The founder of OYO Ritesh Agarwal stressed the firm still employs 25,000 staff while another 200,000 people work at their contracted hotels.
Six Senses Bhutan unveils its final lodge, Six Senses Bumthang, the country’s spiritual heartland and home to some of its most ancient monasteries and sacred monuments.
Art-Invest takes over GHOTEL and has ambitious plans for growing the brand in Germany and Austria.
Gekko House marks Tribute Portfolio’s second foray into the German hospitality market.
Aman’s new brand Janu focuses on social wellness and connectedness with three new international properties.
In the upcoming years, Hilton Worldwide plans to add more than 133,424 rooms and 700 news hotels to its global portfolio.
For the first time ever, The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria will offer 375 residences starting from $1.7 million. Occupancy is projected for 2022.
Fresh and friendly Swiss-Belinn Muscat heralds Swiss-Belhotel International group’s national debut.
Wellness-focused One&Only Resorts Portonovi will welcome guests this summer on the Adriatic coast.
Dutch-based Cycas Hospitality group set to manage Europe’s first Holiday Inn Express & Suites in the Netherlands.
Asian-Dutch investment group Archer Hotel Capital adds third 5-star hotel to its Spanish portfolio with the purchase of Madrid EDITION.
Hilton announces signing of largest hotel in its Bangkok estate with AP Prime Property Company to convert former Grand Ayudhaya Hotel into Hilton Bangkok Ratchada.
Fairmont will take over the management of Ireland’s historic Carton House outside Dublin.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is giving Hamburg a whole new neighbourhood with its spectacular Hamburg-Überseequartier which includes 3 hotels.
Staying on track: Iconic Hotels will be ready to open another Abode Hotel soon, this time on the South Coast of NSW.
Pullman will be launching 40 new hotels and 11,071 rooms in the coming years with a strong focus on the APAC region.
With the Orbis integration, AccorInvest portfolio now comprises more than 900 hotels and 135,000 rooms, for a total revenue in excess of 4 billion euros.
As the company grows, Achat Hotels has made some changes to allow it to stay flexible and leverage its momentum.
Ovolo Group’s design hotel collection Mamaka by Ovolo will bring 191 designer rooms and suites to Bali’s party district of Kuta.
European Commission fines Meliá Hotels €6.7 million for discriminating travellers based on their country of residence.
Hilton’s new Tempo by Hilton brand breaks ground in Louisville, Kentucky less than 60 days after its official launch.
Edyn’s stylish aparthotel brand Locke is ready to launch its 11th European property in Cambridge, UK.
Accor’s MGallery Hotel Collection is due to land in Japan, Australia and Thailand by the end of 2021.
In the coming year, Nashville — the capital of country music — will get over 7,300 new hotel rooms to accommodate ever-growing demand.
International hybrid hotel group MEININGER announces a new hotel in Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari district set to open in the summer of 2022.
Nobu plans to go big in 2020 with epic openings coming up London, Warsaw and Riyadh among others.
Accor’s hip SO/ brand will arrive in Melbourne by 2023 and take the city by storm thanks to its broad lifestyle-centric offering.
In the next 18 months alone, Kempinski’s will open 15 hotels with 3,888 rooms, says Martin R. Smura, Chief Executive Officer of Kempinski Hotels.
Meliá Hotels International has 52 projects and 14,533 rooms on the books worldwide but has a strong focus on one region in particular.
JW Marriott is coming to KSA: Once the Burj Rafal Hotel is rebranded, Marriott’s luxury brand can debut in the Kingdom’s capital.
After increasing revenues and EBITDA’s once again and selling off its asset-light business, Orbis is ready to make 2020 its best year ever.
Hilton’s Tapestry Collection is set to hit the APAC market soon with two exciting new properties in Taiwan and New Zealand.
After an impressive past 12 months of openings across EMEA, Wyndham wants to keep up the momentum in 2020.
Spanish hotel group RIU grows its Plaza brand with an impressive property in the heart of one of San Francisco’s top visitor hotspots – Fisherman’s Wharf.
First Marriott Executive Apartments and first purpose-built Marriott Hotel in South Africa will deliver sophisticated extended stay apartments.
Radisson Hotel Group signs 5 hotels in Long Island City, Los Angeles, Nashville and San Francisco.
Motel One Frankfurt Messe comes under new ownership as BVK and GBI buy the high-performing property hoping for a high ROI.
Lifestyle, travel and hospitality platform Selina bets big on the development strategy for digital nomads in Mexico.
Within the next few years, the Radisson Blu brand will add over 70 hotels and 16,000 new rooms to its portfolio.
£6bn in 2019 – that’s how much investors put into the UK’s hotel market in 2019 and caused a surge in new projects.
Oaky, the automated upselling platform for hoteliers, will use the new funds to accelerate product development and expansion into new markets.
The new Holiday Inn property in Mannheim is set to showcase IHG’s new technology and design standards.
Indian Hotels Company boasts a solid pipeline and gets serious about debt reduction and asset-light growth.
Seaside Finolhu becomes the first and only resort from the Maldives to become a member of the prestigious Design Hotels group.
Aparthotels are here to stay! East London neighbourhood set to get a new 103-unit aparthotel, operated by the Edyn Group.
Southeast Asian hotel operator Archipelago International signs deal with Dubai management company Maison Privee to drive growth in both regions.
Meininger Hotels plans to triple its bed count in the coming years and aims to expand in markets outside of Europe.
Ovolo unveils a new brand identity and promises guests a stay filled with unique surprises and unforgettable experiences. Wonder. Full!
Radisson starts 2020 on a high with more than 150 hotels and 17,000 rooms in operation and under development in South Asia.
After recent hiccups, Oyo has decided to slow its growth and focus more on existing properties and partners.
