Billionaire property developer Sam Arnaout buys two hotels in Sydney
Sam Arnaout bought the Cabramatta Hotel in west Sydney and the El Cortez Hotel in Canley Heights in a deal worth close to $200 million.
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Billionaire property developer Sam Arnaout buys two hotels in Sydney
Sam Arnaout bought the Cabramatta Hotel in west Sydney and the El Cortez Hotel in Canley Heights in a deal worth close to $200 million.
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Developing the brand: The Design Director panel discussion
From free flowing freedom to putting people back in a box, being a design director isn’t all soft furnishings and rainbows when designing a brand, as Hotel Designs found out during a recent panel session……
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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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Hotel strike that shook SF’s tourist industry is one step closer to ending
Just days after striking Marriott hotel workers reached a tentative agreement with their employer, Hyatt workers have done the same.
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Travelers slam D.C. hotels as ‘price gougers’ ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Travelers are flocking to snap up the last of pricey hotel accommodations in the Washington D.C…
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Booking refuses to advertise former Selina hotels in Tel Aviv, Mitzpe Ramon
The hotels are run by new operators with no connection to the collapsed chain, but the tourism giant is demanding they settle old debts and is refusing to allow the hotels on its website under the new name Saban…
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Grivalia Hospitality Appoints Natalia Strafti as New CEO
Grivalia Hospitality, a leading investment company in the luxury hospitality sector, recently announced the appointment of Natalia Strafti as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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Striking SF hotel workers reach tentative deal with Marriott, others remain on picket line
A nearly three-month-long hotel workers strike in San Francisco is almost over for thousands of employees, but the fight will continue for others.
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Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel’s new Suite of Dreams—a part of its collab with Manchester United—is a dream come true for football fans.
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Shanghai's Premier Hospitality and Design Event: Hotel & Shop Plus 2025
HOTEL & SHOP PLUS, a leading trade fair for the hospitality industry, is set to kick off on March 31, 2025, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre…
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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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Hotel Equities to operate Postcard Cabins locations
Hotel Equities has been selected to operate Postcard Cabins, a newly-acquired brand under Marriott International. Hotel Equities will manage Postcard’s collection of cabins across the U.S., helping Marriott expand its footprint in the growing…
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Change is blowing through the professional services sector
Today a global revolution is taking place, heralding a new information age, comparable to the introduction of the printing press, electricity, cars, trains and the internet. Its potential to revolutionize our world in ways previously unimaginable is…
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When my husband and I traveled to Norway and the Arctic Circle last year, we decided to stay in an otherworldly ice hotel — the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel at Sorrisniva Arctic Wilderness Lodge in Alta, Norway…
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How Hilton Supply Management (HSM) transforms spend analysis into actionable savings for hotels
In the hospitality industry, effective spend management is essential for protecting a property’s bottom line, and HSM's innovative procurement-led property review service helps hoteliers identify significant cost-saving opportunities without…
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Luxury hotels sinking into the ground on Florida coast
High-rise buildings along South Florida's coast are sinking in "unexpected" ways, according to a new study.
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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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Aussie Hotels at the Threshold of Franchising Boom: Embracing Global Trends
An article by Tamara Thiessen the growing trend of franchising in Australia's hospitality industry. Traditionally, property owners in Australia have favored maintaining the independence of their hotels…
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