Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Dino Karic, co-founder and CEO of FLOK, about the group’s expansion plans in Southeast Europe and the role of tech in optimising operations and ROI. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) 2025 at the InterContinental Berlin.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Lender Aareal Bank has completed a €567 million facility to refinance a portfolio of seven hotels across four European countries for Archer Hotel Capital.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property investment and development company Royal Group has acquired the former NatWest Bank on Piccadilly to convert the site into its first London luxury boutique hotel.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Edinburgh Collection, part of Palm Holdings, will reopen the Haymarket Hub Hotel this June under IHG Hotels & Resorts’ midscale Garner Hotels brand.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Luxury hotel and residence group Dorchester Collection has appointed Philippe Leboeuf as chief executive officer, effective June 2025.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Hotel representation company HotelREZ has added 100 independent hotels and aparthotels to its portfolio.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: The Gulf and Indian Ocean Hotel Investors’ Summit (GIOHIS) will take place 7-8 April 2025 at the ANDEC Centre Abu Dhabi, organised by HOFTEL.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Independent property The Welbeck Hotel has opened in Marylebone, London, repositioned from a former Holiday Inn.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Netherlands: Luxury lifestyle hotel, dining and residence brand Nobu Hospitality will enter the Netherlands market with its Nobu Residences Park Meadows Amsterdam property.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hospitality technology platform Mews has raised $75 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures
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