
Hilton introduces LXR to Hawaii with Trump hotel rebrand
Hilton Worldwide is teaming up with real estate firm Irongate to transform The Trump International Hotel, Waikiki in Hawaii, USA into an LXR Hotels & Resorts property.

Hilton Worldwide is teaming up with real estate firm Irongate to transform The Trump International Hotel, Waikiki in Hawaii, USA into an LXR Hotels & Resorts property.

UK hospitality firm Oakman Group will be redeveloping a historic property in St Albans, UK, to become a restaurant and boutique hotel.

Luxury hospitality company Jumeirah Group has detailed an ambition to double the size of its portfolio by 2030, building on its strength in its home UAE market and further expanding its portfolio into key global markets.

Accor has signed for the first Tribe Nation hotel in China, bringing a new urban lifestyle hospitality experience to modern and Gen Z Chinese travellers.

According to the latest THP data, upper hotel segments in Argentina are due to welcome 3,603 keys during the next few years.

Our luxury Project of the Week is Kempinski Hotels & Resorts’ US$32 million five star lodge in Tanzania which will allow well-heeled travellers to see the Serengeti in style.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed the seventh voco in Australasia, partnering with leading Sydney developer Aland to open a site in regional New South Wales in early 2025.

Hilton Worldwide’s upscale Tempo by Hilton brand will soon debut in Savannah, Georgia, USA, thanks to a partnership with local developer Noble Investment Group.

Luxury travel firm Belmond has outlined the blueprint for what it expects to be a ‘year of transformation’ in 2024.

Accor has signed a cooperation agreement for its first ever hotel in Tajikistan.

Indian luxury brand The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is marking its first foray into the country’s northeast with a Sikkim state signing.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is planning a newbuild Crowne Plaza hotel in a coveted location along Mexico City’s famed Avenida de los Insurgentes.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is bringing a fourth Thompson Hotel to Europe with the signing of a site in Seville, Spain.

Marriott International has inked an agreement with Palm Hills Developments to open a new Ritz-Carlton hotel in New Cairo, Egypt.

Kempinski Hotels has signed a management agreement with Xiong’an Xiongshang Real Estate Co Ltd for a luxury hotel and residences complex in China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiong’an New Area.

Home2 Suites by Hilton, the Hilton Worldwide group’s all-suite extended stay brand, is set to maintain its status as one of the firm’s fastest growing lines.

Spain’s Meliá Hotels International has ambitious global expansion targets for its luxury brands, with one in three of its pipeline openings within its five star portfolio.

Accor has signed a cooperation agreement with Mardi Holding, one of Georgia’s largest development companies, to open a Handwritten Collection hotel on the Black Sea coast in Batumi.

Dusit Hotels and Resorts, the hotel arm of Thai-headquartered developer Dusit International, has signed a hotel management agreement for its first hotel in Malaysia.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Extell Development Company are planning to expand the Grand Hyatt brand into Park City, Utah, USA.

Radisson Hotel Group is further expanding its portfolio in Greece with the signing of Radisson Blu Resort, Mani.

Minor Hotels will be debuting its luxury Anantara brand in the African wilderness with a site in southern Zambia.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Abu Estate Private Limited for a Holiday Inn in the southeastern Indian city of Chennai.

Latin America is set to welcome 101,442 high end hotel keys in the coming years, according to the latest THP information.

Accor is strengthening its ongoing partnership with Romanian company Construcții Erbașu by signing management agreements for two new hotels in Bucharest and Oradea.

Hilton Worldwide has confirmed plans to rapidly increase its presence in Türkiye, with 11 new hotels planned across the country.

Our latest Project of the Week is Banyan Tree Group’s striking bioclimatic resort rising amongst tropical gardens in Cambodia’s Siem Reap.

Gaming operator Affinity Interactive will be renovating and rebranding its Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, USA.

Minor Hotels will make its debut in France’s capital with the upcoming addition of three four-star hotels.

Radisson Hotel Group is partnering with the Edo State Government to expand its Nigerian footprint to 12 sites.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is extending its partnership with Dinso Resort Co Ltd, one year on from Dinso Resort & Villas Phuket, Vignette Collection converting into IHG’s system.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s record run in development shows no signs of stopping, with the firm’s global hotel pipeline reaching around 600 properties encompassing approximately 123,000 keys at end Q3 2023.

UAE-headquartered hotel management company Rotana is planning to rapidly grow its portfolio in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA).

Neom, a sustainable regional development evolving in northwest Saudi Arabia, has launched Siranna, an exclusive tourism destination.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, has signed for a new Vivanta hotel in the country’s southwestern state of Kerala with Hotel Pearl Dunes Pvt Ltd.

Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International’s flagship brand, is poised to expand by around a fifth, according to the latest THP records.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has unveiled a slate of voco hotels properties across its European markets as the brand’s fast-paced growth continues.

Hilton Worldwide has inked an agreement with Amazon for Urban Development for a newbuild hotel within a mixed use tower in Egypt’s as yet unnamed New Administrative Capital (NAC).

Indian hotel group ITC’s Fortune Hotels division has signed two sites in the country’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.

With Choice Hotels International still pursuing an acquisition of fellow US firm, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the Maryland-based group has revealed more pipeline rises.

Switzerland is due to welcome at least 59 upper segment hotels of collectively 6,592 keys over the next few years, according to the latest THP data.

Work has begun on an ambitious mixed use project in Bahrain which promises to deliver 304 luxury hotel rooms.

Onyx Hospitality Group has revitalised its plans to add a second Laos hotel to its network.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Mexican developer Parks Hospitality Holdings are collaborating to expand Hyatt’s brand footprint in Mexico.

Our stunning Project of the Week is Accor brand MGallery’s eco-chic resort rising within the jungle in Tulum, Mexico.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has agreed a deal with Taipei real estate broker Zhancheng Tourism Development, a subsidiary of Sinyi Realty Inc, for an eco-friendly resort in Malaysian Borneo.

Marriott International is celebrating record hotel development levels as it reaches a new pipeline high of nearly 557,000 rooms within 3,239 properties as at end Q3 2023.

Hilton Worldwide is to open its first property in the French city of Lille thanks to a conversion project.

The THP research team has once again been beavering away, adding nearly 200 new hotel projects to the database in November.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is poised to double its footprint in Canada by the end of 2026, with more than 20 executed managed and franchised agreements across its brands.