Design Hotels’ Stijn Oyen on the value of authenticity
Amy Landsey
31 Mar 2025
“It’s an incredibly exciting time for innovation and growth in travel.” – Stijn Oyen, Design Hotels
“It’s an incredibly exciting time for innovation and growth in travel.” – Stijn Oyen, Design Hotels
“The biggest challenges would be the same for many of us across industries – slowing world economy, heightened geopolitical tensions … The growth opportunities for us remain in sustainability.” – Philip Lim, Banyan Group
“We take a rigorous and multi-faceted approach to evaluating potential acquisitions and partnerships” – Christophe Piffaretti, Kempinski
“I see many owners with an appetite to add a Hyatt property to their portfolio, particularly given our high-end focus.”
– Anna Corkill, Hyatt
“Our mission is to partner with suppliers who share our commitment to sustainability.”
– Mark Keiser, Viceroy
Langham Hospitality Group is making moves to add nearly 20 hotels to its portfolio, its CEO tells THP News.
Luxury ecolodge line Envi Lodges has been making a splash in the Middle East, and it now has its sights set further afield, its co-founder reveals.
German chain Aspire Hotel Group is in the midst of a rapid expansion, so we caught up with its new development manager to see where it’s heading next.
citizenM’s new head of investment and development for the Americas is on a mission to take the brand’s affordable luxury even further across the region.
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation has been making major moves in expanding its luxury and lifestyle lines so we quizzed the firm’s chief development officer on upcoming plans.
UAE-headquartered hotel management company Rotana has an aggressive expansion plan underway so THP News sat down with its corporate vice president of development to see what this entails.
Ennismore brand Mama Shelter is aiming to take its quirky lifestyle hotel ethos to 50 global locations over the next few years, so THP News quizzed the COO on how this will be achieved.
Atmosphere Core is venturing out from its home Maldives market to other prime leisure destinations in south Asia, so THP News sat down with the hotel group’s head of investment and strategy to talk targets.
Ruby Hotels’ lean luxury concept has found favour across 16 European sites, and with a 20-strong pipeline in the offing, we asked the brand’s founder and CEO where it is heading next.
With 45% of Hyatt Hotel Corporation’s 120 2022 openings located in the Europe, Middle East and African (EMEA) region, we caught up with the company’s vice president of development for Europe and North Africa to see if that pace will continue.
BWH Hotels intends to build upon its strong portfolio of approximately 4,500 hotels in over 100 countries, so THP News quizzed the firm’s president of international operations on the direction of expansion efforts.
Swiss-based SV Group’s hotel arm, SV Hotel, is intending to triple its Stay KooooK extended stay brand, so THP News caught up with the division’s development director to get the lowdown on the plan.
With Hilton Worldwide revealing this year that it intends to double its Puerto Rican portfolio, we grilled the major group’s vice president of development for the Caribbean and Latin America about its regional plans.
With this year’s news that UMusic Hotels is to add a second site in Madrid, Spain, we caught up with the company’s CEO to discover the extent of the brand’s development plans.
In the wake of lifestyle aparthotel brand Native Places unveiling ambitious expansion plans, we caught up with the UK-based firm’s MD to see what form this will take.
Minor Hotels’ strategic plan over the coming years will see the group’s brands cross-pollinate globally, so we sat down with the CEO to get the inside track.
Dusit International is busy expanding its Thai-inspired hospitality to even more key global locations, so we delved into the details with the firm’s assistant vice president of business development.
Middle East and Africa independent hotel management company, Aleph Hospitality, is seeking to reach a 50 hotel portfolio in the region over the next few years.
With Thailand-headquartered Onyx Hospitality Group recently previewing a promising pipeline, we caught up with the CEO to see where hotel developments will be focused.
One triple-branded UK-based hotel firm is on the cusp of proving a lifestyle aparthotel concept while expanding an outdoor activity inspired strand, so THP News caught up with the group MD to get the inside track on developments.
US-headquartered Delaware North is reaping the benefits of straddling both sides of the hotel owner-operator divide, so THP News got the lowdown from the group’s president.
Meliá Hotels International was recently ranked as the most sustainable European hotel group by Standard & Poor’s for the fourth consecutive year, so we caught up with the company’s CEO on how it weaves ESG values into its developments.
IDB Brasil’s Maraey mega mixed-use development in Maricá, near Rio de Janeiro, is making waves with its innovative and sustainable ambitions, so we quizzed the CEO on what we can expect from the project.
US-headquartered Pyramid Global Hospitality was formed by the 2021 merger of two hotel and resort management companies, so two years on, we asked the CEO how this has benefited the firm.
Following Accor’s recent Handwritten Collection debut, THP News got the insider view on the launch and wider developments from the group’s global chief development officer, premium, midscale, economy brands.
Luxury hotel collection The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company has big development plans for its London sites, so we took a peek behind the curtain with the group’s newly-promoted CEO.
Following news that a new industry name, Wafaifo Hospitality, is making a splash in Hoi An, Vietnam, we delved deeper into the firm’s intentions with one of its founders.
The founder and CEO of Washington DC-based developer, Frontier Development & Hospitality Group, reveals why he believes mixed use developments are the place to be.
With US-headquartered real estate investor Palladius Capital Management gaining a new head of hospitality investments and chief financial officer, we quizzed the latest arrival on where he sees hotel investment heading.
US-based hospitality real estate specialist Mumford Company has an expert knowledge of the country’s hotel brokerage market, so THP News quizzed the company’s managing principal on how the industry currently stands.
Serviced apartment specialist Cheval Collection is beginning an international expansion outside its home UK market, so THP News got the lowdown on its progress with the group’s director of development and acquisitions.
Luxury group Nikki Beach Hotels and Resorts Global is further expanding its five star presence with a new site in Muscat, so TOPHOTELNEWS looked a little deeper as to what this means for the brand.
Singapore-based The Lux Collective (TLC) is turbocharging its global hotel development with a particular pan-Asian focus, including creating a fourth hotel brand.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ home UK market has a healthy 22 hotels in the pipeline as of 30 September 2022, so where does the group currently stand on the country’s development direction?
Marriott International’s global hotel pipeline continues to thrive, so what segments and locations does the major group see as the next frontiers?
How does UK-based Legacy Hotels & Resorts balance its three roles as a hotel owner, developer and manager?
Accor’s Northern European pipeline is progressing at a rapid pace, so TOPHOTELNEWS delved into the reasons why with the group’s regional senior executive.
US-headquartered Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been hitting development highs, setting pipeline records this year, but how are Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA) contributing to these figures?
Resident Hotels is steadily building a UK empire of city centre upper upscale properties and has recently acquired a compatriot company to further boost its portfolio.
A product of French and Chinese hotel expertise, Louvre Hotels Group has set itself a high development target to build on its position as the second largest European hospitality group.
While Choice Hotels’ acquisition of Radisson Americas may have taken the limelight of late, Choice’s European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) division has been motoring along, already recovering its pipeline to pre-pandemic levels.
Marjan, the leading master developer for freehold land in the UAE’s most northerly Emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, has an ambitious plan to attract another 20,000 hotel keys to the region in the next few years. So how will the government entity achieve this?
How did one luxury extended stay brand come out of the pandemic stronger than it went in? TOPHOTELNEWS takes an exclusive look at the AKA vision.
Last month we took a look at Radisson Hotel Group’s development strategy in the Middle East, so this month we are following up with a deep dive into the major company’s global plan.
Aman Group recently welcomed $900 million of private financing, so how is the Swiss-headquartered group going to use the funding to expand its reach?
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