Vietnam attracts global brands
Chris Bown
21 Aug 2024
Strong economic fundamentals mean Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreign investment, as well as for international travellers.
Strong economic fundamentals mean Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreign investment, as well as for international travellers.
A strong performance from the Greek hotel sector means the big brands want to be part of the market, and they are moving in.
Hilton is maintaining its global expansion pace, and signing an increasing volume of existing hotels for conversion to its brands
Hilton is continuing its expansion in Brazil with the opening of Yoo2 Rio de Janeiro, the Tapestry Collection’s first hotel in the seaside city.
Having launched its new conversion brand Spark in 2023, Hilton is now taking the format global, launching in Europe
As Hilton enters the third quarter, several of the hotel group’s ambitious projects will be coming to life. Hilton is slated to open its first hotels in a variety of new destinations, and renovations across the global portfolio continue. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come.
We’ve picked the upcoming Waldorf Astoria Residences Dubai Downtown for this week’s Project of the Week. It’ll be the prestigious luxury brand’s first standalone residential address outside the United States.
Hilton and Small Luxury Hotels of the World are making good progress on a strategic partnership the pair previously signed, with 390 SLH hotels now directly connected to Hilton’s marketing platform and Hilton Honors loyalty programme.
Over a decade, Valor Hospitality has built an international hotel management business spanning 16 countries around the globe, demonstrating the value of a specialist when it comes to operating hospitality assets.
This week’s Project of the Week pick is the Hilton Ain Al Sokhna, the newest addition to the Kai Sokhna portfolio.
Hilton Hotels has announced the appointment of a new executive to lead their global lifestyle brands division.
With 225 hotels already open across markets in Central and Latin America, Hilton plans further additions to take that number to 300, within the next three years.
Hilton is expanding its room count in Iceland, and building out from the capital Reykjavik with its first regional property, in the northern coastal destination of Akureyri.
Hilton has around 350 hotels globally across its lifestyle brands, and aims to double that figure in the next four years, supported by recent acquisitions of the Graduate and NoMad brands.
This week’s luxury Project of the Week is the Waldorf Astoria London, located in London’s landmark Admiralty Arch building.
Investors continue to appreciate the value of hotels in Paris, where the French capital has delivered consistently strong operational performance, recovering fully after the pandemic.
The outlook was bright at this year’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF), which saw over 2,500 attendees congregate at Berlin’s storied InterContinental and Pullman hotels, in one of the largest gatherings of industry professionals in the EMEA region.
A strong recovery in visitor numbers in South Korea is boosting hotel development activity, as international brands look for opportunities to expand their business in the country
A strong performance during 2023 at Australian hotels has encouraged developers to take a closer look at the sector, and the big brands are signing up to new hotel projects, as they move from planning to construction
Travellers are subtly changing they way they search online for new adventures, and Hilton has shared new data from its own booking websites to understand where the new demand lies
As demand continues to strengthen for resort hotels, the major brand groups are responding, and Hilton has signed a string of new properties to its pipeline of European resort offerings
The hosting of the Open championship in 2025 has acted as a catalyst for hotel development in Northern Ireland, where international brands are now starting to make their presence felt.
Hilton is expanding its luxury hotel portfolio in India with the signing of Jaipur’s first, and India’s third, property under the Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand.
Hilton’s latest acquisition adds to its lifestyle hotels offering, taking on the NoMad brand which, having been established via its founding London hotel, is now poised for global rollout
One of Edinburgh’s landmark hotels, The Caledonian, is to enjoy a substantial refurbishment, with more bedrooms added as it prepares to be relaunched as a member of Hilton’s Curio Collection.
Supported by a strong economic outlook, Ireland’s hotel sector is set for a period of steady growth, as developers and international brands focus on building new properties in the capital Dublin, and regional city of Cork
After a pandemic slowdown, branded hotel development is on the rise again, with major international chains accelerating their signings through 2023, with more openings planned in 2024
A refinancing with a green loan has committed Australian hotel owner operator Pro-invest to maintaining and improving the carbon footprint of a portfolio of its Holiday Inn Express hotels
International brands are expanding their presence in Greece, as the hotel market develops the breadth of its offering, attracting a growing number of long haul leisure guests to the country
Global hotel giant Hilton is strengthening its lifestyle hotels offering by acquiring the Graduate Hotels brand. Currently a largely US brand, Graduate is now primed to expand globally
Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria luxury hotel brand is expanding its presence from hotels to branded residences. Its first standalone branded residence project to be built outside the USA is planned for Dubai
Hilton has debuted its Tempo by Hilton lifestyle brand in the Music City with the opening of Tempo by Hilton Nashville Downtown.
The Isla Brown Chania and Isla Brown Corinthia resorts by Brown Hotels will open this summer as a part of the Curio Collection by Hilton portfolio.
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island is now open in a remote setting in the Southern Coral Group of the archipelago’s Outer Islands.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Urban Bluewings Co Ltd for the second DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in South Korea.
Hilton Worldwide is teaming up with real estate firm Irongate to transform The Trump International Hotel, Waikiki in Hawaii, USA into an LXR Hotels & Resorts property.
According to the latest THP data, upper hotel segments in Argentina are due to welcome 3,603 keys during the next few years.
Hilton Worldwide’s upscale Tempo by Hilton brand will soon debut in Savannah, Georgia, USA, thanks to a partnership with local developer Noble Investment Group.
Home2 Suites by Hilton, the Hilton Worldwide group’s all-suite extended stay brand, is set to maintain its status as one of the firm’s fastest growing lines.
Hilton Worldwide has confirmed plans to rapidly increase its presence in Türkiye, with 11 new hotels planned across the country.
Hilton Worldwide has inked an agreement with Amazon for Urban Development for a newbuild hotel within a mixed use tower in Egypt’s as yet unnamed New Administrative Capital (NAC).
Hilton Worldwide is to open its first property in the French city of Lille thanks to a conversion project.
Hilton Worldwide’s upscale full service Embassy Suites line is coming to Alabama, USA, via a new waterfront development in the city of Gulf Shores.
A development team has secured planning permission to more than double the size of an existing Hilton Worldwide site in London, UK.
According to the latest information from THP, Chinese metropolis Shanghai is steadily growing its upper segment hotel pipeline.
A historic hotel in San Diego, California, USA, is planning restoration and revitalisation works worth over US$160 million.
Hilton Worldwide has set a record for its hotel pipeline, hitting 3,190 hotels, representing 457,300 keys, as of 30 September 2023.
Dutch upper hotel segment development looks to be in rude health, with at least US$798 million heading into the country, according to the latest THP data.
Hilton Worldwide has expanded its franchise model in Greater China into the upscale full-service segment with the inclusion of its DoubleTree by Hilton brand.
Hilton Worldwide will bring the LXR Hotels & Resorts line to Italy, following a franchise agreement with Paval Holding and Apex Alliance.