Hilton steadily adds to pipeline
Hilton Worldwide has recorded modest pipeline growth, with a quarter on quarter increase of 30 projects.
Hilton Worldwide has recorded modest pipeline growth, with a quarter on quarter increase of 30 projects.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is to manage its first luxury hotel in Kuwait, projected to open in 2028.
Minor Hotels’ Avani brand will make its Maldives debut in early Q2 2023 with a new development on the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
US-headquartered Hyatt Hotels Corporation has upped its pipeline total for the first time this year.

UK-based hotel owner and developer Molo Hotel Group is to overhaul its first acquisition in mainland Europe.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ newest brand, Vignette Collection, celebrated its first anniversary with a debut signing in the Middle East and Africa region.

Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, the luxury wellness brand developed by Singapore-headquartered Banyan Tree Group, will further expand its Asian presence.
Conservationist and founder of Bass Pro Shops, Johnny Morris, has unveiled plans for a nature-based fishing resort in the Florida Keys, USA.

Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement with Wondergrain Exports Private Limited to debut the DoubleTree by Hilton brand in the Indian state of Punjab.
Meliá Hotels International has announced the addition of two new hotels in Mexico that are designed to further the international growth of its luxury brands.
Cheval Collection is moving its luxury apartment brand, Cheval Maison, into Glasgow for the first time, joining sister strand My Locanda as a development underway in the major Scottish city.

Indonesia will be able to rely on a growing high end hotel pipeline as it seeks to recover its tourism industry after the ravages of the pandemic.

IHG Hotels & Resorts brand Six Senses will open its first Australian property at Burnham Beeches, the heritage mansion and 22-hectare estate designed by architect Harry Norris in 1933 for the Nicholas ‘Aspro’ family.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with AB Living to bring its luxury St. Regis brand to Costa Mujeres in Cancun, Mexico.

Our Project of the Week is a world-class wellness lifestyle destination taking shape on a bespoke oceanfront location outside Bodø, in the north of Norway.

Hilton Worldwide has signed an agreement with Ebène Square Ltd for the first Hilton Garden Inn in Mauritius.

Radisson Hotel Group has entered into a strategic alliance with Indian firm Ruptub Solutions Private Limited to launch its new midscale brand, Park Inn & Suites by Radisson, in the country.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with AB Living to bring its luxury St. Regis brand to Costa Mujeres in Cancun, Mexico.

Costa Rica’s first Ritz-Carlton Reserve has secured $130 million in financing that will fund the property’s ongoing construction, with completion and opening expected in late 2024.

US-headquartered Nikki Beach Global is partnering with Omran Group to develop a new resort and beach club in Oman’s capital, Muscat.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is partnering with Shenzhen Tian An Yuncheng Investment Development Group Co Ltd to develop the first voco hotel in Guangdong province, China.

Riu Hotels & Resorts has given a sneak peek at its first UK site, due to open in London in spring 2023.

Accor is to add a third Fairmont Hotels & Resorts property in Dubai with the signing of an agreement with RSG Group of Companies, which spans diverse sectors including real estate and property development.

The vast majority of Hilton Worldwide’s DoubleTree by Hilton brand premium pipeline is centred on Asia, according to TOPHOTELPROJECTS data.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is to debut its Vignette Collection brand in the Americas following the signing of a site in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.
Minor Hotels brand NH Collection is expanding its Middle Eastern portfolio, with three properties due to launch next year.

Luxury brand Dorchester Collection will be opening its first hotel in Asia Pacific in 2028, with a development in what will be the tallest building in Japan.

Visitors are flocking to the US’s Music City, which in turn is prompting a hotel development rush in the area.
Ennismore brand Mama Shelter has a distinctly Gallic slant to its pipeline, with three out of six upcoming hotels in the next couple of years appearing in its home market of France.
UAE-headquartered Time Hotels has signed an agreement to manage an equestrian eco-resort in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains.
Thailand-based Onyx Hospitality Group has reinforced its expansion plan, with a strategic focus on Malaysia as well as its home nation.

Hotel owner OTO Development is planning to rebrand a former Best Western in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
International hospitality real estate company PPHE Hotel Group is working its way through a more than £200 million development pipeline.
Marriott International plans to expand its operations in Africa with the anticipated addition of over 30 hotels comprising over 5,000 rooms by the end of 2024.

Our latest spectacular Project of the Week will be a striking vertical oasis in the heart of Singapore when it opens mid next year.
Costa Rican brand Nayara Resorts is to partner with Puerto Rican adventure park operator, ToroVerde, to create its first European site.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed franchise agreements with Msafiri Ltd to rebrand three properties across Tanzania and Kenya in order to join its portfolio of brands, expanding its African presence.

Accor has signed an agreement with Panthers Group for a new five-star Pullman hotel at rugby club Penrith Panthers’ precinct in western Sydney.

Choice Hotels International is continuing to rapidly grow its home US market development pace, with its national room pipeline heading towards the 100,000 mark.

Hilton Worldwide is to debut DoubleTree by Hilton and the entry of global hospitality brands in the city of Ben Guerir, Morocco.

Marriott International is to bring a third group property to Australia’s Gold Coast with the signing of a new Ritz-Carlton hotel.
US-headquartered Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is continuing to storm ahead with pipeline growth, increasing its size by 10% year on year.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Dana Bay Tourism Company to expand its InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand’s presence in Saudi Arabia.
Independent Japanese hotel brand Palace Hotel Co Ltd, manager of Palace Hotel Tokyo, is teaming up with Taiwanese firm The Ambassador Hotel Co Ltd to raze and rebuild a historic site in Taipei.
The Government of Canada removed its remaining covid-prompted international traveller restrictions at the beginning of October, leaving the way clear for a hotel build boom.

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with real estate firm Gruppo Statuto to manage a new site for the brand in Milan, Italy.
Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) is continuing to strengthen its presence in Africa as it progresses towards its target of reaching 150 hotels comprising 25,000 rooms within the next five years across the continent.

At the recent Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific in Singapore, Hilton Worldwide’s regional president outlined the group’s opportunities for growth in the territory.
Our latest Project of the Week will be taking pride of place in the sports, hospitality and entertainment district of Winnipeg, Canada.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has retained its rate of signings, adding 89 hotels to its pipeline in Q3 2022, almost identical to Q2’s 90 sites.