France: Gérard Pélisson, the co-founder of Accor, has died aged 91 after a long illness.
Worldwide: Designed for independent hoteliers, Handwritten Collection is the latest brand from Accor with more than 110 leads globally.
BHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Accor’s launch of development and operating platform, Accor One Living.
Worldwide: Accor has launched Accor One Living, a new platform to support the development and operation of branded residences and mixed-use projects.
UAE: Mama Shelter will launch the first Mama Residences in the Business Bay Area of Dubai.
France: Accor and shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique will launch the 220-metre-long Orient Express Silenseas in 2026.
US: Omer Acar has been named CEO of Raffles and Orient Express at Accor, effective 1 March 2023.
BHN editor Eloise Hanson outlines six hotel and travel trends expected to shape the industry in 2023.
EU: According to a recent Q3 report from Lodging Econometrics, hotel conversions across Europe stand at an all-time high of 324 hotels comprising 46,977 rooms.
Canada: Operto Guest Technologies, a provider of smart device automation, has acquired STAYmyway, a smart hospitality technology company based in Murcia, Spain.
US: The 2023 edition of The Boutique Hotel Report, published by The Highland Group, reveals that rate increases have pushed most boutique hotels to full RevPAR recovery.
US: Andrew Zobler, founder and CEO of Sydell Group, has reportedly issued a lawsuit against Ennismore founder Sharan Pasricha for attempting to “sabotage” a rival hotel deal.
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Italy: Hotel and apartment company URBANUTS Hospitality Group, in partnership with investment group JP Hospitality Investors Club, has opened URBANAUTS STUDIOS Minelli in Trieste, Italy.
UK: Christopher Perone has been promoted from food and beverage director at NoMad London hotel to general manager.
US: High-end lifestyle hotel The Manchester is scheduled to open in May 2023, housed in the former campus grounds of Central Kentucky’s first registered bourbon distillery.
BHN speaks to Jennifer McCabe, general manager at art’otel London Battersea Power Station, to learn more about the brand’s UK debut and Jennifer’s short and long term focus for growing recognition of the hotel. Daniel Pedreschi, regional VP of operations UK at PPHE Hotel Group, joins the conversation to talk about a hotel’s role in regenerating city neighbourhoods.
BHN sits down with Daniel Pedreschi, regional VP of operations UK at PPHE Hotel Group, to talk about the company’s potential diversification into new asset classes and what the hotel pipeline looks like for 2023. Filmed at the art’otel London Battersea Power Station.
US: Northwood Hospitality had appointed Eumi Koh as general manager of the Conrad Nashville.
UK: London-based hospitality company Lore Group has appointed Matthew Thomas as chief operating officer and Fiona Morgan as global director of sales, marketing and PR.
