
Six Senses continues Greek odyssey
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ultra luxury Six Senses brand has unveiled plans for a second Greek hotel, just months after revealing its entry into the country.

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ ultra luxury Six Senses brand has unveiled plans for a second Greek hotel, just months after revealing its entry into the country.

Envi Lodges, a luxury ecolodge brand and management company, is bringing a five star property to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast in Q3 2024.

Hilton Worldwide’s flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, is due to grow by around 27% over the next few years, according to the group’s latest figures.

Choice Hotels International upscale soft brand The Ascend Hotel Collection picked up six new American sites in the last quarter.

Luxury lifestyle brand Nobu Hospitality has inked a deal to enter the Egyptian market with two resorts.

Rosewood Hotel Group’s upper-upscale New World Hotels & Resorts brand will reach 20 sites by the end of next year.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has confirmed that two of its US properties, one on each coast, will undergo renovation ready to open in autumn next year.

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ lifestyle brand Hotel Indigo is making its debut in Romania with a new signing.

With the fanfare of the 2022 FIFA men’s football World Cup now out of the way, where does this leave Qatari high end hotel development?

Accor has partnered with Global Premium Hotels Limited to debut its Handwritten Collection brand in Singapore.

Our distinguished Project of the Week is bringing a luxury hotel to the heart of the USA’s Motor City.

Starwood Capital Group affiliate SH Hotels & Resorts is taking its Treehouse Hotels brand to Australia for the first time with a new signing in Adelaide.

Zel, the lifestyle hotel brand resulting from a partnership between tennis superstar Rafa Nadal and the Meliá Hotels International group, has signed an agreement for its first Mexican hotel.

Major hotel group Accor is once again showing unrelenting development pace as its worldwide pipeline further extends in the first half of this year.

Luxury travel company &Beyond is planning a comprehensive refurbishment for its lodge in Tanzania’s Zanzibar province.

Indian luxury resort group Oberoi Hotels and Resorts is partnering with India’s largest private company, Reliance Industries, on three new hotel developments.

Hilton Worldwide has secured four more Saudi Arabian sites to take its national pipeline to over 50 hotels.

US-based aparthotel brand Mint House will have a presence in Washington DC for the first time with a new conversion signing.

Short-term rental operator Bob W will overhaul an iconic hotel in the Finnish capital after the property’s recent acquisition.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with New Development Group to introduce the luxury Edition Hotels brand to Dali, a well-known travel destination in southwestern China.

Almost US$1 billion of high end hotel development is heading to Ireland’s capital Dublin, according to the latest THP data.

Milwaukee, USA-based Marcus Hotels & Resorts is to extensively renovate its flagship property in a US$20 million project.

Our impressive Project of the Week is the first Hyatt Regency-branded hotel in Croatia, taking shape in Zadar on the Balkan country’s riviera.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Delaware Investment Limited for its first JW Marriott luxury safari lodge in the Serengeti, Tanzania.

Accor has signed 30 new hotels and resorts across Asia over the summer under the group’s premium, midscale and economy brands.

Luxury hospitality company Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars’ owner for a new project near the American football team’s stadium.

Our THP research team has been beavering away over the summer, with over 200 new hotel projects added to the database in August.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has inked a deal with Almuhaysin Group to bring the Regent Hotels & Resorts brand to Saudi Arabia sooner than expected.

Australia-headquartered Veriu Group is bringing its Veriu Hotels & Suites brand to South Australia for the first time.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has signed for a further 60 Echo Suites sites in North America, including what will be the brand’s first hotels in Canada.

Ennismore brand Mama Shelter is celebrating its 15th anniversary by outlining a plan to increase its system size from the current 17 hotels to a 50-strong portfolio.

Hilton Worldwide has moved up its entry into the Ghanaian market with a signing for a site in Accra due to open by the end of this year.

TUI Group has recently signed 13 new management and franchise agreements with international partners to bring its total number of planned openings to 22 hotels in 13 countries.

The famed Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, USA, is to have its Ipanema Tower accommodation renovated.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Ginger Tree Goveia for a new voco hotel in Goa, with an expected opening date of January 2025.

Choice Hotels International has sealed its first conversion property for Radisson Hotels Americas since it acquired the brand in 2022.

French capital Paris is ploughing US$789 million into high end hotel investment to prepare for its status as Olympic host city next year, according to the latest THP data.

Koko Beach Resort Ilashe Lagos, Curio Collection by Hilton is expected to open in 2025 as the first internationally branded resort on this Atlantic coastline.

TFE Hotels has secured an AUD150 million boutique hotel project in Melbourne, Australia as a part of a newbuild tower due to rise in the city’s Southbank precinct.

Marriott International is reporting that hotel conversions have become an important growth driver for the group in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) region.

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ worldwide hotel pipeline reached 286,228 rooms within 239 hotels at the end of Q2 this year, representing 31% of its current system size.

Our spectacular Project of the Week is an eco-luxury resort taking shape within the stunning desert outpost of Alula in north west Saudi Arabia.

A Hyatt Hotels Corporation affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Hongkong Land for a new Hyatt Centric hotel in Chengdu, China.

Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is promising a major US$8 million capital improvement plan as it returns to independent status.

Mandarin Oriental is planning a new luxury resort in Sardinia, marking the group’s fourth venture in Italy.

Ennismore brand Hyde is to enter Turkey for the first time with a site set to open in early 2024.

Minor Hotels and its joint venture partner in China, Funyard Minor JV Co, have signed for an Anantara Hotels & Resorts site in the country’s northeastern Zhejiang province.

Hilton Worldwide’s Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel line will be maintaining its focus on North America, with a majority of upcoming additions headed to the continent.

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) plans to bring its Crowne Plaza brand to the Victoria, Australia regional city of Geelong, in partnership with Plenary Group.

The global lifestyle brand Margaritaville has announced the expected winter 2023 debut of the new Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe.