Hotel Chain Highlights

Marriott and Delonix cement deal with new signings

Marriott and Delonix Group have announced eight signings and two openings, as part of a cooperation agreement signed last year...

Marriott acquires two outdoor brands

As the big brand groups look to add a more outdoors offering to their portfolios, Marriott has revealed its plans, acquiring Postcard Cabins and...

Lux Collective outlines expansion plans

Mauritian-founded global luxury hotel operator The Lux Collective has announced its expansion plans for 2025 and beyond, with new openings in the...

Major Hotel Chains

Record growth for Hilton

Hilton Hotels continues to take the lead with its growth, setting records in 2024 that will afford an acceration in growth...

IHG launches new Holiday Inn express designs

IHG Hotels & Resorts has revealed a new design for its Holiday Inn Express Generation 5 public spaces...

IHG updates on Garner progress

Having launched a new conversion-oriented brand, Garner, InterContinental Hotels has already built considerable traction with international signings...

Treebo launches new brand

As it looks to grow in the evolving Indian hotel market, Treebo Hospitality Ventures has launched a new brand, Medalio, promising a boutique hotel...

Fairmont heralds year of openings

The luxury Fairmont brand will see substantial growth in its global presence with seven hotels opening during 2025...

Marriott acquires two outdoor brands

As the big brand groups look to add a more outdoors offering to their portfolios, Marriott has revealed its plans, acquiring Postcard Cabins and...

Independent Hotels

Record growth for Hilton

Hilton Hotels continues to take the lead with its growth, setting records in 2024 that will afford an acceration in growth...

Banyan Group’s Philip Lim on growth in a challenging landscape

“The biggest challenges would be the same for many of us across industries – slowing world economy, heightened geopolitical tensions The growth...

Project of the Week: Nobu Hotel Madrid

Famed luxury restaurant and hotel chain Nobu is coming to Madrid in 2026, and we’ve chosen this exciting new project as our pick for Project of the...

HQ signs first properties

HQ Hotels & Resorts, a joint venture between SBE and Wyndham, has revealed its first properties will be in Antigua and Sao Paulo...

Westin launches Queens venture

Marriott International is bringing a 246-key Westin outpost to Flushing, Queens in spring 2025, with the debut of The Westin Flushing LaGuardia...

The TECEneo shower toilet: simple installation for maximum hygiene

TECEneo shower toilet is a good choice for both initial installation and conversion to a shower toilet using a retrofit plate. Installation is...

Hospitality Investments

YellowSquare plans for growth

With new backing from a private equity investor, Italian hybrid hostel brand YellowSquare is set for expansion across southern Europe...

Partners plan Spanish investment

Investor Westmont Hospitality, which already invests in Spanish hotels via a stake in Room Mate, is now looking to double down on the country's...

Swedish investment group launches luxury hospitality brand

Swedish investment group Qarlbo AB has introduced Miramis, a new luxury hospitality brand...

Partners Group invests in Spain

A new investment partner has come on board to help Spanish hospitality group Bluesea Hotels catapult forward on its next growth steps...

Wyndham backs franchisees of diversity

A new funding initiative from a partner of Wyndham Hotels is helping bring on board new franchisees, many of them from minority groups...

Griffin Hotel Management merges into Meyer Jabara Hotels

Griffin Hotel Management LLC, a hospitality company spanning multiple generations, has merged with Meyer Jabara Hotels. ...