
Project of the Week: City of Dreams Mediterranean Resort
Our dream entry for the latest Project of the Week is for Cyprus’ first integrated casino resort, which is expected to be the largest and premier integrated destination resort in Europe.

Our dream entry for the latest Project of the Week is for Cyprus’ first integrated casino resort, which is expected to be the largest and premier integrated destination resort in Europe.

Independent hotel collection Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has signed a strategic brand partnership with La Vie Hotels and Resorts.
Four Seasons Resort Dallas at Las Colinas in Texas, USA, is to undergo a transformation to join the Ritz-Carlton brand after Marriott International signed a management agreement for the site.
Extended stay specialist edyn is venturing into the French market for the first time with the expansion of its Locke lifestyle brand into Paris.

Real estate platform Kasada is to update its new hotel acquisition, a coastal resort in Senegal.

Accor and its lifestyle division Ennismore have signed for three Vietnamese hotels with TNG Holdings Vietnam Group.

The University of Virginia (UVA) and its partners have broken ground on a new 223,000-sq-ft hotel and conference centre in Charlottesville, USA.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed for a dual branded Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express site outside Stockholm, marking the group’s return to the Swedish market.

Marriott International’s luxury JW Marriott brand is heading to ever more international destinations as travellers are continuing to seek wellness experiences.

Hilton Worldwide is to debut its Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts brand in Vietnam with the conversion of existing group property, Hilton Hanoi Opera.
US boutique hotel brand Salt Hotels is to premiere in the country’s Midwest next year with a new site in Minneapolis.

Deutsche Hospitality is heading to Uzbekistan for the first time following an agreement to debut its IntercityHotel brand in the country’s capital, Tashkent.

A Hyatt Regency site in Connecticut, USA, is scheduled for a multi-million dollar refurbishment after being acquired by an investment fund managed by Trinity Fund Advisors, an affiliate of Trinity Real Estate Investments.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is bringing a first of its kind voco brand hotel to Belgium with a site that will focus on innovation.

Investment in regeneration schemes across Manchester, UK, are pushing forward high end hotel projects in the area.
Stamford Plaza Auckland hotel has changed hands for NZ$170 million, the largest ever single hotel asset in New Zealand history to go unconditional.
Dunes Manor in Ocean City, Maryland, USA, is to undergo a renovation to enable it to join the Hilton Garden Inn brand.
Accor’s Ennismore division has teamed up with Belgian developer Atenor to bring the Tribe lifestyle brand to Polish capital, Warsaw.
Achieving our Project of the Week title this time is Four Seasons’ striking five star site taking shape in the Saudi Arabian capital’s coastal resort.

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has signed for a trio of new SeleQtions properties over the last month, spread across India.

22 Hospitality, a subsidiary of Nigerian energy firm, NIPCO, has taken a controlling stake in the company that owns Sheraton Abuja Hotel with a view to restoring the property to its former glory.
The Lux Collective and P Q Hai Quoc Joint Stock Company have signed a hotel management agreement to build a luxury overwater resort under the Lux Resorts & Hotels brand on the island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam.

Waterpark specialist Great Wolf Resorts is to double its presence in Texas, USA, with a new resort heading to the city of Webster, near Houston.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a multi-property development agreement with Grape Hospitality for five conversion properties in prime European destinations.

Marriott International will be debuting its Fairfield by Marriott brand in Europe and the Middle East by late 2023.
Citadines, the aparthotel brand of CapitaLand Investment Limited’s The Ascott lodging division, is maintaining its focus on its Asian home market in its upcoming projects.
Private equity firm Peachtree Group’s development division, Peachtree Hospitality Development, is on track for a record year in the hotel market.
Scottish Highlands country hotel Inverlochy Castle has unveiled plans to restore its listed stables and create eight new bedrooms to help meet high guest demand.
Australia’s ICD Property and Belingbak have been given the green light to redevelop an existing site in Sydney’s central business district into a mixed use tower containing a luxury hotel.
Two Hilton Worldwide sites in Alabama, USA will now receive a facelift after being purchased by private investor Waramaug Hospitality.

Accor is expanding its footprint in Saudi Arabia with the signing of the first Novotel Living to operate in Riyadh. The 170-key serviced apartment newbuild is set to open in 2026.
A total of US$41.4 billion of fixtures, fittings and equipment (FF&E) will be required for global high end hotels in the coming years, according to the latest exclusive report by luxury hotel furniture manufacturer Wood Couture and TOPHOTELPROJECTS.

Minor Hotels brand Tivoli Hotels & Resorts is to appear in Spain for the first time with the overhaul of a former Sheraton property in the Canary Islands.

Our latest luxury Project of the Week will form the tallest tower complex in Danang, Vietnam, when it completes next year.

The Chinese city of Wuhan is to welcome a milestone development which should help it recover after being the original epicentre of the covid pandemic.

Following a record growth year in Greece, Radisson Hotel Group will further expand in the southern European country with a raft of signings on the books.

Major hotel group, Accor, is focusing heavily on Asia for its upcoming developments in high end segments.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is to overhaul an existing Kimpton site in Riviera Maya, Mexico to become the boutique brand’s first all-inclusive resort.
Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners is to reposition a recently-purchased Scottish hotel to join its Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts collection.

Marriott International expects to open 14 additional luxury properties in Asia Pacific by the end of 2023.

This year has seen 1 million pilgrims descend on the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca (also known as Makkah) to perform Hajj for the first time since the pandemic. This could prompt hotel developers to beef up accommodation options in the area.

Accor is due to launch one branded residential project every six weeks throughout 2023 and 2024, of which approximately 46% will be located in the India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey region.

Gaining our Project of the Week title this time is Marriott International’s upcoming spectacular hub for work and play on the Pacific border between the USA and Mexico.
Asian developer Hing Construction is to bring a new five-star hotel resort to the Zambian capital, Lusaka.

Nearly 80% of hotel investors plan to be net buyers in 2022, according to a recent survey by real estate manager Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) Hotels & Hospitality Group.

SH Hotels & Resorts brand Treehouse Hotels is heading to the USA for the first time with a new site set to open in Sunnyvale, California in late 2023.
Real estate investor and developer Lamington Group is planning to open three new net zero room2 ‘hometels’ in York, Glasgow and Manchester.

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Saudi Investment Group for its second Hotel Indigo in Jeddah.
TOPHOTELPROJECTS researchers have had a busy September, adding nearly 150 entries to the database over the last few weeks.

Boutique brand Generator has signed its first third party management agreement, for an iconic New York City hotel which will now be refurbished.