
19,000 keys set to boost recovering Malaysian tourist industry
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.

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.

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.