UAE: Emirati hotel brand Rove Hotels has ventured into branded residential housing and serviced residences by introducing Rove Home.
US/UK: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans to acquire the London-based hotel booking platform Mr & Mrs Smith for £53 million in cash.
US: Hotel owner developer Castlerock Asset Management has revealed plans to expand its independent hotel Bobby Nashville across multiple states in north America.
Scandinavia: Choice Hotels EMEA has added four Fortress Hotels to the company’s Ascend Hotel Collection as part of an agreement between Nordic Choice Hotels and The Fortress Hotels.
UK: Ruby Hotels is hosting a Tats and Tequila recruitment event ahead of the opening of Ruby Zoe in London’s Notting Hill this summer.
Worldwide: Lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore has partnered with privately held investment firm Cain International to drive the global expansion of the Delano hotel brand.
UK/Germany: International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of Boutique Hotel News (BHN), will support the Adjacent Spaces event on 16th May 2023 at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF).
Worldwide: Expedia Group has launched a ChatGPT-powered travel planning feature in the Expedia app that helps users plan their trips.
UK: According to data from RSM Hotels Tracker, hotel room rates have increased by 13 per cent for the year to February 2023, beating the rate of inflation at 10.4 per cent.
Greece: Privately-owned hospitality group Kanava Hotels & Resorts has rebranded as Empiria Group.
Worldwide: Luxury lifestyle hospitality brand Nikki Beach Global will open two beach resorts in Antigua (the Caribbean) and Baku (west Asia) in 2025.
UK: Formerly the Dorsett City London, the hotel has undergone a rebrand and has relaunched as the independent property Hotel Saint in Aldgate.
UK: Zeal Hotels, an acquisition and development company, has signed an exclusivity agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts for its first net zero carbon hotel in Exeter.
UK: Global real estate advisor CBRE is marketing the Park Hotel Kenmare and The Lansdowne Kenmare in Ireland for a combined guide price of €20.5 million.
US: Auberge Resorts Collection, a portfolio of luxury hotels, resorts and residences, has been appointed to manage the urban hotel and residences, The Knox, in Dallas, Texas.
Germany: International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of Boutique Hotel News media supporter of Adjacent Spaces at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF), provides an overview of the key takeaways from the two day conference.
UK: Nominations for this year’s Independent Hotel Show Awards, which includes the Independent Hotel of the Year and the GM of the Future, are now open with deadlines in mid-June.
Worldwide: Luxury hotel company Langham Hospitality Group has promoted its regional VP of EMENA, Bob van den Oord, to chief executive officer.
Thailand: New build hotel YOTEL Bangkok will be located in south Sukhumvit in the city’s cybertech district Cloud 11, and is set to open in 2025.
US: Tech-enabled hospitality company Life House has been selected to manage three independent hotels in Texas.
