Category: Investments

A strategic move sees South Korea’s Sono International acquiring Cross Hotels & Resorts, giving it immediate presence in key Asian markets

Hotel owner Pandox reported a positive third quarter for 2025, as it looks forward to absorbing hotels from Dalata into its portfolio

With a growing awareness of the impact of healthy living, true wellness resorts such as those pioneered by Lanserhof are gaining increasing backing

Grand Metropolitan Hotels acquires Signature Hotels, a boutique London hotel group, marking a major expansion into the UK and India’s hospitality sectors

Sotherly Hotels to be acquired by a joint venture led by Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners and Ascendant Capital Partners for $2.25 per share

A growing confidence in the European hotel market has seen transaction levels rise through the first half of 2025

The Leela reports 17% EBITDA growth in Q2 FY26 and enters Dubai market with first international venture on Palm Jumeirah

The UK hotel market remains resilient in the face of rising supply, and cost pressures, with investor interest undimmed

Investor Extendam has been busy exiting newly developed hotels, as it looks for other opportunities to add value

Ventive Hospitality acquires a 76% stake in Hilton Goa Resort, marking its entry into Goa’s leisure market with plans for expansion and branded villas

Japan’s Seibu Prince hotel group has acquired the international Ace Hotels business, aiming to grow the brand globally

Dynamic investor Bain Capital has purchased one of the largest hotels in Paris

A partnership between TUI and authorities in Oman aims to create a series of new tourist destinations in the country

After following a long and testing route, plans to transform London’s historic Custom House building into a hotel have been approved

With almost no new hotels being built in Barcelona, existing properties are performing strongly

Turkish hotel and resort group Kaya has underlined its intention to grow internationally, rebranding a London landmark property

US hotel group MCR has agreed a deal to take the Soho House group private, ready to back its next phase of growth

Palladium Hotel Group is transforming its assets in Playa d’en Bossa, playing its part in upgrading the quality of the tourism offer in Ibiza

EVT launches its new division, EVT Connect Hospitality, after acquiring Pro-invest Hotels, expanding its third-party hotel management presence

Two hotel heavyweights, L+R and Midstar, are to partner on growing a new portfolio of Scandinavian hotels, buying and upgrading properties across the region

With a strong track record of investing in Spanish hotels, Azora has now turned its attention to opportunities in Greece

Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, where Indian Hotels is the group’s key tourism business, is to launch a new hotel investment platform

Minor Hotels Europe & Americas will shortly disappear from Spanish stock market listings, as it is taken private by its majority owner

An Australian pension fund likes the look of the European aparthotel niche, and has backed The July as it plans further expansion in the market

The board of Dalata Hotels agreed an all-cash takeover offer from a Scandinvian consortium led by hotel landlord Pandox

Spring Hotels of Tenerife has acquired a three hotel development on the island, doubling the scale of its business

Hotel stocks posted back-to-back gains in June, driven by improving investor sentiment and macroeconomic stability

Indian Hotels Company Limited is set to invest nearly Rs 6,000 crore ($1 billion) over the next five years to expand its portfolio to 700 hotels and 70,000 rooms

APA Hotels, the hotel ownership division of Tokyo-based APA Group, has acquired 100% of the shares of Ishin Hotels Group

Skye Suites Sydney sold to an international investor after 300+ enquiries and 20+ offers. Managed by Stonebridge Property and HTL Property

Hyatt sells 15 resorts to Tortuga for $2B, retaining 50-year management rights as part of its asset-light growth strategy

Colliers is handling the sale of The Westin Resort Guam amid rising tourism and growing investor interest in the Asia-Pacific region

Canadian hotel group Sandman Signature is transforming Sheffield’s iconic Quays Hotel into a four-star destination

JW Marriott, Hyatt, and ITC are vying to transform Patna’s iconic Hotel Patliputra Ashoka into a luxury 5-star destination

Swedish hotel investment group Pandox has made clear its interest in Dalata Hotel Group, which recently put itself up for sale

Guests at the new Hotel Indigo in Torquay will enjoy great views across the English Riviera

Spanish hospitality group Room00 has secured major financial backing to help it develop its four hostel and hotel brands across Europe

Boutique luxury hotel brand Firmdale has been in business for forty years, and recently accepted outside investment to back future growth

Invel Real Estate, an independent private equity real estate firm, has provided €111.2 million in financing to aid the transformation of an ultra-luxury hotel on Rome’s famed Via Veneto.

Henderson Park, the international private equity real estate firm, has acquired a portfolio of five hotels in France alongside asset management company Atream, a leading French tourism firm headquartered in Paris.

Following a year of solid performance, with hotels acquired in London, Edinburgh and Tromso, Pandox is expecting to see more buying opportunities in 2025

With new backing from a private equity investor, Italian hybrid hostel brand YellowSquare is set for expansion across southern Europe

Investor Westmont Hospitality, which already invests in Spanish hotels via a stake in Room Mate, is now looking to double down on the country’s tourism. opportunities

Swedish investment group Qarlbo AB has introduced Miramis, a new luxury hospitality brand.

A new investment partner has come on board to help Spanish hospitality group Bluesea Hotels catapult forward on its next growth steps