Project of the Week: Pelican Paradise Resort
Clare Nicholls
13 Nov 2023
Our outstanding Project of the Week is East Timor’s first five star hotel, with the development underway in a spectacular seafront location.
Our outstanding Project of the Week is East Timor’s first five star hotel, with the development underway in a spectacular seafront location.
Compact luxury hotel chain, Z Hotels, will be opening another site in the UK capital’s West End.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a franchise agreement for its second Vignette Collection hotel in Dubai, UAE.
La Cime, which means ‘top, peak’ in French, is a top-class lounge for guests staying in Executive Tower Premier rooms or higher. With the opening of La Cime, Lotte Hotel Seoul will operate a total of three lounges with different concepts and targets.
The home of UK motorsport, Silverstone, is branching out into offering a trackside aparthotel experience, with a new resort due in spring 2024.
Middle Eastern ecolodge brand Envi Lodges will be debuting in Oman due to a partnership with the country’s Ministry of Defence Pension Fund.
Marriott International’s gold standard luxury brand, The Ritz-Carlton, is looking east to boost its global portfolio.
Canadian-headquartered Coast Hotels has unveiled plans for guestroom renovations at one of its popular British Columbia properties.
Hilton Worldwide will bring the LXR Hotels & Resorts line to Italy, following a franchise agreement with Paval Holding and Apex Alliance.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ultra luxury brand Six Senses has signed a hotel management agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned Alula Development Company for a new site in Alula.
S Hotels and Resorts, Singha Estate’s hospitality company, will undertake a US$27 million renovation of its resorts in Thailand and Fiji.
The most expansive resort in the US state of Arizona has scheduled a late 2024 opening, boasting four hotel towers.
Minor Hotels’ boutique east African lodge, camp and hotel brand, Elewana Collection, is launching a new line of upscale safari lodges called Explorer by Elewana.
Ennismore brand Hyde Hotels, Resorts & Residences is moving into Australia for the first time with a planned site in Perth.
The stars are aligning in New York City to once again make the US metropolis a magnet for hotel development, with THP reporting over US$4.2 billion already in the upper segment pipeline.
Swiss-Belhotel International has signed a second property in Kenyan capital Nairobi, less than a month after its first.
Thai hotel and property development company Dusit International will take delivery of its reimagined flagship Bangkok hotel in mid-2024.
Accor brand Novotel is entering Valencia, Spain, by taking over an existing property near Turia Garden.
All-inclusive concept pioneer Club Med is shifting to solely offer four and five star products globally.
A Marriott International Autograph Collection hotel on the island of Hawai’i will undergo a US$180 million renovation in Q2 2024, with completion due in Q1 2025.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is debuting two brands to Hungarian capital Budapest thanks to a signing with central European property development and investment group, Wing.
The Chinese tourism industry bore the brunt of covid closures, but the country’s hotel developers are now helping to rally the sector as it posts a positive recovery.
Ennismore brand Mama Shelter is extending its presence in the USA’s City of Angels with plans for a second property.
Saudi Arabian developer Red Sea Global (RSG) is to own and operate a hospitality venue itself for the first time, with a new private retreat near Mecca.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has signed for its first SeleQtions branded hotel in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh.
Affiliates of Black Creek Mexico’s investment platform, Alojica, have acquired a Marriott International site on Mexico’s Pacific coast with a view to repositioning it.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with TFG Hotels to develop its first lifestyle hotel in Poland.
Our THP database research team has had another busy month, boosting our records by over 150 projects, so here we are profiling three major additions.
Spain-headquartered Meliá Hotels International will be debuting its ME by Meliá brand in the Asia Pacific region thanks to a signing with Guangzhou Aocheng Investment Company.
US-based outdoor lodging and hospitality brand Loge Camps is to expand to the country’s east coast with five upcoming properties.
Our eye-catching Project of the Week will be the flagship hotel within the new Marina di Ventimiglia urban regeneration development on Italy’s Ligurian Riviera.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury line, Six Senses, has given a sneak peek at four major properties opening until the end of 2024.
Accor is expanding its Indian portfolio by bringing its upscale Grand Mercure brand to Amritsar for the first time.
Austin-based hospitality company Bunkhouse is planning a second site in Houston, Texas, USA, before its first hotel has opened its doors.
Monégasque resort operator Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) is planning to renovate its first hotel acquisition outside of the European principality.
Neom, the new urban area in northwestern Saudi Arabia, has revealed a new sustainable development with three spectacular hotels.
Hotel development is looking up in the Land Down Under, with almost US$10 billion of high end sites planned for Australia.
Sandals Resorts International has revealed its latest 301-key development property planned for Saint Vincent and The Grenadines.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched a real estate developer subsidiary called Ardara which is planning a new urban destination featuring high end hotels.
Accor’s classic midscale brand Novotel is focusing on Asia for its expansion, as indicated by the latest THP data.
Hilton Worldwide has inked a deal for three properties in Portuguese capital Lisbon across three different brands.
Meliá Hotels International is to debut its Gran Meliá brand in Dubai, UAE through a signing with Albwardy Investment.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is partnering with MMS Land, the property and hospitality arm of MMS Group Indonesia, to bring its third Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts site to the southeast Asian nation.
MMV, a hotel operator subsidiary of Compagnie des Alpes, will be adding to its 21 French Alpine sites with a resort in La Salle-les-Alpes.
Accor has signed a cooperation agreement with Kyrgyz real estate firm SK Development to open the first Swissôtel in the central Asian country.
Luxury resort operator Soneva has revealed the first location for its new brand, Soneva Secret.
Marriott International has signed a deal with Relentless Developments, founded by ex-footballer and current pundit, Gary Neville, to bring the W Hotels brand to Manchester, UK.
Our outstanding Project of the Week is a core component of a luxury mixed use project on Rabat’s waterfront in northern Morocco.
Japanese hotel chain Trunk is planning a new site in Sapporo with a scheduled opening of spring 2027.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Even Hotels brand plans to open seven US properties by the end of 2024, increasing its national footprint by nearly 40%.