Hotel Development
/ 15.03.2019
Accor’s new lifestyle brand to arrive in 150 destinations by 2030
With one hotel open, 10 in the pipeline and a further 50 under construction, Accor launches lifestyle brand Tribe… Accor continues to expand its…
/ 13.03.2019
25hours to arrive in Denmark in 2021
Adding to its 13 hotels in Europe, 25hotels signs a milestone contract to unveil a new hotel in Denmark designed by Martin Brudnizki Design…
/ 12.03.2019
Two new hotels with 500 rooms to arrive at Düsseldorf airport.
H-Hotels signs a new contract for H2 Hotel and H4 Hotel at Düsseldorf airport, both slated to open in 2024… H-Hotels Group is embarking upon the…
/ 28.01.2019
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to arrive in Okinawa, Japan
Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Okinawa, which will shelter 120 guestrooms and suites, is expected to complete in 2023… Four Seasons Hotels and…
/ 07.01.2019
Radisson Blu opens two hotels in Abu Dhabi
Radisson Blu has announced the opening of two hotels in Abu Dhabi… Two new Radisson Blu-branded landmark hotels have arrived in Abu Dhabi, one…
/ 21.12.2018
Top five stories of the week: New hotel openings, living coral inspires Kaboom rug and Citizenm’s award-winning Dometic Drawer minibar
Following a swathe of new hotel openings, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn, lists this week’s top stories… As the year comes to a…
/ 12.12.2018
Great Hotels of the World sees increased investment over next two years
The increased investment comes after Great Hotels of the World was recently acquired by GuestCentric… Great Hotels of the World (GHOTW), which includes in its collection…
/ 10.12.2018
Scandic Hotels to expands with new design-led hotel in Munich
Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with developers Art-Invest Real Estate and Accumulata Real Estate regarding the operation of a new hotel,…
/ 03.12.2018
Ikos Resorts begins construction on €150 million development project
The resort will be the company’s fifth property in the Ikos Resort portfolio and first outside of Greece, slated to complete construction in 2020… …
/ 20.11.2018
Ruby Hotels unveils plans for UK and international expansion in 2019 and 2020
The Munich-based hotel brand, Ruby Hotels, has announced plans to open an additional eight hotels by 2020… Pioneering the ‘Lean Luxury’ concept, Ruby Hotels…
/ 16.11.2018
MOB HOTEL speaks to Hotel Designs about expansion plans in Europe and the US
The hotel group, which launched last year with two properties, has announced large plans to expand its lifestyle portfolio in Europe and the US…
/ 14.11.2018
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Executive Vice-Chairman & CEO, Meliá Hotels International
To identify what it takes to be at the helm of one of the most established luxury hotel brands, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn…
/ 09.11.2018
Top five stories of the week: New artistic heights, when two industries collide and The Brit List 2018 approaches
Feeling inspired from recent conversations and exclusives, editor of Hotel Designs Hamish Kilburn, lists this week’s top stories… The most common answer I hear…
/ 06.11.2018
Trump Hotels’ prices down as much as 65 per cent
The cheapest room rate found at Trump Doral in Florida is just £254 for two nights in November 2018, that’s 35 per cent cheaper…
/ 06.11.2018
Amsterdam named top city for hotel investment for third year in a row
Deloitte’s European Hotel Investment Survey 2018 reveals that Amsterdam is the number-one hot spot hotel investment, as London climbs to second… Investors have named…
/ 31.10.2018
UK Trade associations react to the Autumn Budget Statement 2018
UKinbound, Hotel Booking Agents Association and the British Property Federation comment on The Budget 2018… Following Philip Hammond’s delivery of his third Budget as…
/ 12.10.2018
AHC: Best Western shakes hands with Peel Hotels
The deal will bring all nine Robert Peel’s hotels into the Best Western GB brand… More than 950 delegates gathered in Manchester for the 15th…
/ 04.10.2018
Hilton perpares to more than double its footprint in Africa
The announcement comes as Hilton Hotels opens ‘legend hotel’ Lagos Airport, Curio Collection by Hilton… As it continues to grow its presence in Africa…
/ 03.10.2018
Mapped: The UK’s future hotel supply 2018-2021
Commercial property specialists Savoy Stewart predicts the rise in UK hotel development between now and 2021… As the industry gears up to this year’s Brit…
launching / 24.09.2018
Hotel Development: Budapest is on the up
HVS has released a new report on the hotel sector in the Hungarian city of Budapest, which highlights the strong recovery the city’s hotels…
exclusive / 21.09.2018
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas Hotel & Residences opens on iconic Las Vegas Strip
The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas Hotel & Residences re-brands ahead of an extensive redesign slated to take place in 2019… Following its debut in South…
exclusive / 21.09.2018
The Indian Hotel Company Limited (IHCL) signs fourth Taj hotel in Dubai
The opening of the new Taj hotel in 2022 will increase the company’s inventory to over 1000 keys in the city… India’s largest and hospitality company, The…
/ 29.08.2018
Hotel construction pipeline in Europe continues to accelerate forward
Statistics from Lodging Econometrics show impressive double-digit growth year-over-year in hotel development in Europe… Lodging Econometrics’ (LE) analysts report another year of accelerating growth…
/ 29.08.2018
How the fastest brand to launch in the industry opened 13 hotels in three months
Tru by Hilton continues to heat up this summer with the openings of 13 new hotels from June through August that span 11 states in…
/ 13.08.2018
Foster + Partners completes final element of Central Park Precinct, Sydney
Four Points by Sheraton, a new four-star 297-key hotel that is strategically located as part of DUO Central Park, has just opened in Sydney……
/ 13.08.2018
Scotland doubles hotel investment in 2018
Criton’s CEO & founder comments on how hoteliers must continue this momentum in Scotland… Real estate advisor, Savills, has announced that in the first…
/ 27.07.2018
Top 5 stories of the week: Mountain-mad retreats, chart-topping hotel groups and cliff-hanging hotel design
As our month of threading together the latest in fabrics and soft furnishings comes to a close, we wrap up another fast-paced week in the…
/ 27.07.2018
Luxury over-water villa resort to debut in Palau
The luxury resort of Wyndham Palau is being developed by the Sea Sky International Development Group, a subsidiary of Global International Development Group… Wyndham…
/ 26.07.2018
IHG becomes the UK’s leading luxury hotel operator
IHG UNVEILS DEBUT LOCATIONS FOR KIMPTON® AND VOCO™ BRANDS IN THE UK… IHG has become the UK’s leading luxury hotel operator after a series of…
/ 25.07.2018
1950s-style boutique hotel slated to open in former Coventry Telegraph offices
The new Telegraph Hotel, which will be operated by Bespoke Hotels, will retain much of its original features… Bespoke Hotels, which manages 9,500 hotel…
/ 11.06.2018
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to open first hotel in Houston
Houston continues to be an area of interest as Rosewood Hotels & Resorts announces plans to open Rosewood Houston… Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has…
/ 08.06.2018
The Middle East and Africa hotel construction pipelines continue to grow
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that the construction pipelines for the Middle East and Africa continue to grow resulting in 875 projects/216,045 rooms…
/ 07.03.2018
Using eCheck at Canadian Online Casinos
Why use eChecks for Canadian online gaming? In recent years, things have changed dramatically. We as a society spend significantly less time looking for…
/ 27.04.2017
Swiss-Belhotel International continues expansion in Egypt
Global hotel management company, Swiss-Belhotel International (SBI), has announced its further expansion in Egypt with the signing of Swiss-Belresort Marseilia Beach 4 on the…
/ 11.04.2016
Hotel development in Africa jumps 30% to 64,000 rooms
The number of planned hotel rooms in Africa has soared to 64,000 in 365 hotels, up almost 30% on the previous year, according to…