Ritz-Carlton eyes Asian growth
Marriott International’s luxury lifestyle brand Ritz-Carlton is expanding its reach in Asia, with a significant chunk of its pipeline focused on the continent.
Marriott International’s luxury lifestyle brand Ritz-Carlton is expanding its reach in Asia, with a significant chunk of its pipeline focused on the continent.

Australian group, TFE Hotels, has inked a two-hotel deal within a first-of-its-kind mixed-use development in Melbourne’s docklands, with local developer and hotel owner Capital Alliance.

Accor’s Ennismore division is to debut lifestyle brand Mama Shelter in Colombia with a site in Medellín.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation will expand its new luxury Inclusive Collection brand with five resorts in Bulgaria.
Marriott International is to debut its Four Points by Sheraton brand in Oman, signing a new development for its midscale select-service marque.
A new rapid train line linking three provinces in China’s Yangtze River Delta could prove good news for hoteliers in one of the cities it will pass through, Jiangsu province capital Nanjing.
Sage Hotel Management, a Sage Hospitality Group company, will be overhauling a 100-room hotel in Denver, USA, that it has just added to the Sage Independent Hotel Collection.

Our five star Project of the Week this week is dedicated to relaxation in the historical resort of Abastumani, Georgia, a region famous for its curative climate.

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Steamships Trading Company for the group’s first property in Papua New Guinea.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has begun construction on a prototype site for its new ‘Project Echo’ extended stay brand.
German-headquartered Union Investment has acquired 25hours’ second Copenhagen hotel, which is currently in development.

Jin Jiang International affiliate Louvre Hotels Group has started the construction of its 500th project in China with its local partner Jin Jang Hotels China Region.
US real estate firm Wolfgramm Capital is to refurbish a Hilton Worldwide luxury hotel in Utah after taking ownership of the site.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is responding to a cross-border travel resurgence in the Middle East with a vibrant pipeline of leisure segment properties.

Thailand-headquartered group Absolute Hotel Services is to expand its footprint in its home market with an upcoming addition to its U Hotels & Resorts brand.
Hotel chains are bolstering their North American capacity in advance of the football World Cup 2026, which is being held in 16 cities across the continent.
UK-based hotel group Kula and international real estate investment firm Gold Tree Group have acquired two new hotel sites in Lisbon and Dublin.
H World Group (Huazhu), the China-based parent company of Deutsche Hospitality since 2019, has slightly reduced its global hotel pipeline over the last quarter.
Texas-based K & K Hotel Group has picked up the financing to develop and manage a Hampton Inn & Suites within its home state, in Shenandoah.

Two major skiing world championships will be held in Austria over the coming years, with hotel chains preparing to welcome international attendees at a series of new hotels.

Accor is expanding its presence in the Philippines with the signing of two new properties in Clark, opening in 2025.
Vail Resorts’ subsidiary, Rock Resorts, has been granted $232.5 million of construction financing for a mixed-use ski development in Keystone, Colorado.
Earning our latest Project of the Week accolade is a forthcoming luxurious Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Mexican retreat overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Accor brand Fairmont Hotel & Residences is to convert an existing golf resort in southern Spain into a luxury complex under its umbrella.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation for the first Hotel Indigo branded site in Tokyo, Japan.
edyn is to expand its Locke extended stay lifestyle brand with the acquisition of an NH hotel in London’s exclusive Kensington and Chelsea district.

PPHE Hotel Group has reported good momentum across its development pipeline, with projects across Europe continuing on schedule.
Marriott International’s upper upscale wellness brand, Westin Hotels & Resorts, is broadly keeping its pipeline steady, initiating further international firsts.

Radisson Hotels Group is continuing its work with Georgian hospitality service provider, Silk Hospitality, this time on the debut of its Individuals brand at a property in the country’s Racha region.

An independent luxury Caribbean resort on the island of Eleuthera is to overhaul its restaurant, recreation and accommodation areas.
HMD Asia brand Shinta Mani Hotels is to head outside Cambodia for the first time with a new site in Nepal.

Hotel operator Aparium Hotel Group is expanding its hotel portfolio in its native USA, developing a trio of new sites stretching across the country.

Accor has signed a cooperation agreement with TT Group to open a new Mercure site in Telavi, eastern Georgia.
With the Chinese government re-enforcing its ‘zero covid’ policy in the southwest city of Chengdu, international hotel chains haven’t been deterred from investing in the area.

Hilton Worldwide has boosted its pipeline of luxury hotels in the Asia Pacific region to 20 properties.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is to give a multi-million dollar overhaul to its site on San Francisco’s waterfront.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is aiming to accelerate its expansion in Japan by signing a strategic partnership with Tokyu Hotels for a dual Tokyo site.

Our Project of the Week is the crowning glory of one luxury twin tower just topping out in the Melbourne skyline.

Nobu Hospitality is once again partnering with RCD Hotels to create a Nobu hotel, restaurant and residences, this time in the beach destination of Tulum, Mexico.

Family-run luxury lodges chain Tierra Hotels will see its three Chilean sites upgraded as part of an acquisition by Baillie Lodges.

Accor has signed a management agreement with PT Bintan Lagoon Resort, a subsidiary of PT Edika Agung Mandiri, to open the first Mövenpick property on Bintan island Indonesia.

Lalique Group has acquired Hotel Florhof in Zurich, Switzerland, with a view to overhauling it to reopen under the luxury brand.
TOPHOTELPROJECTS researchers have had a busy summer, adding more than 100 projects to the database over the past month.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has signed a site in Ranthambore National Park to convert into a Taj property.

Atlanta-based Noble Investment Group has acquired 14 hotels across the Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corporation brands.
Radisson Hotel Group is partnering with The Centurion Hotel Private Limited to create a new hotel in the fastest growing provincial capital of Nepal.

Hilton has signed an agreement with Tradewinds Corporation Berhad to grow the global hotel chain’s flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand in Malaysia, on the island of Langkawi.
France is gearing up to welcome a panoply of sports fans as part of its summer Olympics host country status in 2024.

Accor is ready to welcome its latest United Arab Emirates (UAE) property as it pursues expansion in the Middle Eastern country.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has swapped a planned upscale development for a luxury property in the South Korean city of Pyeongtaek.