
BWH Group shows global chain scale growth
BWH Hotel Group, the parent company of the Best Western stable of brands, is expanding its global presence with upcoming new hotels in North America, Europe and Asia.

BWH Hotel Group, the parent company of the Best Western stable of brands, is expanding its global presence with upcoming new hotels in North America, Europe and Asia.

Spain-headquartered Meliá Hotels International is further heightening its presence across the Mediterranean with the creation of a new hotel in Montenegro.

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ upscale voco brand has reached the milestone of 100 opened or signed properties globally.

UK capital London remains a highly active premium hotel market, with more than US$5.6 billion of projects underway, according to current THP records.

Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement to bring its Canopy by Hilton lifestyle brand to the Moroccan city of Tangier for the first time.

Accor has announced the signing of the Philippines’ first ever MGallery Resort, South Palms Resort Panglao Bohol, which is set to open in 2024.
Extended Stay America is teaming up with BASK Development to open eight new Extended Stay America Premier Suites sites throughout Florida, USA.

Our latest spectacular project of the week is the One&Only brand’s US debut with a remote luxury ski retreat in Montana.

IHG has signed an agreement with Arabella Group to open three hotels across its InterContinental, voco and Crowne Plaza brands in Egypt.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Asset World Corporation to develop a Ritz-Carlton resort on the Thai island of Phuket. The property is expected to open in 2025.

Hotel management and development firm Highgate has teamed up with luxury resort owner Flynn Properties to acquire and restore an iconic San Francisco property.

Minor Hotels is expanding its Tivoli Hotels & Resorts brand in the Middle East region, with the upcoming addition of a property in Oman.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s upper upscale brand, Hyatt Regency, is headed east, according to the latest pipeline data from THP.

The signing of Mondrian Tulum Hotel & Residences follows on from the December 2022 launch of Mondrian Mexico City Condesa. The Tulum hotel is expected to open in 2025.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has had another year of solid growth, with its pipeline topping 281,000 rooms as at the end of 2022.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is to create a sustainable wellness sanctuary in Saudi Arabia’s Amaala development on the scenic Red Sea coast.
Marriott International’s Courtyard by Marriott brand is looking east to add to its global portfolio.

MGM Resorts International’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, USA, is embarking on a US$55 million redesign and rebranding.

One of the world’s largest waterparks, Tropical Islands resort near Berlin, Germany, is planning a 500-bed hotel onsite.

Mandarin Oriental’s Singaporean site is temporarily closing its doors to undergo a six-month transformation.
Nearly US$1.5 billion in premium hotel investment is heading to Ireland over the next few years, according to the latest THP data.

Accor’s Ennismore division is bringing its Mondrian brand to the UAE for the first time with a hotel planned for Abu Dhabi.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Palau Coral Club to open a Hotel Indigo on Malakal Island in Palau.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered into a multi-property collaboration with Be Live Hotels that will include the growth of the Sunscape Resorts & Spas brand in the Caribbean.

Our current luxury Project of the Week is Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ dazzling conversion of a historic listed building in London, UK.

Egypt is heading the country table for hotel development across Africa, according to this year’s African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline report.

Radisson Hotel Group will introduce its Radisson Red brand to Thailand with a signing in Phuket.

A pair of Hampton Inn & Suites sites in the Carolinas, USA, is to receive a comprehensive facelift after changing hands.

2023 is seeing a more settled UK hotel investment market, according to the latest research from global property adviser Knight Frank.

Kasada Hospitality Fund has purchased the iconic Cape Grace Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, with a view to bringing it under Accor’s Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand.

IHG Hotels & Resorts and Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC) have partnered up for the development of the newbuild Kimpton Pattaya in Thailand.

Wyndham Hotel Group is linking up once again with Playa Hotels & Resorts for the rebrand of a four star site in the Dominican Republic.

Munich-based Ruby Group is partnering with ECE Group to convert a former office building with a historical façade in Rome into its second Italian hotel.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Rua Al Madinah Holding Company to open eight hotels in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

A robust high end hotel pipeline of at least 19,313 rooms will help Malaysian tourism back on its feet, according to the latest data from THP.

Accor’s Mercure Hotels brand is continuing its strong expansion in Romania with the signing of a site in capital city Bucharest.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of a management agreement with Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City for a new Hotel Indigo in the innovative city.

The mature Italian hotel market is still motoring along nicely, with most high end projects either converting or refurbishing existing properties.

One of the fastest growing hotel groups in Africa, Radisson Hotel Group is strengthening its presence across the continent with a series of new hotel openings.

Hilton Worldwide is to bring its fast-growing upscale DoubleTree hotel brand to India’s Orange City for the first time.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is looking ahead to an era of significant growth across the Americas and beyond while also celebrating recent development momentum.

Our current Project of the Week is Mandarin Oriental’s spectacular second site in Dubai, UAE, which will form part of the new Wasl Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Accor’s Ennismore division is bringing its recently-launched luxury strand, Maison Delano, to Asia with a planned site in Seoul, South Korea.

A Hilton Worldwide luxury hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA, is scheduled to open by the end of this year as part of a wider resort adjacent to Walt Disney World.

Yotel has announced plans to debut its disruptive aparthotel brand in Europe with the late 2023 opening of YotelPad London Stratford.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Neom to open three properties in the luxury island destination of Sindalah in the major Neom development taking shape in Saudi Arabia.

Fairmont will make its Thailand debut with the 2024 opening of the first hotel to be developed under a multi-property agreement, Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit.

The Ruby Group has signed its first-ever hotel project in France. The hotel is set to open in Marseille at the end of 2025.

The young, dynamic brand of Marriott International, Moxy, is to make its Turkey debut with the 2024 opening of Moxy Afrika Han.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced an ambitious expansion plan encompassing an exciting line-up of hotel openings in Greater China.