Radisson Hotel Group plans 30 openings across EMEA this year
Radisson Hotel Group has outlines plans to add 30 hotels and over 5,000 rooms to its portfolio across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2021.
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Tripadvisor Takes Unusual Route With Private Equity Help to Build Its New Subscription Offering
Tripadvisor acknowledges that it is building its new subscription program, Tripadvisor Plus, with wholesale rates from “aggregators” — that it refuses to identify — covering 100,000 hotels…
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5 Reasons Why Hilton Continues to Grow Its Global Footprint, Despite Covid-19 Challenges
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on the global hospitality industry — yet Hilton saw continued growth and development across all categories and brands in 2020…
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Oyo’s Recovery Work Includes Progress on Technology Fixes
Among the highest items on the wish lists of Oyo hotel owners and managers, according to a partner survey, is the ability to assert more direct control over room rates, and to have the flexibility to extend stays and process early checkouts in the…
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IHG Will Focus on Non-Luxury Brands as It Pulls Back on Wild Portfolio Growth
IHG Hotels & Resorts launched a growth initiative in 2017 aimed at adding as many hotel rooms as possible to its portfolio. The global pandemic significantly curtailed the expansion streak, with 2020 seeing barely any room growth…
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Rome to welcome Accor's Orient Express brand in 2023
Accor’s Orient Express brand is set to launch in Rome in 2023, with the major refurbishment of the historic Grand Hotel de la Minerve.
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Marriott Appoints Capuano CEO, Linnartz President
Marriott International has named Anthony “Tony” Capuano CEO and Stephanie Linnartz president of the company. The appointments follow the unexpected passing of Marriott President/CEO Arne Sorenson on Feb. 15…
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JLL Appoints Perez-Alvarado Global CEO, Hotels & Hospitality
Gilda Perez-Alvarado has been promoted to global CEO of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group to succeed Mark Wynne-Smith, who will continue as global CEO of valuation advisory.
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HB Exclusive: NextGuest Merges with Cendyn
Cendyn, a leading provider of cloud software and digital marketing services for the hospitality industry, and NextGuest, a New York and Munich-based CRM and digital marketing leader, combine to become the largest scalable CRM and digital marketing…
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Hilton to add ten German hotels under Hampton, Garden Inn and Motto brands
Hilton has signed an agreement to develop ten new properties in Germany under its Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and Motto by Hilton brands.
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Banyan Tree Plots 2021 Expansion
Moving into 2021, hospitality company Banyan Tree Group is set to continue with its global expansion. The company has signed 20 hotel management agreements in 2020, adding to its pipeline of 35 properties opening over the next 3 years…
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Cellars in the Sky 2020: Best airline wines revealed
The winners of Business Traveller’s Cellars in the Sky Awards 2020 have been announced, with Qatar Airways winning five gold awards including Best Overall Cellar.
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IHG Hotels & Resorts Rebrands, Restructures
IHG Hotels & Resorts has refreshed its branding and restructured its brands into four collections…
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SH Hotels names Arash Azarbarzin CEO, provides business update
Starwood Capital Group has named Arash Azarbarzin CEO of its SH Hotels & Resorts subsidiary, which operates the 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Treehouse Hotels brands.
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Faena group and Accor embark on global venture to expand the Faena brand worldwide
Alan Faena and Len Blavatnik of Faena Group, together with Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO of Accor, today announced the launch of a global strategic partnership focused on expanding the Faena brand around the globe…
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Casino mogul and political donor Sheldon Adelson dead at 87
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, whose gambling and hotel businesses turned him into a major political power broker in the US and Israel, has died.
He was 87.
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Travel + Leisure Magazine Acquired by Wyndham Destinations for $100 Million
This pandemic world has really changed everything: The new year brings the unlikeliest of travel marriages between a timeshare company and one of the industry’s leading media brands.
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Marriott to open world’s largest branded residences development in Vietnam
Marriott International has announced what it is referring to as “the largest hotel-branded residential project announced to date worldwide”, located in the Vietnamese hub of Ho Chi Minh City.
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