and luxuriously relaxed ambiance, the resort is the sixth planned Reserve property, joining current locations in…
read moreA Design Strategy is concerned with how the interior design of an Hotel can meet the hoteliers’ objectives of marketing, business, branding and organisation. The ways in which it can do this are many, and range from the clever use of space planning that may require less staff on duty through the careful use of colour to re-enforce branding to…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has concluded a multi-development franchise agreement with Bierwirth & Kluth Hotelmanagement GmbH to develop five hotels across Germany. The first hotel under the agreement – Holiday Inn Hamburg – City Nord – has already been signed. This is IHG’s sixth multiple development agreement (MDA) with a partner in Germany, continuing the momentum of the growth of…
read moreThe Belvedere Hotel in Clapham, London, is set to sign a franchise agreement with Accor to be branded as an Ibis Styles after securing a £4.45 million finance package with Santander Corporate & Commercial. The Belvedere Hotel will undergo a significant refurbishment programme to meet the Accor brand standards, including renovating the bedrooms and public areas and the installation of…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® has recently announced that its fast-growing Aloft brand will make its debut in College Station, Texas in October 2015. Designed for the next generation of travelers, Aloft College Station will be ideally located just minutes from the Texas A&M University campus. Owned by Lodging America, the new-build hotel will feature 102 spacious, loft-like rooms,…
read moreBudget hotels have flourished in recession. Not only will business people trade down, but the ‘bang per buck’ element has become exaggerated as new budget hotels continue to come on stream whilst established hotels postpone refurbishment, waiting to see revenues grow again. Indeed many poor four stars, used to competing with similar establishments through price and the service they offer…
read moreglh., the London-based global hotel subsidiary of the Singapore-listed GuocoLeisure Group, has recently announced the launch of a new contemporary 4-star hotel brand, Amba.• Amba will be Europe’s largest four-star hotel brand launch with 2088 rooms by 2015 Amba is launching with four hotels, situated just a few paces from world famous landmarks, in London’s most prestigious locations: Marble Arch,…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® has recently announced it will introduce its fast growing Aloft brand to Durham, North Carolina. Aloft Durham Downtown will break ground later this year with an opening scheduled for May 2015 in the revitalized American Tobacco Historic District, which celebrates its 10th anniversary next year. Owned by Davidson & Jones, the newly constructed Aloft…
read moreMarking a major milestone for Washington, D.C., J.W. Marriott, Jr., executive chairman of Marriott International, Mayor Vincent C. Gray, District of Columbia, and dignitaries celebrated the topping off of the Marriott Marquis Washington DC on September 25th, signifying that the 15-story property has reached its final construction height. Located across the street from Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the 1,175-room…
read moreStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has recently announced its world-renowned Sheraton brand has expanded its footprint in Thailand with the opening of Sheraton Hua Hin Pranburi Villas in Prachuap Khirikhan, a province famed for its sandy coastline and popular resort towns of Hua Hin and Pranburi. The converted and rebranded 55-villa property is owned by Honor Business Company Limited,…
read moreAccor, the world’s leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, is delighted to report on the progress made across the business in the UK and Ireland in 2013, including network development, HR initiatives and sustainability strategy. Network development The Group’s strong portfolio of brands has continued to gain traction across the UK. Most recently ibis was ranked as one…
read moreDoubleTree by Hilton has recently announced the rebranding of one of Dublin’s most renowned hotels, formerly The Burlington, to become DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road. A phased programme of investment is underway to renovate the hotel, expected to complete by spring 2014, rejuvenating it with all the hallmarks of the upscale DoubleTree by Hilton brand. DoubleTree by Hilton…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently announced that the Holiday Inn Express® brand is expanding in Brazil with the openings of the Holiday Inn Express® Belem-Ananindeua hotel, the Holiday Inn Express® Porto Velho hotel and the Holiday Inn Express® Marilia hotel expected to open later this year. IHG also has plans for a new-build Holiday Inn Express® Manaus hotel, scheduled…
read moreAncient Sands, a brand new luxury resort and residential project based in the Red Sea town of El Gouna, will begin welcoming guests to its first five-star apartment hotel in April 2014. Offering an oasis of luxury, Ancient Sands Golf Resort will combine the best of Egyptian tradition with western style comfort.Located in the Hilltop Village, Ancient Sands Golf Resort…
read moreGreat Hotels of the World, the London-based hotel sales and marketing alliance, is pleased to announce that its member, Barcelona Princess redecorated their rooms and created a themed Loft with the creative brand Desigual living. Located on Barcelona’s world-famous Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona Princess is a stylish and contemporary hotel that is constantly looking for new ideas. 18 rooms and two…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) one of the world’s largest hotel companies has announced the signing of Crowne Plaza® London – Albert Embankment, a first for the brand in London’s Embankment. The hotel is due to open in the spring of 2015. Operating under a franchise agreement with Cannon Corporate UK Ltd, the upscale hotel is a new build property featuring…
read moreCentra Central Station Hotel Bangkok, which soft-opened in July this year, is fully operational as of 24 October 2013.The newly-built hotel, the star of the Centra value brand of Centara Hotels & Resorts, is located within a few minutes’ walking distance of the Hua Lamphong mainline railway terminus, and is at the beginning of Chinatown’s main thoroughfare of Yaowaraj. “Our…
read moreInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Auteles Kalionchiz S.A. de C.V announced the opening of the Holiday Inn® Monclova hotel. This is the first Holiday Inn hotel in Coahuila and is the fifth IHG®-branded hotel for the state. Other IHG®-branded hotels in Coahuila include a Crowne Plaza® hotel and three Holiday Inn Express® hotels. The scale and diversity of the IHG…
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