
Puerto Rico hotel to undergo Marriott rebrand
Marriott International is swapping branding within its portfolio for a well-known resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Marriott International is swapping branding within its portfolio for a well-known resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Ireland-headquartered Dalata Hotel Group has delivered strong portfolio growth in 2022, with a positive pipeline for the years ahead.

Accor’s Ennismore division will debut its luxury Mondrian brand in Saudi Arabia thanks to a deal with developer Olayan Financing Company (OFC).

Our stunning Project of the Week is an ecoluxe resort taking shape on the Indonesian island of Lombok.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has hit record rates of development with a pipeline comprising approximately 219,000 rooms in over 1,700 hotels, as at year-end 2022.

The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company has revealed that IHG Hotels & Resorts will be its partner for the rebranding of K West Hotel & Spa in Shepherd’s Bush, west London.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has revealed that 45% of the properties that joined its system in 2022 were based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

CapitaLand Investment’s lodging business, The Ascott Limited, reports it is on track to reach 160,000 keys by the end of this year.

Marriott International is bringing its luxury soft brand Autograph Collection to San Antonio in Texas, USA for the first time.

TUI Group’s Hotels & Resorts segment is continuing on its growth path by expanding its flagship TUI Blue brand globally.

Accor has revealed a new flagship destination for its newest luxury brand, Emblems Collection, in Phu Quoc.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has confirmed that its pipeline stands at approximately 580 hotels, as at 31 December 2022.

Saudi Arabian megaproject Amaala is continuing its health theme with the confirmation of its second hotel brand deal.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has inked a franchise agreement with Thai-based hospitality and restaurant firm Destination Group to rebrand two resorts in Phuket.
Baltimore Peninsula, a redevelopment project in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, has inked a deal for a Roost Apartment Hotel to join the site.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Grimit Srl to bring The Ritz-Carlton brand to Italy for the first time.

Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh is due to be transformed thanks to a megaproject which will encompass major hotel development.

Thailand-headquartered Onyx Hospitality Group is setting its sights on further growing its portfolio in southeast Asia under a ‘quality growth, quality partnerships’ strategy.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed for an InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property on the island of Dominica.

For our latest Project of the Week, we return to a luxury New York City development which changed ownership and hotel branding in the last 12 months.

Banyan Tree Group has signed an MOU with La Quinta Real Estate Group to open the first Angsana Resorts & Spa site in Spain.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has signed for a Vivanta branded hotel in Thane, within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

US-headquartered Choice Hotels International’s domestic pipeline grew by 14% in the year to 31 December 2022.

Independent hotel brand Preferred Hotels & Resorts will move its Legend Collection into Finland thanks to a planned five star hotel heading to Helsinki.

Hilton Worldwide luxury brand, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, has confirmed that its Seychelles debut site will complete in Q4 this year.

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ boutique lifestyle brand Hotel Indigo is setting out a stall to double its portfolio over the next three to five years.

Spanish-headquartered Riu Hotels & Resorts has revealed further details of its forthcoming Chicago, USA property.

Red Sea Global, a developer owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is partnering with wellness brand Clinique La Prairie as part of its new Amaala tourism destination.

Thai hospitality and property development company Dusit International has released details of its first two hotels in Japan.

Marriott International confirmed that both the luxury hotel sector and developments outside its home US market were the main engines of its expansion last year.

Luxury hospitality company Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-owned Red Sea Global (RSG) have inked a deal as part of The Red Sea masterplan development.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has signed a Taj-branded resort and spa in Gandhinagar, India, with major hospitality and real estate player, Sankalp Group.

Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with Scipion Real Estate and management company Panoram Hotel Management to turn a former palace in Cáceres, Spain, into a luxury hotel.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed its second voco in Thailand and its capital, Bangkok.

The USA’s movie mecca, Los Angeles, is well on its way to recovering to pre-pandemic tourism levels, which should be music to the ears of the hotel development industry.

Our current Project of the Week encompasses a five star restoration of a historic hotel on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain.

Northwest Saudi Arabian smart city Neom has signed up outdoor experiential hospitality brand Collective Retreats to be part of mountain destination Trojena.

TFE Hotels has given a sneak peek at the ongoing work to convert Melbourne, Australia’s historic Pentridge Prison site into a mixed use development incorporating an Adina Apartment Hotels site.

Hilton Worldwide is expecting to up its hotel portfolio global growth levels, following a positive set of 2022 financial results.

Accor’s continual hotel expansion is progressing apace according to the latest figures from its 2022 accounting.

Ireland-headquartered Dalata Hotel Group is moving its Maldron brand into London with the £44.3 million purchase of a property in the Finsbury Park district.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has signed its first hotel in Rajahmundry, within the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

French high end hotel developments have attracted more than US$2.5 billion in financing, according to the latest data from THP.

UK-based hospitality firm, the Beckford Group, is to open its first hotel in autumn this year in the county of Wiltshire, England.

Luxury brand Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and developer Yuan Lih Construction Co Ltd, part of Taipei-based Yuan Lih Group, are planning a new hotel in the heart of Taiwan’s capital.

Accor has signed a deal with Grupo Paragon to operate what was formerly known as The Presidente InterContinental Santa Fe Mexico.

Sardegna Resorts, a Smeralda Holding Company wholly-owned by Qatar Investment Authority, has signed agreements with LVMH Hospitality Excellence to manage two luxury Italian hotels under redevelopment.

A Hyatt Hotels Corporation affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Tokyu Land Corporation for the first Hyatt House site in Tokyo, Japan.

A 175-acre development in Moab, Utah, USA, has received US$50 million of financing for phase one of its construction.

Langham Hospitality Group has broken ground on the site of its second hotel in Europe, this time in Italy, following its London flagship.