Luxury hotels are more expensive than ever to build. It doesn’t mean they aren’t getting done
It’s easy to enjoy a luxury hotel. Building them is hard. According to the HVS U.S…
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The Serviced Apartment Sector in Europe 2025
The European serviced apartment sector recorded a solid performance in 2024, supported by robust leisure demand and a recovering corporate segment. In spite of above-average increases in supply in this asset class, the occupancy levels observed…
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Dubai Royal’s $50,000-a-Night Resort Flaunts Africa’s Future in Luxury Travel
From gorilla trekking to vineyard stays, capital is pouring into Africa from billionaires, tech moguls and Middle Eastern investors who want a share of the continent’s luxury travel market.
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Lacoste Opens First Café in Monaco
Lacoste has officially stepped beyond the tennis court and into the café scene and it’s doing so with serious style. Nestled within the Méridien Beach Plaza in Monaco, the new Café Lacoste isn’t just a pop-up or a PR stunt. Open through the end of…
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Accor Heads to Sin City With Biggest Hotel Yet: Treasure Island
Just as Kylie Minogue's career explodes in the U.S, so is Accor's! After years of watching from the sidelines as its competitors deepened their U.S…
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Premier Inn should loosen up a little as it expands
Whitbread’s budget chain keeps tight control of its UK hotels but needs more flexibility overseas
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How the youngest Filipino billionaire unleashed S-E Asia’s quiet dragon on Wall Street
As the first Filipino-owned company to list on the world’s second-largest stock exchange Nasdaq, Hotel101 Global may have bumped the Philippines – long lagging regional peers in capital markets activity – up the radar of foreign investors…
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AI’s Role in Transforming Hospitality: Key Insights from HSMAI and HITEC 2025
The hospitality sector is experiencing a great makeover with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). Equipped with AI-driven design software and conversational assistants, hoteliers and media professionals are embracing the use of AI…
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Turn empty London office blocks into ‘late-night party zones’, report suggests
Creative studio says financial districts deserted in working-from-home shift could host revitalised nightlife sector
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Interview with Barbara Muckermann, Group CEO of Kempinski Hotels
Barbara Muckermann has been the Group Chief Executive Officer of Kempinski Hotels for just over a year, after spending most of her professional career in the cruise industry, notably at the helm of Silversea Cruises. She is an active member of the…
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The Wolseley to get hotel spin-off as Minor Hotels announces four new brands
Minor's CCO Ian Di Tullio told BH The Wolseley Hotels is in active talks to come to New York and Dubai, while London would be "a natural fit" for the brand
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The post-pandemic boom continues for resorts
Resorts are increasingly attractive to institutional investors. Funds like CIG, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, and insurance companies Swiss Life and Aviva, are becoming more active in the resort space, according to industry experts…
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Chinese hotel investment stabilises amid signs of upturn
With US President Donald Trump signalling that he has inked a new trade deal with China, and will soon visit the country with a delegation of business leaders, Chinese leader Xi Jinping may hope the news represents another strategic milestone…
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Do the big brands have a place among Africa’s Big Five?
Brands like Marriott and Hilton are expanding big-time into Africa, even into safari destinations. Will it be at the expense of locally owned lodging businesses?
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Chance to buy £2m hotel for £1, but there's a catch-you'll need £1m to finish it
A property developer who sunk £3.2 million into the doomed renovation of a historic Grade II-listed hotel is now selling it - for just a POUND.
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The big chains are dominating Asia’s hotel pipeline
Travellers across Asia Pacific will soon find even more familiar hotel brands and loyalty perks, thanks to a dramatic rise in brand expansion by global operators.
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What is a metasearch engine? The ultimate guide for hotels
When travellers search for a hotel, they’re not just browsing, they’re comparing…
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Inside the dealmakers’ playbook for H2 2025
As we enter the second half of the year, it seems 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal one for both developers and investors across the EMEA region as interest surges in midscale and upper-midscale markets, Southern Europe continues to enjoy increased…
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