First-of-its-Kind Club Med Resort Announced in South Africa
Club Med has announced the development of Club Med Tinley, the company's first resort in South Africa. It will offer a distinct combination of beach and safari experiences…
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First-of-its-Kind Club Med Resort Announced in South Africa
Club Med has announced the development of Club Med Tinley, the company's first resort in South Africa. It will offer a distinct combination of beach and safari experiences…
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Bandon considers approval of major resort complex
Bandon, Oregon could be home to a new coastal resort that officials say would be the largest development of its kind in the city in decades. The proposed resort, dubbed Gravel Point, spans over 25 acres…
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IOI’s Lee brothers join Asian billionaires in S’pore hotel building spree
Lee Yeow Chor and Lee Yeow Seng among at least 10 Asian billionaires investing over RM20.6 billion to build new hotels across the island state…
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Forbes: Asia’s billionaires ramping up hotel investments in Singapore
At least 10 billionaires, including the likes of Hong Kong’s Pansy Ho and Indonesia’s Sukanto Tanoto, are now investing more than S$6 billion (US$4.4 billion or RM20.57 billion) to build new hotels and expand their operations across the city state…
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New W hotel by Zaha Hadid Architects opens in Macau
The building mixes refined aesthetics and excellent energy efficiency standards and is located in the Studio City resort on the Chinese city-island…
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UAE to have 9,200 more hotel rooms by end of this year, report finds
Total rooms in Dubai are expected to reach 154,000 by the end of 2023, up 6.4% from last year, Knight Frank says.
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Japan’s oldest prison building set to reopen in 2026 as luxury hotel with adjoining museum
The former Nara Prison, one of Japan’s oldest penal institutions and significant cultural properties, is expected to reopen in Spring 2026 as a renovated and starred leisure hotel under Hoshino Resorts…
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Real estate mogul Jeffrey Soffer has waited 23 years for this moment. On Dec…
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Sonesta to Build Luxury Development with Two Hotels in Dominican Republic
A massive new multi-use development featuring two Sonesta hotels is coming to the Dominican Republic. Sonesta has partnered with CLERHP, a leading Spanish and Latin American real estate development firm, to build Larimar City & Resort…
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Furn-Niche Defines Lasting Hotel Impressions
As hotels and hospitality developments evolve into experiential destinations, investing in a well designed, attractive, and quality fitout is no longer a luxury—it’s a strategic necessity…
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Former Lloyds Bank in Corsham could still become hotel
Plans to transform a former High Street bank into a boutique hotel and restaurant remain under consideration despite a delay…
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Amherst's zombie hotel has come back to life as apartments
Amherst’s former zombie hotel has come back to life – as apartments…
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Secret bar revealed at 5-star boutique hotel
THE Amiral Hotel Manila has opened the door to its latest historical attraction: a secret door to the past. It is called Ruby Wong's Godown, the hotel's very own speakeasy. It is located at the basement of the hotel…
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Woods Bagot explores ‘the future’ of the luxury hotel design
In pursuit of wonder – the future of the luxury hotel industry is written in the difference between visiting a place and experiencing a destination…
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel enters the history books
The iconic downtown hotel is set for a comprehensive facelift - For the past 130 years, Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel has witnessed the city’s changing landscape, Japan’s emergence into a tourism hotbed and makeovers by several architects…
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World's largest indoor Sukkah to be built at Jerusalem hotel
The sukkah will be strictly kosher so that the many visitors expected to visit the hotel will be able to observe the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah…
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Norwegian couple expands their eco-friendly concept in Cambodia
Norwegian Katrine Solhaug’s journey into the world of social consciousness and her commitment to making a positive impact have for several years been manifested in Babel Guesthouse in Siem Reap, Cambodia…
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Why Does Cuba Keep Building Hotels?
HAVANA TIMES – The latest Tourism Selected Indicators January – June 2023 report published by Cuba’s Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), confirms what has been a trend in recent years, even before the pandemic: the number of foreign…
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Investment fund buys well-known four-star Malaga city centre hotel
As well as the 102 room Molina Lario, Meridia V has also acquired the Gallery hotel in Barcelona from the Gómez Casals family.
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18-storey aparthotel in Glasgow gets approved
UK - PMI Developments and Peveril Securities have been granted planning approval for an 18-storey aparthotel in Glasgow city centre…
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Plans to develop £20m aparthotel in Belfast
Northern Irish developer Lotus Property is set to open a £20m aparthotel in Belfast in 2025. The site, on the city's Wellington Place, was formerly offices for HMRC but was acquired by Lotus in 2020…
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Vivium Holding acquires boutique hotel in Greece
UAE family office Vivium Holding, headquartered in Dubai, is venturing into hospitality by acquiring a boutique hotel nestled on the beautiful island of Paros, Greece.
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Lankaisla lifts leisure industry with global participation
Singapore-based, Lankaisla, sees immense potential in Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, and is set to expand its presence to Sigiriya and Colombo shortly, in what is billed to be a major acquisition…
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Scandic Signs Agreement for Two New Hotels in Helsinki
Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with landlord Projekti GH Oy for two hotels with a total of 459 rooms in the unique Garden Helsinki, a multi-functional event arena in Helsinki, Finland…
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