Ennismore has announced the debut of SO/ Maldives, a part of its fashion-forward SO/ hotel brand, with the aim of reinventing the luxury island getaway.
In addition to announcing a shift from its name Banyan Tree Group to Banyan Group, the hospitality company has revealed an impressive pipeline of new hotels for 2024.
Accor-affiliated Ennismore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Romanian developer One United Properties to bring the Mondrian brand to Bucharest.
Kempinski Hotels has been named operator of a unique new luxury beachfront resort and residences located on Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has outlined its strong development pipeline of more than 35 planned luxury hotels and resorts globally through 2025.
LVMH Hotel Management brand Cheval Blanc is to continue its international development with a new resort in the Seychelles.
Culinary-forward hotel brand Appellation is adding to its Californian portfolio in the USA with a new site in Healdsburg, Sonoma County.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ultra-luxury brand, Six Senses, is planning a secluded Alpine retreat in Kitzbühel, Austria.
Qatari capital Doha is building on its football host status to preserve a positive pipeline for high end hotels.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Urban Bluewings Co Ltd for the second DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in South Korea.
Hard Rock International is partnering with Steinhauer Properties to open the first new Hard Rock Hotel property in southern California, USA in almost a decade.
Hospitality real estate firm PPHE Hotel Group has been granted planning permission to develop a new hotel in central London, UK.
Kempinski Hotels is returning to Bahrain with a landmark hotel and residences in a new development in Bahrain Harbour.
Accor has recently inked a broad batch of hotel signings across Asia as part of its aim to extend its reach.
Choice Hotels International is continuing its growth in the extended stay segment with three new Everhome Suites under construction and six more in various stages of development across southern California.
Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term agreement with Exilion, the landlord of downtown Helsinki’s Holiday Inn City Centre, to rebrand the property.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed its first Vignette Collection hotel in Qatari capital Doha in partnership with Hospitality for Success H4S Hotels & Residences, one of Al Baladi Holding’s companies.
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).
