
Hilton plans to expand its brands
With its impressive pace of signings and openings, Hilton is bringing more of its hotel brands to new parts of the world

With its impressive pace of signings and openings, Hilton is bringing more of its hotel brands to new parts of the world

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

Following a brand refresh, Ascott’s Oakwood extended stay brand now offers dining options at its new sites, making food a key part of the brand appeal

Wyndham Hotels has expanded the presence of its Vienna House and Tribute Collection brands across Germany, with local partner HR Group

Radisson Hotel Group has reported a record-breaking year in 2024, with almost 40,000 keys added to its global brand portfolio.

Marriott International, Inc. saw a year of strong global growth in 2024, with a record-breaking number of rooms opened and more in the development pipeline.

Years after the Starwood Hotels name left the market, after the group was acquired by Marriott, industry veteran Barry Sternlicht has revived the name

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced a record pipeline of approximately 138,000 rooms as of year-end 2024, alongside a strategic brand realignment designed to enhance owner returns and accelerate growth.

International hotel group Minor has not to date opened any hotels in Japan, but plans to do just that with partner Royal Holdings

Ikos Resorts is celebrating its 10th year of operations with a spate of brand new luxury hotel openings and refurbishments.

Hilton Hotels continues to take the lead with its growth, setting records in 2024 that will afford an acceration in growth

HQ Hotels & Resorts, a joint venture between SBE and Wyndham, has revealed its first properties will be in Antigua and Sao Paulo

Minor Hotels is slated to surpass 850 properties by 2027, with a pipeline of almost 300 new hotels to open over the next three years.

A new hotel and residence project on the beach in Puerto Rico is the latest addition to Mandarin Oriental’s growing pipeline

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

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is pressing ahead with its Accelerated Growth Plan – adding new hotels in the UK and Germany

Choice Hotels has joined its peers in broadening its choice of resort properties, by forming an alliance with Westgate Resorts

IHG Hotels & Resorts has revealed a new design for its Holiday Inn Express Generation 5 public spaces.

Heidelberg is the next planned location for expanding hostel group a&o, which is close to reaching a target of 50 properties across Europe

Hotel brand Ruby will launch in Budapest with a new hotel fashioned from the historic Corvin Palace department store building

Dusit International is pushing further into emerging cities in the Philippines with two new hotel management agreements signed.

LyLo is adapting the Japanese capsule hotel concept for Western markets, aiming to open its first European site in London

Holiday Inn will be returning to Tokyo in 2025, after a deal signed between IHG Hotels & Resorts and long-term partner BEST HOSPITALITY Network Inc.

Minor Hotels Europe & Americas will be bringing its NH Collection brand to the Italian Alps with the planned opening of NH Collection Alagna Mirtillo Rosso in March 2025.

Having launched a new conversion-oriented brand, Garner, InterContinental Hotels has already built considerable traction with international signings

As it looks to grow in the evolving Indian hotel market, Treebo Hospitality Ventures has launched a new brand, Medalio, promising a boutique hotel feel for guests

The luxury Fairmont brand will see substantial growth in its global presence with seven hotels opening during 2025

Bob W, the tech-powered hospitality operator, has signed long-term lease agreements to convert two former hotels and an aparthotel in Munich into Bob Ws as it accelerates its expansion across the DACH region.

As the big brand groups look to add a more outdoors offering to their portfolios, Marriott has revealed its plans, acquiring Postcard Cabins and patnering with Trailborn

Hyatt has wasted little time in signing its first new hotel under the Me and All brand, recently acquired from Lindner Hotels.

Maritim Hotels, an established German owner and operator, has added its first Italian property to its growing portfolio.

Marriott and Delonix Group have announced eight signings and two openings, as part of a cooperation agreement signed last year.

The vibrant Hard Rock Hotel brand is expanding into Saudi Arabia, in the hands of European brand partner Palladium Hotel Group

Mauritian-founded global luxury hotel operator The Lux Collective has announced its expansion plans for 2025 and beyond, with new openings in the pipeline for China, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Rome is to be the first location to see an Orient Express hotel, as Accor and its lifestyle division Ennsmore look to create a full range of hospitality experiences around the storied brand

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

Hospitality innovator Barry Sternlicht has revealed the latest hotel opening for his 1 Hotel brand, arriving in Tokyo in 2025.

Another tranche of new hotels has signed to join the Preferred Hotels platform, offering guests a more individual choice of places to stay outside of mainstream brands

A new Ritz-Carlton hotel is set to revive use of a key site in Belgrade, Serbia with the redevelopment of the former Hotel Jugoslavija.

Hyatt is developing its lifestyle and luxury brands, with a push on openings through 2025 and into 2026

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

As it demerges from its conglomerate parent, ITC Hotels has set out plans to substantially grow its portfolio of hotels.

Already a leader in the UK market, Premier Inn is looking to repeat its success in Germany, as it grows rapidly

Signia by Hilton is the group’s modern take on a luxury hotel with space for major conventions and business gatherings – now coming to Jordan.

Hybrid hospitality brand The Social Hub will open three new sites in Europe in 2025, as it continues to grow its unique offering in key city centres.

Z Hotels has announced its fifteenth UK property will open in Leicester Square, London in early 2025.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to debut its luxury conversion brand, Vignette Collection, in Türkiye.

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

Fast growing UK hotel brand Zedwell has acquired another former office building for conversion to a city centre hotel

Indian Hotels will expand its existing brands and look to develop new market segments, as it aims to double its portfolio within the following six years