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Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn to Open In 2025
Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. and Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd. | February 21, 2022
TOKYO - February 21, 2022 - Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., is pleased to announce it will open the Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn in 2025. The new hotel will be located in the Sathorn district of Bangkok, an international area of Thailand’s capital city that is home to many leading domestic and foreign companies and embassies. Grand Nikko Bangkok Sathorn will offer 405 guest rooms, each with a standard area of about 40 square meters, including 36 guest rooms designed for longer stays. The hotel will offer an all-day dining facility, a teppanyaki restaurant and a restaurant serving general J...
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Set to Open Denver Tech Center’s First Boutique Hotel in Early 2024
KIMPTON HOTELS & RESTAURANTS | February 21, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 21, 2022 – Today Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, announced plans to open the first lifestyle hotel in the burgeoning Denver Tech Center neighborhood in early 2024. Marking the boutique hotel brand’s third property in the Mile High City, Kimpton Denver Tech Center will offer elevated stay experiences and locally inspired restaurant and bar concepts for the Belleview Station development and its surrounding businesses and local residents. Owned by DTC Hospitality Investors, LLC, and developed by Cypress 16, LLC in conjunction with McClu...
Bayshore Capital Inc., Crescent Hotels & Resorts Bring New Concept to Hospitality Landscape
Bayshore Capital | February 15, 2022
New Project with Inventive Accommodations Well Underway on Florida’s East Coast DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2022) – Industry icons Bayshore Capital Inc. and Crescent Hotels & Resorts have joined forces to introduce Max Beach Resort, a new concept in the evolving hospitality landscape. Driven by the combined development and hospitality management expertise and resources of the two companies, Max Beach Resort is set to open this April as the area’s first-ever, professionally managed short-term rental offering featuring enhanced resort amenities for guests. Ideally situated on a stretch of world-famous Atlantic shoreline in Da...
BLLA Welcomes Viceroy Hotels & Resorts to Its Prestigious Hotel Program
the Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA) | February 15, 2022
Los Angeles, CA - February 15, 2022 - The entire collection of Viceroy Hotels & Resorts joins BLLA’s distinguished program for authentic boutique and lifestyle hotels. Chief Financial Officer for Viceroy, Hilda Delgado, also joins the Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association as an Advisory Board member for 2022. Through BLLA’s vetted application process, the following properties were accepted into the exclusive program: Hotel Emblem San Francisco - California, USA, Hotel Zelos San Francisco - California, USA, Hotel Zena Washington DC - District of Columbia, USA, Hotel Zeppelin San Francisco - California, USA, Hotel Zetta San Franc...
Club Med to Open 17 New Resorts by 2024
CLUB MED | February 11, 2022
MIAMI, FL - February 11, 2022 - Club Med, the pioneer of the all-inclusive concept for more than 70 years, will open 17 new resorts by 2024. The new openings, along with Club Med's destination-forward experiences, digital innovations, and new product novelties, will further solidify the brand as the leader in the booming all-inclusive market for families and upscale travelers. With such a wide range of locations and activities to choose from, Club Med invites guests to write their own vacation stories, emphasizing that "when everything is included, all you need to add are the memories." "Since 1950, Club Med has continued to sha...
Hyatt Signs With Thera Island Suites for Magma Resort Santorini
The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | February 8, 2022
CHICAGO, IL – February 8, 2022 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Thera Island Suites S.A., owners of Magma Resort Santorini, managed by Athens-based SWOT Hospitality. Expected to open in 2022 in time for the summer season, the hotel will join The Unbound Collection by Hyatt as the first Hyatt-affiliated resort in the Greek islands, featuring 59 guestrooms, including 24 suites. The signing underscores Hyatt’s strategy to grow its brand footprint in the leisure and independent collection segments across key European leisure destinations. Magma Resor...
Hyatt Signs With 12.18. Group to Debut Destination by Hyatt Brand in Italy With 7Pines Resort Sardinia
Destination by Hyatt | February 3, 2022
CHICAGO, IL – February 3, 2022 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with 12.18. group to debut the Destination by Hyatt brand in Italy with 7Pines Resort Sardinia. The 76-room resort is expected to open in early July, representing several significant milestones, including the continued growth of Hyatt’s luxury resort portfolio, the first Hyatt affiliated hotel on Sardinia, and the second 7Pines Resort in Europe, joining 7Pines Resort Ibiza. The Destination by Hyatt brand is a diverse collection of luxury and upscale independent hotels, resorts and residences ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Marks European Expansion with 6 New Hotels
DoubleTree by Hilton | February 3, 2022
MCLEAN, VA - February 3, 2022 - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today confirmed significant expansions to its DoubleTree by Hilton portfolio, with the announcement of six new European hotels in Italy, France, Romania, Hungary, the Netherlands and Germany. DoubleTree is Hilton’s fastest growing full-service brand in Europe, with 37 hotels expected to open in the region in the next five years, and the hotels join more than 120 DoubleTree by Hilton properties currently operating in Europe. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president, development, EMEA, Hilton said, “Since its arrival in Europe in 2008, DoubleTree by Hilton has continued to lead th...
The First City Hub Trademark Collection Hotel by Wyndham Will Open in the Dominican Republic
Trademark Collection by Wyndham | February 3, 2022
Miami, FL - February 3, 2022 - Wyndham, the world’s largest hospitality franchise will open the first hotel from its Trademark Collection brand in the Dominican Republic. The City Hub Trademark Collection Hotel is expected to be completed by early 2024. The project will consist of an 82-room tower that will boast eight levels of hotel and condo-style accommodations altogether, plus two levels of common areas. Among the amenities, the property will have one full floor of co-working space, as well as restaurants, a swimming pool, event space and 105 parking spaces. This modern structure was thoughtfully designed by renowned Latin archi...
IHG and Grupa AKME Bring the First voco Resort in Europe to Szklarska Porebak, Poland
IHG Hotels & Resorts | February 3, 2022
The momentum behind very popular voco brand continues with the newest signing of voco Resort in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, as IHG Hotels & Resorts and Grupa AKME strengthen their partnership with the second agreement signed. voco Resort Szklarska Poreba will overlook the beautiful Happiness Valley and will bring the brand’s vibrant, reliably fun vision to Karkonosze Mountains. Each of hotel’s 100 bedrooms together with own craft brewery on site, food & beverage and wellness offering will offer upper upscale experience to guests looking for a true lifestyle place to stay in this lovely part of Poland. Hotel is planned to be open ...
YOTEL Continues Growth With Addition Of YOTEL London Shoreditch
YOTEL | February 3, 2022
London - February 3, 2022 - YOTEL, a global hospitality brand appealing to those looking for a unique experience through awesome people, smart design, and the creative use of technology, announced today the addition of YOTEL London Shoreditch. The former East London Hotel will be re-branded as a YOTEL opening this April. This property marks the group’s fifth city center hotel in the UK, the fourth franchise property, the second UK hotel conversion, and the nineteenth hotel in operation globally. The 161-room hotel, conveniently located in the heart of vibrant East London, on Cambridge Heath Road, already incorporates some of YOTEL’s mini...
IHG Hotels & Resorts Expects to Welcome Over 50 Hotels to Its Luxury & Lifestyle Portfolio in 2022
IHG Hotels & Resorts | January 31, 2022
IHG Hotels & Resorts has a rich and long-standing heritage in the world of luxury hospitality, which at more than 400 hotels and 100,000 rooms is one of the largest in the industry*. Its Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio is projected to debut over 50 hotels in 24 countries this year in incredible, inspiring destinations from Rome to Riyadh and Melbourne to Mallorca. The IHG Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio is a collection of storied brands, including Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo and the recently launched Vignette Collecti...
Curator Hotel & Resort Collection Welcomes Six New Members
Curator Hotel & Resort Collection | January 31, 2022
BETHESDA, MD – January 31, 2022 – Curator Hotel & Resort Collection ("Curator") is kicking off the New Year by welcoming six new members to its growing portfolio of independent hotels and resorts. Spanning California, Vermont, Colorado, and Hawaii, these destinations offer unique experiences with nature as a backdrop, allowing guests to align mind, body, and spirit. "We are thrilled to jumpstart the New Year by welcoming these members to our growing portfolio of more than 85 hotels and resorts," said Jennifer Barnwell, President of Curator Hotel & Resort Collection. "The addition of these hotels, along with our first...
Canada’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Ends 2021 With 262 Projects and 35,325 Rooms
Lodging Econometrics | January 31, 2022
PORTSMOUTH, NH – January 31, 2022 – According to the year-end Lodging Econometrics (LE) Construction Pipeline Trend Report for Canada, analysts at LE state that Canada’s hotel construction pipeline ended 2021’s fourth quarter at 262 projects/35,325 rooms. The pipeline is down a mere 3% by projects and up 2% by rooms, year-over-year (YOY). At the close of 2021, projects under construction stand at 62 projects/8,100 rooms. Projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months stand at 85 projects/10,536 rooms and projects in the early planning stage are at an all-time high at Q4 with 115 projects/16,689 rooms, a 15% increa...
Record High Counts for Franchise Companies in the Early Planning Stage at the End of Q4’21
Lodging Econometrics | January 28, 2022
PORTSMOUTH, NH – January 28, 2022 – As seen in the Lodging Econometrics (LE) Q4'21 United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report, the franchise companies with the largest U.S. construction pipelines at year-end 2021 are Marriott International with 1,345 projects/170,586 rooms, followed by Hilton Worldwide with 1,239 projects/141,053 rooms, and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) with 761 projects/76,987 rooms. These three companies combined account for 69% of the projects and 67% of the rooms in the total U.S. construction pipeline. At the end of Q4'21, over 56% of Hilton’s projects in the pipeline are in the early planning proje...
Accor Signs With Edge Holding to Bring Sofitel Cairo New Capital Hotel & Residences to Egypt
Accor | January 27, 2022
Accor, a world-leading augmented hospitality group with over 420 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey expands its luxury footprint in Egypt with the signing of Sofitel Cairo New Capital Hotel & Residences, a new flagship property for the group that will strengthen the Sofitel brand in Egypt. The new property will be located in the heart of the New Administrative Capital (NAC) of Cairo, a city designed on its own and featuring hospitality, residential, entertainment, commercial, retail components and government entities, including the presidential palace, parliament, cabinet, supreme court, all ministries of Egypt and var...
Dallas Leads as the Top Market by Project Count in the U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline at Year-End 2021
Lodging Econometrics | January 27, 2022
PORTSMOUTH, NH – January 27, 2022 – In the recent U.S. Construction Pipeline Trend Report released by Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the close of the fourth quarter of 2021, Dallas leads the U.S. markets in the number of pipeline projects with 152 projects/18,180 rooms. Following Dallas, the U.S. markets with the largest total hotel construction pipelines by project count are Atlanta, at a cyclical high, with 133 projects/17,593 rooms; New York City with 121 projects/19,303 rooms; Los Angeles with 120 projects/19,815 rooms; and Houston, with 91 projects/9,912 rooms. Despite the impact COVID-19 has had on hotel development, three mark...
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ “Women Own the Room” Program Welcomes First Franchisee Member
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | January 26, 2022
PARSIPPANY, NJ – January 26, 2022 – Wyndham Hotels & Resorts - the world's largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries - announced today its first signed agreement as part of its innovative "Women Own the Room" program. Trusha Patel, Founder and CEO, Platinum Holdings, becomes the pioneering program's first member with two new construction La Quinta and Hawthorn Suites dual-branded hotels. The first-ever program by a major hotel company specifically targeting women's advancement in hotel ownership, Wyndham's recently launched "Women Own the Room" is designed to advance and empower wome...
Hilton Signs With Wotf Turizm Ticaret Anonim Sirketi to Open Hilton N’Djamena Toumaï Palace, Chad
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | January 26, 2022
N’Djamena, Chad - January 26, 2022 - Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of an agreement with Wotf Turizm Ticaret Anonim Sirketi to open Hilton N’Djamena Toumaï Palace, Chad. This latest signing for the company in a gateway African city is in the second district of N’Djamena - part of the International Business Centre and 600m from N’Djamena International Airport (NDJ). Andrew McLachlan, managing director, development, Sub-Saharan Africa at Hilton, said, “It’s a proud moment for us to be returning to Chad with a flagship Hilton property in a prime location in the country’s commercial hub. This area of...
Marjan to Develop a Multibillion-Dollar Integrated Resort in Ras Al Khaimah With Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts | January 25, 2022
RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE - January 25, 2022 - Marjan, RAK Hospitality Holding and Wynn Resorts, Limited, the US-listed international developer and operator of luxury resorts, have announced a multibillion-dollar integrated resort development on the man-made Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The spectacular Al Marjan Island, already a leading tourism destination, is only 15 minutes from the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport and 45 minutes from the Dubai International Airport. Comprising four islands, Al Marjan Island delights visitors with over 7.8 kilometers of sparkling beaches and 23 kilometers of waterfr...
The Los Angeles Market Leads the Hotel Construction Pipeline by Rooms at the end of Q4‘21
Lodging Econometrics | January 25, 2022
PORTSMOUTH, NH – January 25, 2022 – As much of the industry, including Lodging Econometrics (LE), attends America’s Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles, LE releases its recent Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report. This informative report includes a summarization of the current hotel construction pipeline activity in the Los Angeles market as it does every other Top 50 Market. With a focus on the Los Angeles market, analysts at LE report that, at the end of 2021’s fourth quarter, Los Angeles has a total of 120 projects/19,815 rooms in the construction pipeline. At Q4‘21, Los Angeles has the highest room count in...
JONO Developments and Hotel Equities to Debut Moxy Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Moxy Hotels | January 24, 2022
HALIFAX, NS – January 24, 2022 – Today, JONO Developments Ltd. (“JONO”) and Hotel Equities (“HE”), announced they will be opening a Moxy hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The new hotel is anticipated to serve as the first new-build Moxy hotel in Canada, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands. Owner and developer, JONO, expects the 160-room hotel to open in Q4 2022. "We are thrilled to cater to the booming next-gen and young at heart population, by providing a playful hotel experience that encapsulates the Moxy brand,” said, Joe Metlege, Co-Owner of JONO. “This will be the only lifestyle hotel th...
IHG Signs Eleven New Properties Across Iberia
IHG Hotels & Resorts | January 20, 2022
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is proud to announce the signing of 11 new properties across the Iberian Peninsula. This spectacular array of new developments will bring many of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ market-leading and much-loved brands, including Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites, to new city and resort destinations across Spain and Portugal. The majority of the new signings are expected to open in 2022, with others anticipated in the coming years; 2023, 2024 and 2025. IHG continues to expand its presence in Europe, with this impressive selection of hotels paving the way ...
David Grutman and Pharrell Williams Reveal Their First Resort, Somewhere Else, in The Bahamas
Groot Hospitality | January 20, 2022
PARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS – January 20, 2022 – Something new, and something extraordinary, will soon arrive in The Bahamas. In 2024, David Grutman of Groot Hospitality and Pharrell Williams will partner with Atlantis Paradise Island to open a brand-new resort: Somewhere Else. The property (which is adjacent to Atlantis, and which will take over the current site of The Beach) is set to offer a unique and immersive experience, blending Grutman’s ability to create highly memorable hospitality platforms with Williams’s dynamic, genre-spanning artistry. The duo has already garnered collaborative success as partners on Swan, the Miami...
