Development

Renovating a hotel, or even an entire portfolio of hotels, can be a relatively straightforward project from conception to completion…
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The sun was shining outside, while inside YOTEL Manchester, MEET UP North was throwing a light on design and blurring boundaries, as Editor Hamish Kilburn, along with three leading designers in their fields, moved – both literally and figuratively –…
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The beachfront resort sits within a luxury development in the Peloponnese region. Last February, Mandarin Oriental announced plans to open its first hotel in Greece. Now, the flashy new establishment is accepting reservations…
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When you walk into the 30,000-square-foot space that constitutes Rockbridge’s new headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, there’s a good chance you won’t realize you’re in a private hospitality investment firm…
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The most expensive hotel room in the world will set you back a cool $150,000 for the two-night minimum stay, but after a tour by real estate agent and YouTuber Enes Yilmazer, online critics are declaring it’s not worth it…
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THDP, the interior design studio tasked to reimagine the interiors of Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars, was inspired by the city’s local (and royal) history, and forms together a meeting of east and west……
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Built in 1905 to host diplomats, the renovation of the historic building gave it a luxe upgrade. Summer in Europe always comes with plenty of new luxury hotel openings. But for years, Rome was mostly left out of the boom. Until now…
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Much of the aging building stock that populates our cities’ skylines resides in or near obsolescence—particularly older, and sometimes historic, office and bank buildings…
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When I first started out in hotel brokerage back in the late 1980s, the market was unsophisticated and had not adopted the fiduciary focus that was required to establish trust.
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Evgeny Kuzin moved to Dubai when he was 21 years with a dream of building an empire from the ground up…
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Accent Hotel Management will open Budapest's first Four Points by Sheraton hotel on the bank of the Danube, representing one of Marriott International’s 30 extraordinary brands…
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Budget hotel brand Travelodge has approached local authorities across the UK as it looks to secure 300 sites for new properties
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Denis Sorin, the president of Amsa Hospitality, is more than a hotelier. As an entrepreneur and advocate of Arabian hospitality, he tells us about his vision and aspirations for KSA.
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Hyatt is to further increase its presence within Europe as part of its expansion into the wider EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East) region.
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The sheer number of hotel openings in the region indicates that the Middle East is making sure that it has enough capacity to accommodate the growing number of tourists.
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Japan will launch a project to encourage global hotel operators to open luxury properties in national parks as early as in 2024, Nikkei has learned, as part of plans to bring in more tourists post-COVID…
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Marriott International was high on its fourth-quarter numbers while promulgating its going-low strategy.
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In the year-end 2022 Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that at the close of the fourth quarter, Europe’s total construction pipeline stands at 1,711 projects/260,911 rooms…
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BWH Hotel Group is expanding its upscale, chic boutique brand, Aiden, as the brand is set to grow by over 200% in the years ahead with the portfolio doubling in 2023 alone. Highlights of the brand growth include the upcoming launch of Aiden in India…
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IHG expects current infrastructure growth to result in the proliferation of hotels
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As the world continues to find a new normal post-COVID, consumers have placed heightened importance on travel and experiences, which has accelerated lodging demand, and resulted in RevPAR reaching or exceeding 2019 levels in some markets…
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation shared today that Hyatt is positioned for continued transformative growth in 2023 and beyond with a record pipeline of approximately 117,000 rooms worldwide as of year-end 2022…
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Accor has reorganised its executive leadership roles as part of its move to create two business divisions, with the changes taking effect immediately.  
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The Americas Lodging Investment Summit, better known as ALIS, in January, is the first hospitality conference of the new year. It’s also typically a time when lodging companies reveal big announcements, like a new brand…
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