How China’s Luxury Hotels Are Luring International Travelers Back to a Transformed Country
Two years after China’s reopening, luxury travelers haven’t fully returned. Still, the country’s five-star hotels aren’t worried.
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Luxury hotels take centre stage in Europe
The Mediterranean region is becoming a prime destination for hotel investment, with leisure-focused luxury assets leading the charge as appetite waxes stronger than ever and discerning investors shift their focus toward high-end leisure assets with…
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Despite a backdrop of political and economic uncertainty as well as difficult financing conditions, 2024 witnessed a resurgence in hotel transaction volumes. A we settle into 2025, stakeholders are optimistic on increased deal activity by the end of…
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Couple who complained after being served 'stale' croissants at 'mouldy' French hotel win £4k payout
A couple has won nearly £4,000 in damages after complaining about stale croissants and mouldy rooms during their stay at a four-star French hotel.
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Mind the transactions gap: What’s moving the markets in 2025?
The year 2025 could be the year that hospitality transactions move closer to pre-pandemic volumes, according to experts in the sector. Yet with total European hotel deals for 2024 expected to touch €20 billion, recent volumes are still some way off…
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Luxury and hotel stocks are all the rage as tourists flock to Japan
A growing number of companies, including a seller of vintage goods and a budget hotel chain, are poised for a strong 2025 as increased demand from foreign nationals boosts earnings outlooks. Japan welcomed almost 37 million inbound visitors in 2024…
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IHG Hotels & Resorts unveils innovative experiential Holiday Inn Express public space design
IHG Hotels & Resorts have revealed the future-ready Holiday Inn Express Generation 5 public space design set to attract and excite travellers and owners across Europe, Middle East, Asia & Africa (EMEAA) when it’s launched later this year…
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Canada’s first Hard Rock Hotel set to open in London
BRISBIN BROOK BEYNON ARCHITECTS — A former cereal factory in London, Ont. has been transformed into a Hard Rock Hotel that is nearly complete. It will open with 164 rooms in its first phase, with plans to expand to 353 rooms in the second phase. It…
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CEO of The Standard Hotels to step down following Hyatt acquisition
Amber Asher will leave the lifestyle hotel brand, which was sold to Hyatt for £272 million last year, after seven years in the role.
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Penn returns to Ace Hotel Group as CEO
Boutique collection Ace Hotel Group has appointed Chris Penn as its CEO. Penn first joined Ace Hotels in 2013 when he assumed the role of managing director at Ace Hotel London.
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Outlook 2025: Long-term view to trump geopolitical noise
Despite the complex geopolitical outlook affecting markets at the dawn of 2025, savvy hospitality investors would do well to keep their eye on the long-term prize, experts suggest.
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tan Hong Kai, senior butler for Marina Bay Sands Hotel. It has been edited for length and clarity.
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Turkiye court jails hotel owner, architect in quake trial
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel where 72 people died after it collapsed following an earthquake last year to over 18 years in prison.
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Jack Neo & HK actress Amy Yip to open durian-themed hotel in Penang by late 2025
Durian lovers, listen up. Singaporean filmmaker Jack Neo has been appointed Creative Director for an upcoming durian-themed hotel in Penang.
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Review of 2024 – The year in European hospitality deals
If 2024 was the year when hospitality further cemented its place as a core asset class for real estate investors, it was also the year of Swiftonomics, sporting damp squibs, and a game of two halves for the European continent…
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Minor Hotels’ remarkable global expansion
In October 2018, Minor Hotels made a transformative leap into the global hospitality landscape with the €2.3 billion ($2 billion at the time) acquisition of Madrid-based NH Hotel Group. This ambitious move added 385 upscale and luxury properties…
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The newest Trump Tower will be a hotel in Saudi Arabia — with more projects on the way
The $530 million hotel is just the first of three projects in the Middle Eastern country. The Trump Organization is bringing a new Trump Tower into the world. But not in the U.S. — this one will be in Saudi Arabia…
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AI - From Buzz to Practical Implementations in Hospitality
There has been a lot of buzz and heated discussions about the role and impact of AI in the hospitality industry and travel in general.
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