Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Luxury hotel operator Maybourne will open a property in the Parisian quarter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, featuring 101 hotel rooms and 23 branded residences.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The luxury Galgorm Resort in Northern Ireland has joined soft brand Elegant Hotel Collection, bringing the group’s total membership to 32.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: The Social Hub has opened the doors of its new hybrid hospitality hub in Florence.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Independent management company New Waterloo has opened the lifestyle Fidelity Hotel, located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Construction work extending the luxury boutique WILDES Chester hotel will resume with a planned completion for spring 2026.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHungary: Ruby Hotels will open its first property in Hungary, located within the Corvin Palace department store in Budapest.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: The five-star Park Gstaad is currently undergoing a refurbishment and will reopen under management of Four Seasons in 2026.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: The five-star collection Rocco Forte Hotels will open its second property in Milan in late summer 2025.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Five-star Mayfair hotel DUKES London is undergoing a refurbishment which involves closing the hotel to allow for “extensive renovations”.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Hotel and leisure club operator Village Hotels has purchased the former Crowne Plaza site at Caversham Bridge, Reading.
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