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
Marriott Signs With AKYN Hospitality Group for Courtyard by Marriott Quy Nhon
AKYN Hospitality Group | June 14, 2022
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, June 14, 2022-- AKYN Hospitality Group has officially announced the agreement signing with Marriott International to bring Courtyard by Marriott brand to Quy Nhon, an up-and-coming coastal destination in south-central Vietnam. Scheduled to open in early 2025, Courtyard by Marriott Quy Nhon, developed by AKYN Hospitality Group, promises to bring a high-class experience with international standards for locals, domestic and foreign tourists. Accentuating contemporary design that encompasses comfort and functionality, Courtyard by Marriott Quy Nhon features 362 guestrooms and suites with b...
Hilton Signs With Mitsubishi Estate Co. to Open Conrad Nagoya in Japan
Hilton | June 14, 2022
TOKYO – June 14, 2022 – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of an agreement with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. to open Conrad Nagoya in the summer of 2026. The hotel will be part of a multi-company* mixed-use development, located in Nagoya’s central business district of Sakae, Aichi Prefecture. “Together with Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., we are delighted to bring Conrad Hotels & Resorts to Nagoya, Japan’s center of manufacturing and craftsmanship, and one of Japan’s leading metropolitan areas with a population of more than 10 million,” said Clarence Tan, senior vice president, Development, Asia Pacific. “Na...
Cambria Hotels Drives Coast-to-Coast Expansion With 10 New Franchise Agreements and Four Groundbreakings
Cambria Hotels | June 10, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 10, 2022 -- Building on its strategy to continually grow its footprint in markets sought-after by guests and developers alike, Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), has awarded 10 franchise agreements to develop the new Cambria prototype. Launched in late 2021, the new prototype is uniquely designed to build the right sized Cambria for the right market, helping to lower the total cost of owning a Cambria hotel while continuing to deliver on the core hallmarks upscale guests prefer. The new Cambria prototype option will continue to deliver the brand hall...
Cambria Hotels Breaks Ground in Lake Placid, New York
Cambria Hotels | June 10, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 10, 2022-- Continuing its rapid expansion into popular markets across the country, Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), officially started construction on the Cambria Hotel Lake Placid - Lakeside Resort in Lake Placid, New York on June 9, 2022. Expected to open in fall 2023, the new 185-room Cambria will be the brand's fourth hotel in New York and adds to Cambria's growing portfolio of properties in travelers' favorite leisure destinations. Representatives from Choice Hotels and developer, Bhavik Jariwala, of Matrix Hotels, along with Town Supervisor,...
Restaurateur Charlie Palmer and Four Seasons Veteran Christopher Hunsberger Launch Appellation Hotel Brand
Appellation | June 8, 2022
Healdsburg, CA: Celebrated American chef Charlie Palmer and hotel industry veteran Christopher Hunsberger announce the co-founded launch of Appellation, the first hotel brand born from the elegant merger of culinary and hospitality. Appellation, meaning “to give a name to a place,” will cultivate community around food and the role it plays in bringing people together, while exuding ‘approachable luxury’ in accommodations and service. The brand’s initial new-build hotels will debut in iconic leisure destinations in Idaho with Appellation Sun Valley (2023) and two distinct regions in California with Appellation Healdsburg (2023) and A...
Hilton Signs With Primestar Hospitality for Hampton by Hilton Vienna City West
Hilton | June 8, 2022
VIENNA and MCLEAN, Va – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today announced plans to open one of the world’s largest Hampton by Hilton hotels in Vienna. Following a franchise agreement with established partner Primestar Hospitality GmbH, with whom Hilton has a number of franchise agreements in Germany, the new development is scheduled to open in Autumn 2024. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president, development, EMEA, Hilton said, “Powered by customer demand for contemporary modern design and friendly and reliable service, Hampton by Hilton is our fastest growing brand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with more than 200 properties trad...
1 Hotel Austin Set to Open in 2026
SH Hotels & Resorts | June 7, 2022
NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 -- 1 Hotels, the mission-driven, sustainably focused luxury lifestyle hotel brand founded by hospitality visionary Barry Sternlicht, today announced plans to add a new sanctuary to its global portfolio of premier properties. With properties in New York City (Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park), West Hollywood, Sanya (China), South Beach, Toronto, and San Francisco, 1 Hotel Austin is the brand's entry point into the fast-growing Texas marketplace. The property is being developed in partnership with Lincoln Property Company and Kairoi Residential. 1 Hotel Austin will be an integral component of an ...
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Signs With Thunderbird Legacy Development for New Fairmont Hotel and Residences in downtown Phoenix
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts | June 6, 2022
Scheduled to open in 2025, Fairmont Phoenix will bring a new and unprecedented luxury hotel and residential product to the expanding downtown Phoenix market TORONTO, June 6, 2022 – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, part of world leading hospitality group Accor, together with Thunderbird Legacy Development, today announced the signing of definitive agreements for the development and management of a new Fairmont Hotel and Residences in downtown Phoenix. Scheduled to open in early 2025, Fairmont Phoenix will offer a luxury hotel and residential experience unlike anything in the downtown market and will join an impressive portfolio of icon...
Pinnacle Hospitality Group and Choice Hotels Break Ground on Cambria Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Cambria Hotels | June 6, 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 6, 2022- Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), continues to expand its sought-after, design-forward accommodations to popular markets across the country with the official start of construction on the Cambria Hotel Rehoboth Beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Expected to open in spring of 2024, the four-story, 114-room Cambria will mark the brand's first property in Delaware when it debuts. Representatives from Choice Hotels and developer Pinnacle Hospitality Group, along with local dignitaries including, Scott Thomas, executive director, Southern Delaware T...
Africa Hotel Development: It’s Egypt, Morocco, Accor & Marriott
W Hospitality Group | June 6, 2022
TAGHAZOUT, Morocco, June 6, 2022/ -- Just four words are needed to sum up the main findings of this year’s African hotel chain development pipeline survey conducted by W Hospitality Group, in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF); those words are Egypt, Morocco, Accor and Marriott. This year’s annual survey, which is widely acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source, has, as of Q1 2022, a record 42 global and regional (African) contributors, reporting on a pipeline of hotel development activity totalling around 80,300 rooms in 447 hotels, in 42 of Africa’s 54 countries. Looking first at th...
Accor to Debut Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama in Fall 2022
Sofitel Legend | June 2, 2022
World leading hospitality group Accor announces the upcoming reveal of the first Sofitel Legend, the Group’s internationally renowned French luxury heritage brand, in North and Central America – with the debut of Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama in fall 2022. Uniquely located on a waterfront enclave, once the site of the former Club Union of Panama and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, the hotel will stand apart, bringing undeniable French savoir-faire to one of the world’s most sought-after destinations. Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo Panama will be the sixth legendary address in the prestigious Sofitel Legend brand, with hote...
Grand Hyatt Cancún Beach Resort Coming to Quintana Roo, Mexico
Grand Hyatt | June 1, 2022
CHICAGO (June 1, 2022) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today plans for Grand Hyatt Cancún Beach Resort, a new-build resort in Quintana Roo, Mexico in collaboration with ownership group Diestra Realty, S.A. de C.V. Anticipated to open in 2024 in time for the summer season, the 500-room luxury Grand Hyatt hotel will mark another milestone in Hyatt’s ambitious brand growth strategy in Latin America to meet growing leisure travel demand. Situated in the eastern part of the Yucatan Peninsula with expansive views overlooking the Caribbean Sea and nearby Isla Mujeres, Grand Hyatt Cancún Beach Resort will be a captivating d...
Hyatt Signs With EICC for New-Build Hyatt Centric Edinburgh Haymarket in Scotland
Hyatt Centric | June 1, 2022
CHICAGO (June 1, 2022) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for Hyatt Centric Edinburgh Haymarket. Slated to open in mid-2025, the 349-room property will mark the first Hyatt hotel in Scotland, signifying a key milestone for Hyatt’s strategic brand growth in the U.K. Located less than 1,000 feet (300 meters) from the EICC, Hyatt Centric Edinburgh Haymarket will be a part of the Haymarket Edinburgh development, which will encompass office blocks and retail units. In collaboration with Edinburgh College, ...
IHG Signs Three-Hotel Deal in Central Vietnam With ConBap Ecological Tourist Co
IHG Hotels & Resorts | May 31, 2022
IHG Hotels & Resorts is celebrating another major milestone in Central Vietnam after signing a landmark three-hotel portfolio deal in Hoi An with ConBap Ecological Tourist Co.Ltd. From 2024, visitors to Hoi An will have an unprecedented choice of places to stay within a 10-minute walk of its ancient town – a UNESCO world heritage site – following this latest exciting instalment in IHG’s South East Asia growth story. The agreement will lead to the expansion of its boutique lifestyle brand Hotel Indigo and one of the world’s largest premium hotel brands Crowne Plaza, as well as introduce IHG’s fastest-growing brand Holiday ...
Hilton Expands Presence in India With the Signing of Hilton Hyderabad Resort & Spa
Hilton | May 27, 2022
HYDERABAD – 27 May, 2022 – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announced the signing of an agreement with CKR Resorts Private Limited to launch Hilton’s flagship brand in Hyderabad, with Hilton Hyderabad Resort & Spa. Hilton continues to expand its presence in India and currently operates 24 hotels, seven of which are Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties. Navjit Ahluwalia, senior vice president and country head of Hilton in India, said, “I am thrilled to announce the signing of Hilton Hyderabad Resort & Spa. We actively explore strategic opportunities to deploy our brands across the country and this signing reinforces our...
Club Med’s Newest European Resort, Club Med Magna Marbella, Is Officially Open
Club Med | May 26, 2022
MIAMI, May 26, 2022-- Club Med, the pioneer of the all-inclusive concept, has officially opened its newest European resort, Club Med Magna Marbella. This marks the brand's historic return to Spain, as the very first Club Med resort was founded on Spain's Balearic Islands in 1950. The four Trident (4-star), family-friendly resort welcomed its first guests on May 20, 2022, introducing many to one of Spain's most mythic destinations with spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea, lively city of Marbella, and Sierra Blanca at every corner. Guests who checked in over the weekend were the very first to experience the resort's vibrant i...
Detroit’s Historic David Whitney Building to Undergo Major Renovation and Rebrand to Autograph Collection Hotel
Autograph Collection Hotels | May 26, 2022
DETROIT – May 26, 2022 – Detroit-based real estate development company, The Roxbury Group, in collaboration with TreeFort Hospitality, announced today a major renovation to downtown Detroit’s historic David Whitney Building and will rebrand its hotel as an Autograph Collection hotel upon completion. The renovations will include an expansion of the hotel as well as new food and beverage venues. The centerpiece of the project, a new Autograph Collection hotel, will be undertaken in phases over the next 12 to 14 months and will involve the complete renovation of all 136 guest rooms, and the addition of two more hotel floors for a total...
Tidal Real Estate Partners Bringing Kimpton Hotel to Downtown Raleigh
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | May 26, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (May 26, 2022) – Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, announced today it will open a boutique hotel in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The hotel will open in late 2025 as part of a new-build 20-story mixed-use development also featuring high-end residences in North Carolina’s capital city. Owned by Tidal Real Estate Partners, the new Kimpton in Raleigh will span the first six floors of the building and feature 179 guest rooms, including approximately 20 suites. Architects at Earl Swensson Associates, Inc., ESa, will build an entirely new mixed-use struct...
Nobu Hospitality Signs With Millenium Hospitality Real Estate to Develop Nobu Hotel Madrid
Nobu Hospitality | May 26, 2022
Nobu Hospitality, the leading luxury lifestyle and iconic hotel and dining brand, announces today its fifth Spanish hotel and restaurant in the elegant capital city of Madrid. Centrally positioned in the heart of the Spanish capital’s Cortes District, Nobu Hotel Madrid will see the transformation of an existing office building, located at 26 Calle Alcalá, between Plaza de Cibeles and Puerta del Sol. The hotel will offer a tri-level Nobu restaurant and bar, an expansive rooftop bar, and a lounge with views over the skyline together with a state-of-the-art fitness centre and spa. The restaurant will be reimagined by the renowned Californi...
Europe’s Hotel Construction Pipeline Sees Slight Decline Year-Over-Year at the End of Q1 ‘22
Lodging Econometrics | May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 – PORTSMOUTH, NH According to the most recent Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), Europe ends 2022’s first quarter with 1,781 projects/277,290 rooms. An 8% decrease by projects and an 11% decrease by rooms year-over-year (YOY). Projects under construction stand at 875 projects/141,304 rooms, at the end of Q1 ‘22, while projects scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months stand at 443 projects/65,611 rooms. Projects in the early planning stage are at 463 projects/70,375 rooms, projects in this stage are up 5% by projects and down 1% by rooms YOY. Similar to other regions ...
Marriott International and EuroAtlantic Group Announce Plans for New-Build Munich Marriott Hotel City West
Marriott International, Inc. | May 25, 2022
Marriott International, Inc. today announced plans for the new-build Munich Marriott Hotel City West. Located in Munich’s lively Westend district, the hotel is expected to feature 402 guest rooms and suites and almost 5,000 square meters of public space, including a state-of-the art conference center designed to accommodate large-scale meetings and events. “We are eagerly anticipating the debut of the Munich Marriott Hotel City West,” said Satya Anand, President, Marriott International, Europe, Middle East and Africa. “This spectacular new-build hotel under the signature flag of Marriott Bonvoy’s 30 hotel brands, underscores our...
Rosewood Red Sea Set to Open in Saudi Arabia
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts | May 25, 2022
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has been appointed by The Red Sea Development Company to manage Rosewood Red Sea, opening as part of phase one of the multi-complex The Red Sea development. Located along Saudi Arabia’s west coast on Shura Island, the new Rosewood® hotel will be part of The Red Sea destination, which is comprised of a stunning marina offering a yacht club, commercial retail and dining options, as well as an 18-hole championship golf course. This new development is poised to be one of Saudi Arabia’s top cultural and lifestyle destinations, appealing to international visitors and local citizens through a mix of leisure ele...
Accor Bringing Iconic Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Brand to Japan
Accor | May 24, 2022
Accor, a world leading hospitality group, and Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a leading real estate company in Japan, proudly introduce Fairmont Tokyo, slated to open in 2025. Fairmont Tokyo, the luxury brand’s first hotel in Japan, will feature 219 guestrooms and awe-inspiring views of Tokyo Bay. Located on the upper floors of the South Tower of the Shibaura Project, it is part of a development designed under the National Strategic Special Zone Program. It is unique in that it is the only location in the cosmopolitan area that offers access to business, culture, and well-being amenities. This hotel’s enviable location is als...
Marriott International Signs Two New W Hotels in Italy, W Milan – Duomo and W Naples
W Hotels Worldwide | May 24, 2022
Marriott International, Inc. today announced it has signed agreements to debut two new W Hotels in Italy with the signings of W Milan - Duomo and W Naples. Both hotels are slated to welcome guests in 2024, further expanding the brand’s footprint in the country, following the recent opening of W Rome and the signing of W Florence in 2021. “We are thrilled to announce the signing of W Milan - Duomo with Gruppo Marseglia and W Naples with Solido S.p.A. The spirited cities of Milan and Naples have long been a destination of choice for global jetsetters, and we’re delighted to answer to the growing demand for luxury lifestyle hotels with ...
