Forbes: Asia’s billionaires ramping up hotel investments in Singapore
At least 10 billionaires, including the likes of Hong Kong’s Pansy Ho and Indonesia’s Sukanto Tanoto, are now investing more than S$6 billion (US$4.4 billion or RM20.57 billion) to build new hotels and expand their operations across the city state…
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On Sept. 19, the Raleigh City Council voted to direct staff to enter into negotiations with Omni Hotels and Resorts to develop the highly-anticipated convention hotel in the core of downtown Raleigh…
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UAE to have 9,200 more hotel rooms by end of this year, report finds
Total rooms in Dubai are expected to reach 154,000 by the end of 2023, up 6.4% from last year, Knight Frank says.
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Utah’s Stein Eriksen Lodge and residences named finalists in World Ski Awards
PARK CITY, Utah — The 2023 nominees for the highly regarded 11th Annual World Ski Awards have been announced, featuring the Stein Eriksen Lodge as a contender for the coveted title of the United States’ Best Ski Hotel…
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Amherst's zombie hotel has come back to life as apartments
Amherst’s former zombie hotel has come back to life – as apartments…
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Netflix Billionaire Buys North America’s Largest Ski Resort
The latest news in the ski world is the marriage of a 21st-century tech billionaire and a troubled ski mountain…
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Woods Bagot explores ‘the future’ of the luxury hotel design
In pursuit of wonder – the future of the luxury hotel industry is written in the difference between visiting a place and experiencing a destination…
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel enters the history books
The iconic downtown hotel is set for a comprehensive facelift - For the past 130 years, Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel has witnessed the city’s changing landscape, Japan’s emergence into a tourism hotbed and makeovers by several architects…
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Dubai’s Five Hotels Publishes Financial Results for First Time
One of Dubai's top hotel holding companies suddenly posts two and a half years of financial data on its website. Either FIVE is feeling very proud of itself, or it's planning to go public soon.
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Plans to develop £20m aparthotel in Belfast
Northern Irish developer Lotus Property is set to open a £20m aparthotel in Belfast in 2025. The site, on the city's Wellington Place, was formerly offices for HMRC but was acquired by Lotus in 2020…
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Forsaken Tales! 14 Of The Most Popular Abandoned Hotels Around The World
Have you ever visited a forgotten place amid ruins and overgrown creepers and imagined what it would have looked like during the days of its former glory? Or perhaps felt the urge to explore a decaying structure and find out what lies within its…
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Dubai’s surging rental costs fuel long-stay hotel living boom
Dubai sees as a rise in long-stay hotel living as soaring rents drive residents to seek out more convenient options - Soaring rents in Dubai are driving a surge in long-term hotel stays as residents seek greater value for their money amid a market…
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OPINION - London Capital is still a magnet for the world’s ultra-elite
It’s a tale of two cities — whatever hardships Londoners might be enduring, their home remains a magnet for the world’s ultra-elite…
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Luxury Hotel Firm Aman Gets $360 Million From UAE Investors
Aman Group, which operates some of the world’s most expensive hotels, secured a $360 million investment from a group including a United Arab Emirates wealth fund and an investment firm backed by an influential member of that nation’s royal family…
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Danbury developer returns with new plan to convert hotel into apartments after first try was denied
Plans to convert a defunct hotel into affordable micro-apartments and innovation space that were denied in July have been revised and resubmitted by a Danbury developer who says it’s up to city zoners to choose the future of the property…
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The Peninsula hotel in London is a finely tuned global ‘showpiece’
The Peninsula, the world’s longest continually operating hotel group, opens its long-awaited London location in Belgravia; we take a first look inside…
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Innovative Corporate Structures Drive Successful Hospitality, Hotel Valuation Remains Strong
The challenges facing hotel owners with maturing debt as well as hotel investors and developers are significant. However, they are increasingly getting creative and finding alternative financing solutions…
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Mukesh Ambani’s company Reliance Industries has joined hands with the luxury hotel chain Oberoi Hotels, with their new project set to compete with Taj Hotels.Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, in an effort to advance his company’s portfolio, has signed a…
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