Italian Hospitality Between Olympic Legacy and Hybrid Models
Italian hospitality in 2025 saw the consolidation of the luxury segment, with stronger operational performance compared to other segments and international demand capable of sustaining high rates and premium positioning both in major cities and…
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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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What new hotel developments are coming to the Middle East?
The hotel industry in the Middle East shows no signs of slowing down. As travel patterns shift and guest expectations evolve, new properties are opening their doors, familiar names are expanding into new markets, and developers are rethinking what a…
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New international-brand hotels in Malaga city tower block welcome their first guests
The twin openings mark the arrival on the Spanish mainland of the long-stay Staybridge Suites offer from IHG, and the debut of Hampton by Hilton in Andalucía.
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Welcome to the luxury hotel built on top of petrol station
Staying the night above a petrol station and car wash may not be everyone’s idea of the perfect luxury break. However, forecourt owners Rahila and Danny Ahmed insist their nine-bedroom boutique hotel, built over their Gulf site in Birmingham, has…
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Wanderlust: Upcoming investments in Romania’s luxury hotels
Recent news underlined that by 2028, Romania was set to inaugurate 13 new five-star hotels, including prestigious brands such as Mondrian, Hyatt, and Kempinski. According to Mordor Intelligence, the Romanian hospitality industry is constantly…
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Lissoni Architecture designs moody, minimal interiors for AKA NoMad hotel
New York-based Lissoni Architecture has completed a hotel in Manhattan's NoMad neighbourhood, featuring minimalist interiors that blend Scandinavian and Japanese influences.
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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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Inside Park Lane Copenhagen, a former cinema-turned-boutique hotel
Park Lane Copenhagen is set to begin welcoming guests in October 2024, following an extensive transformation. The 69-key hotel finds home in a property that dates back to the 1920s, originally a cinema and later transformed into a hotel…
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Francis Ford Coppola has unveiled the latest collection to his travel portfolio, the All-Movie Hotel in Georgia’s Peachtree City, outside of Atlanta.
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Hamburg's new green hotel, events space opens in converted WWII bunker
Hamburg's latest tourist attraction, a converted World War II bunker now serving as a green hotel, bar and events space, opened to the public in July.
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Travel outlook for LatAm, Caribbean looks promising, hotel construction sees healthy growth
Many parts of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) market have witnessed economic slowdowns through 2023. Despite that, the forecast for travel in 2024 and 2025 looks encouraging, a recent study has revealed. This may have a positive impact on…
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Wyndham adds nine all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, Panama and Jamaica
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has unveiled a new alliance with Decameron All Inclusive Hotels & Resorts, adding nine properties across Mexico, Panama and Jamaica.
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Condé Nast Traveller Announces Its Global 2024 Hot List
Condé Nast Traveller US, UK, Spain, India, and Middle East jointly announce their annual Hot List, crafted by our global team of editors, who spent the past year visiting and vetting the honorees.
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Europe's premier Evian Spa unveiled at Hôtel Royal in France
Europe’s first Evian Spa has opened at the five-star Hôtel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France – the birthplace of the mineral water brand Evian.
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IHG leads midscale hotel market with over 150 new openings and 300 signings globally in 2023
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) is kickstarting the annual HUNTER Hotel Investment Conference by highlighting its dominant position in the midscale hotel market. The company’s growth in development is riding high on the back of a triumphant 2023, a year…
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Scandic Nürnberg Central to open its doors
The opening of Scandic's first hotel in Nürnberg, the second largest metropolitan area in Bavaria. The new hotel is an important step in the company's expansion in Germany…
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Turning Tables - The Ritz-Carlton Opens a New Hotel and Restaurant in Oregon
The luxury hotel company makes its Pacific Northwest debut in Portland; plus, San Francisco restaurateur Shelley Lindgren brings a new wine program to Anguilla’s Malliouhana Resort.
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