![[Credit: Keyestone Group] Hello Kitty Hotel to debut in Hainan](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/02.KITTY-Britannia-POV-scaled-1-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesKeyestone Group in partnership with Hyatt Hotels Corporation have announced plans for the first Hello Kitty Hotel in China.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDenmark: 25hours Hotel Indre By will open its doors on 15 March this year as the brand’s debut property in Copenhagen and the Scandinavia region.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteScandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with Skanska for a 210-bedroom property in downtown Sundsvall. Read more on Boutique Hotel News.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBaglioni Hotels & Resorts has taken over management of Masseria Muzza in Puglia, southern Italy, which is set to reopen following a renovation in May this year.
![Whitney Hotel [Credit: Angevin & Co] Whitney Hotel sells for $17m](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1642043844719.jpeg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Former owner of the Whitney Hotel, Joe Jaeger, has sold the property to Angevin & Co founder Robert Thompson. Thompson, in partnership with GBX

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAUS: Langham Hospitality Group is to open its third property in Australia this year, located on the beachfront in Surfers Paradise. The Langham, Gold Coast

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Luxury Welsh property Palé Hall located on the edge of Snowdonia National Park has joined the Pride of Britain Hotels collection. Palé Hall is
![Elks Temple, New Bern [Credit: Empire Properties] Kessler Collection buys former Elks Temple](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/6021b44dbdc1d70a343f7fef_new-bern-temple-1-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The Kessler Collection has purchased the historic Elks Temple building in downtown New Bern, North Carolina, for $2.25 million. The transaction completed on 4

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Following the acquisition of The Shire Woodstock by Turnstone Ventures, Life House has been appointed as operators of the property marking the group’s entry

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have granted a £56.2 million loan to development company RE Capital for a hotel-led project in Clerkenwell, London. Located