Minor Hotels to Debut in Singapore With Avani Hotels & Resorts Lifestyle Brand
Avani Hotels & Resorts | September 3rd, 2024
Kimpton San Antonio Celebrates Its Topping Out on Schedule
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | July 20th, 2023
HRI Hospitality Celebrates Topping Out of New Tempo by Hilton Nashville Downtown
HRI Lodging | February 24, 2023
Hotel to Bring 306 New Rooms to Downtown Nashville in 2024 NASHVILLE, TN. (February 24, 2023) – HRI Hospitality (“HRI”), based in New Orleans, announces the “topping out” of its new hotel project, Tempo by Hilton Nashville Downtown. The 16-story, 306-room hotel is scheduled to open in spring 2024 adjacent to Nashville Yards in the heart of downtown. An official topping out ceremony was held late last week at the construction site of the new hotel. “This topping out represents a significant milestone for the construction of this property and the city of Nashville,” says Michael Coolidge, Chief Investment and Development Offic...
ROOST Baltimore Peninsula Set to Open in Summer 2023 With 81 Apartment-Style Rooms
ROOST Apartment Hotel | February 24, 2023
BALTIMORE, MD – February 24, 2023 – Today, the Baltimore Peninsula development team, led by MAG Partners and MacFarlane Partners, and Method Co., the nationally-acclaimed development and design company rooted in hospitality, announced plans for a new design-centric, 81-room ROOST Apartment Hotel, the concept known for bridging the boutique hotel experience with apartment-style living. The new ROOST Apartment Hotel in Baltimore will be located within Baltimore Peninsula at 2400 Terrapin Way, a 235-acre mixed-use waterfront neighborhood. The team, together with its joint venture partners Sagamore Ventures and the Urban Investment Group with...
Middle East Finishes the Year Strong With Record-High New Hotel Openings in Q4 2022
Lodging Econometrics (LE) | February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023 – PORTSMOUTH, NH According to the Q4 2022 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the quarter, LE analysts report that the hotel construction pipeline in the region stands at 549 projects/143,637 rooms. Hotel development in the Middle East is ramping up as investors begin to see opportunity in the region again. New project announcements (NPA) in the region continued to trend upward throughout 2022, closing the quarter at 67 projects/19,837 rooms and increasing 56% YOY. Additionally, the Middle East had a record number of new hotels open in the fourth quarter, closing out...
Increasing Non-Airline Revenues With Airport-Connected Hotels
Anwar Elgonemy | February 22, 2023
By Anwar Elgonemy In this article, we take a look at the best practices to overcome the challenges of developing airport-connected hotels. Background Certain customer segments are more likely to stay in airport hotels than others. For example, passengers departing on early flights or arriving on late flights will consider staying closer to the airport to save travel time and costs. “Fly-in-fly-out” meetings, passengers stranded due to over-booking or weather-related cancellations and mechanical delays, and, of course, airline crews, are essential demand segments. But these segments are seeking more than typical airport accommodations...
Deutsche Hospitality to Bring Zleep Hotels to Berlin Airport
Deutsche Hospitality | February 21, 2023
Frankfurt am Main, February 21, 2023 Scandinavian design, sophisticated functionality, top quality and thoughtful sustainability paired with efficient digital offerings. With the Zleep Hotel Berlin Airport, the Scandinavian hotel brand opens its first hotel in the German capital. Together with the project partner, Project Immobilien Group, Deutsche Hospitality will open the 198-room hotel in the first quarter of 2024. Final conceptual corrections of the already finished hotel at Alexander-Meissner-Str. 4, 12526 Berlin have already begun. Peter Haaber, Founder and Managing Director Zleep A/S: "Started in Copenhagen, we are very excite...
Radisson Hotel Group Signs First Radisson Collection Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital City
Radisson Hotel Group | February 16, 2023
LAGOS, Nigeria, February 16, 2023 -- Radisson Hotel Group (https://www.RadissonHotels.com) is bringing its luxury lifestyle brand, Radisson Collection, to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and governmental powerhouse. Radisson Collection Hotel & Conference Center, Abuja Nigeria marks the Group’s 9th hotel and 3rd Radisson Collection in the country, placing it firmly on track to achieve 15 hotels in Nigeria by 2025. Located next to the Presidential Palace in Maitama District, one of the most sought after and exclusive areas in Abuja, the hotel will be a 45-minute drive from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the country’s se...
Hilton to Debut in Spain’s Extremadura Region With Signing of Palacio de Godoy Cáceres, Curio Collection
Hilton | February 15, 2023
McLEAN, Va and CÁCERES, Spain – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today announced the signing of Palacio de Godoy Cáceres, Curio Collection by Hilton, following a franchise agreement with Scipion Real Estate and management company Panoram Hotel Management. Located in Cáceres’ old town and occupying one of the city’s former palaces, the hotel marks the continued development of Curio Collection by Hilton hotels in historic European buildings. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president, development, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hilton, said, “With more than 60 hotels trading or under development in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Curio...
Four Seasons and Yuan Lih Construction to Unveil Brand New Luxury Hotel in Taipei
Four Seasons Hotel Taipei | February 14, 2023
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, a global leader in luxury hospitality, and Yuan Lih Construction Co., Ltd., the developer that is part of Taipei-based Yuan Lih Group, announce plans for a new luxury hotel in the heart of Taiwan’s capital. Four Seasons Hotel Taipei will be located in the Xinyi District, directly opposite to Taipei 101, one of the most iconic skyscrapers in Asia and one of the tallest towers in the world. Taipei 101 is one of the top tourist attractions in the city and is home to high-end shopping, art galleries, and offices as well as the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation and other major banks and organizations. This i...
Chartwell and Southstar Break Ground on $500M Mixed-Use Aureum Project in Franklin, Tennessee
Chartwell Hospitality | February 13, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Chartwell Hospitality, in a joint venture with co-developer Southstar, broke ground on their $500 million Aureum Project. Aureum is a 22-acre mixed-use project that will offer residents unique living, working, and entertainment options in one premier location known as the “Golden Corner” of Franklin, TN. Aureum’s first phase will consist of 355 residential units for sale and rent which Chartwell Residential will develop. The development will include office space, retail, and entertainment venues, along with two hotels to be developed by Chartwell Hospitality. In addition, Aureum will offer more than five acres of op...
IHG Hotels & Resorts Signs InterContinental Resort on Dominica’s Douglas Bay
IHG Hotels & Resorts | February 13, 2023
ATLANTA (Feb. 13, 2023) – IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) today announced the signing of a new InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property on the island of Dominica. A conversion and renovation of an existing spacious resort, InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort & Spa will mark the brand’s third Caribbean resort hotel upon its planned spring 2023 reopening. Located along Douglas Bay on the island’s northwest side, the 151-room InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort & Spa will offer a unique and luxurious stay experience to travelers seeking to unwind, seclude and discover the island’s natural beauty. The resort’s...
Hyatt House Brand to Debut in Tokyo With Plans for Hyatt House Tokyo Shibuya
Hyatt House | February 9, 2023
CHICAGO (February 9, 2023) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Tokyu Land Corporation for Hyatt House Tokyo Shibuya. Slated to open by mid-2024, the 126-room hotel will be an ideal mid- to long-stay living accommodation situated just steps away from the world-famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing. Hyatt House Tokyo Shibuya will mark the entry of the Hyatt House brand in Tokyo, further demonstrating Hyatt’s intentional brand growth in the Asia Pacific region. Hyatt House Tokyo Shibuya will make guests feel genuinely at home with an elevated, spacious, and...
Upscale Projects in China’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Reach New All-Time High
Lodging Econometrics (LE) | February 9, 2023
February 9, 2023 – PORTSMOUTH, NH In the recently released China Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that the country's total hotel construction pipeline, at the close of the fourth quarter, stands at 3,581 projects/675,074 rooms. At the close of 2022, hotel development in China continued to move forward despite the country’s economic slowdown. This deceleration, due in part to rigorous COVID restrictions, reduced demand for exports, and a real estate decline, is expected to rebound in 2023 as more cities implement relaxed COVID guidelines and consumer spending and real estate investing in...
Vision Hospitality Group Breaks Ground on Home2 Suites by Hilton EastRidge, TN
Vision Hospitality Group, Inc. | February 9, 2023
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee – February 09, 2023 – Vision Hospitality Group, Inc., in partnership with Wolftever Development, announced the groundbreaking of the Home2 Suites by Hilton East Ridge, Tennessee. The new hotel will deliver a long-awaited, extended-stay lodging option to the growing Jordan Crossing Development collection of restaurants, retail shopping and entertainment venues. The Home2 Suites by Hilton is designed for today’s business and leisure traveler who desires a contemporary, comfortable stay. The property will feature 101 spacious suites with a customizable working area, fully-equipped kitchen, microfiber hypoallerge...
IHG Heralds Two New Signings in Lin-gang, Shanghai, With the First Vignette Collection Hotel Entering Greater China
IHG Hotels & Resorts | February 8, 2023
Shanghai, 8th February 2023 -- InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's leading hospitality companies, is delighted to announce the recent signings of Crowne Plaza Shanghai Snow World and Shanghai Snow World Hotel, Vignette Collection – the first Vignette Collection hotel in Greater China. The hotels are part of the Shanghai Yaoxue Snow World Complex, a highly anticipated integrated sports-entertainment-tourism resort with the world's biggest alpine-themed indoor ski park, which is expected to become a major tourist destination in Shanghai after opening. As they build this world-class tourism destination, the sig...
Asia Pacific Hotel Construction Pipeline, Excluding China Projects Up 5% at the End of Q4 2022
Lodging Econometrics (LE) | February 8, 2023
February 8, 2023 – PORTSMOUTH, NH According to the Q4 2022 Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the Asia Pacific region, excluding China, from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the region’s total construction pipeline stands at 1,903 projects/404,222 rooms, up 5% by projects and 2% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). At the Q4 close, projects currently under construction stand at 946 projects/210,559 rooms, up 5% by projects YOY. Projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months stand at 317 projects/65,745 rooms. Projects in early planning reached a record count at Q4, closing the quarter at 640 projects/127,918 rooms, up 20% by pr...
Marriott Signs With China Central Place to Bring The Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Executive Apartments Brands to Suzhou
Marriott International | February 7, 2023
Marriott International, Inc., recently announced that it has signed an agreement with China Central Place, Suzhou to bring The Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Executive Apartments brands to Suzhou, a major city in Eastern China. The two complex properties plan to open at the end of 2024 and in the middle of 2025, respectively. “Under the ‘Brand + Destination’ development strategy — matching destinations with brand debuts and entries, we are delighted to announce the new signings with Suzhou Chunji Real Estate Development,” said Gavin Yu, Chief Development Officer, Greater China, Marriott International. “The dual-branded properties...
SH Hotels & Resorts Plan Baccarat Hotel & Residences Dubai to Open in 2026
Baccarat Hotels & Resorts | February 7, 2023
MIAMI, FL, February 7, 2023-- SH Hotels & Resorts, the hotel brand management company founded by hospitality visionary Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, today announced plans to set a new standard of glamor and luxury in Dubai, the hospitality hub of the Middle East, with the opening of Baccarat Hotel & Residences Dubai in 2026. The hotel is part of a new ultra-luxury mixed-use development in Downtown Dubai, facing the famed Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. The property’s twin tapering towers, designed by world-renowned architectural firm Studio Libeskind, will combine a best-in-class luxury...
Hyatt Signs Agreement With Rua Al Madinah Holding Company to Bring Three New Hotels to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | February 6, 2023
CHICAGO (February 6, 2023) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into management agreements with Rua Al Madinah Holding Company to manage three new Hyatt-branded hotels, including Grand Hyatt Madinah, Hyatt Regency Madinah and Hyatt Place Madinah. Upon opening, these properties will participate in the World of Hyatt loyalty program and will add a combined 1,729 room keys to Hyatt’s portfolio in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, significantly expanding Hyatt’s brand presence in the country and demonstrating its commitment to strategic growth of its portfolio in key markets that matter to ...
Aspen Hospitality and CU Boulder Break Ground on Limelight Hotel Boulder
Aspen Hospitality | February 3, 2023
Aspen, Colo. (February 3, 2023) – Aspen Hospitality and the University of Colorado Boulder are pleased to announce that construction is beginning for the on-campus Limelight Hotel Boulder. The landmark conference center hotel property is slated to open in the summer of 2025. This groundbreaking is the culmination of years of collaboration between the City of Boulder, CU Boulder and numerous other stakeholders. Plans for a topping-off ceremony and celebration will be announced as construction progresses. The project website includes renderings and FAQs, and will provide ongoing updates on construction. As Boulder’s largest meeting and...
Healthy Growth for the Back End of the Latin America Construction Pipeline at Year-End 2022
Lodging Econometrics (LE) | February 3, 2023
February 3, 2023 – PORTSMOUTH, NH In the recently released Latin America Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that at the close of Q4 2022, the total construction pipeline stands at 536 projects/87,827 rooms. At the end of the fourth quarter, projects currently under construction stand at 222 projects/40,270 rooms. Projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months are up 7% by projects and 15% by rooms, year-over-year (YOY), standing at 158 projects/23,753 rooms and those in the early planning stage stand at 156 projects/23,804 rooms, up 16% and 8%, respectively. Mexico has th...
IHG Signs With Odyssey Hotel Group for Alte Post Vignette Collection in Reit im Winkl, Germany
IHG Hotels & Resorts | February 2, 2023
02.02.2023 (Frankfurt, Germany): IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, continues to evolve its luxury presence in Germany as they sign Alte Post in Reit im Winkl, a market debut for Vignette Collection, the company’s newest luxury brand. Vignette Collection is IHG Hotels & Resorts’ first collection brand and is a family of one-of-a-kind properties in sought-after urban and resort locations where guests can indulge in a growing passion for stays that are authentic, experiential and considerate. Here for the next generation of luxury travellers seeking both discovery and purpose, Vignette Col...
Canada Ends 2022 With Record Project Counts in the Early Planning Stage of the Hotel Construction Pipeline
Lodging Econometrics (LE) | February 2, 2023
February 2, 2023 – PORTSMOUTH, NH-- According to the Q4 2022 Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report for Canada by Lodging Econometrics (LE), LE analysts report that Canada’s total construction pipeline stands at 267 projects/35,758 rooms, up 2% by projects and 1% by rooms year-over-year (YOY). At year-end 2022, projects presently under construction in Canada stand at 52 projects/6,593 rooms. Projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months stand at 87 projects/12,098 rooms, a 2% increase in projects YOY and a 15% increase in rooms YOY. Projects in the early planning stage are at an all-time high with 128 projects/17,067...
LRE & Companies and American Hospitality Services Reveal Hotel Brands for Roseville Junction Project
February 1, 2023
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 1, 2023 -- LRE & Companies, a full spectrum real estate development, asset manager, construction, and hotel management company, and American Hospitality Services, Inc., a development and hotel management company acting as sponsor, operating partner, and asset manager of strategic commercial real estate assets, have revealed the featured hotel brands and the name of the sports and entertainment complex for Roseville Junction. The new mixed-use development project in Placer County, CA will be home to two select-service hotels: Caption by Hyatt Roseville and Hyatt House Roseville. Captio...
Nobu Hospitality Signs With Enevoria Development for Nobu Hotel, Restaurant, and Residences Al Marjan Island
Nobu Hospitality | February 1, 2023
NEW YORK, February 1, 2023 - Nobu Hospitality, the luxury lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has signed a management agreement with Enevoria Development FZ-LLC, to develop the Nobu Hotel, Restaurant, and Residences on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. This is the brand’s second hotel and residence development in the UAE following the announcement of Abu Dhabi in late 2022. The Nobu Hotel, Restaurant, and Residences shall be located on the pristine Al Marjan Island, offering over 7.8 km of unspoiled beaches and stunning waterfront views of the Arabian Gulf. Nobu Hotel and Nobu Restaurant will also ...
