RedDoorz Eyes IPO to Build Southeast Asia’s Largest Hospitality Firm
While the Indian IPO market is strong right now, global markets aren't as friendly, as a result RedDoorz is taking a measured approach with its IPO plans.
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RedDoorz Eyes IPO to Build Southeast Asia’s Largest Hospitality Firm
While the Indian IPO market is strong right now, global markets aren't as friendly, as a result RedDoorz is taking a measured approach with its IPO plans.
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Zleep Hotels and Core Hospitality merges
All 14 Zleep Hotels in Denmark are merging with the management company Core Hospitality to create one of the largest hotel operators in the country.
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IHIF Asia Preview: How Hilton plans to grow
Asia is fast becoming one of the most important battlegrounds for the major hotel brands. Most have evolved out of the US and Europe meaning there is more real estate to chase elsewhere. The potential of markets like India and China is well…
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Strawberry Launch New Hotel Chain Stopover
Next year, the first of around 20 hotels in the new Stopover hotel chain will open. These climate-smart hotels focus on electric vehicle travelers and, in addition to a comfortable bed, digital and efficient guest solutions, also offer exciting…
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My Place Hotels CEO talks evolution of extended stay, breaking the mold
With a long family history in hospitality, Ryan Rivett shares his outlook on the “desirable” extended stay segment and his strategy for My Place as it celebrates 10 years of franchising.
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“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value!”
…Is the life mantra of Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group, and the man who changed the face of hospitality in Eastern India.
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For big hotel brands, boutique is beautiful
Immersive, hyperlocal, experiential. That’s what discerning travellers want, and that’s what the hospitality industry is giving them in good measure with boutique hotels. Once a distinct and separate entity, small boutique properties are now an…
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Asia Pacific hotel deals grew in tandem with resurgence of tourism: JLL
Hotel transactions grew in tandem with the uptick in tourism across Asia Pacific in the first half of the year, revealed latest data and analysis by JLL. Hotel deals jumped 19% YOY to touch $5.7 billion, led by major deals in Japan…
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Global sustainability initiatives like the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing principle may lead to greater financial gains for hospitality firms in high-income countries but not in low-income nations, according to new findings…
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Clarion Hotel opens a city hotel in the heart of Helsinki
In the 1930s, Finland's construction expertise gathered to create their new headquarters. As the business grew and developed, so did the building. In the early 2000s, needs had changed, and the property began its transformation into a hotel. In the…
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As far as hospitality goes, the state has a varied mix, from five and seven star hotels, to home stays to cook-on-the-footpath. This all embracing policy, if it can be called that, has succeeded in drawing nearly six million guests to the stat…
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Egypt approves of LE 50B financing toward tourism sector to boost hotel room capacity
To bolster the tourism sector, the government recently gave the go-ahead to a new LE 50 billion initiative for building and operating new hotel rooms, including expansions of existing projects or converting closed buildings into hotel facilities…
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Economic sense driving visionary hotel groups into service apartment business
Incidentally, many hotel groups have also entered serviced apartment business. Tariffs lower than hotels for comparable space is a major selling point, the USP, so to say
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New Hyatt partnership adds glamping options
Hyatt has partnered with Under Canvas to launch glamping at 13 locations across the U.S., including Under Canvas’ new outdoor resort, ULUM Moab. The alliance provides World of Hyatt members with access to camping experiences across many U.S…
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Floating hotel plan unveiled for Salford Quays
Looking to dock at the North Bay, Netherlands-based architects Ninetynine is drawing up innovative plans for a 180-guest-room vessel on behalf of The Good Hospitality Group. A pre-planning application consultation has started with a view to the…
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Radisson’s Tim Cordon on regional strategy, opportunities and innovation
The COO – MEA & SEAP, Radisson Hotel Group, delves into its ambitious regional expansion strategies, the distinct challenges and opportunities across different markets.
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Radisson RED unveiled as Edgbaston Stadium hotel partner
Radisson has been announced as Edgbaston Stadium’s hotel partner as the Club releases more details of its award-winning Masterplan redevelopment.
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Ballet-inspired double skyscraper design tricks the eye
In Albania’s capital Tirana, where a spate of new towers will soon transform the skyline, architects have revealed plans for a new double skyscraper that will bend elegantly like a ballet dancer’s plié, or a lover leaning in for a kiss…
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