Worldwide: Luxury lifestyle hospitality brand Nikki Beach Global will open two beach resorts in Antigua (the Caribbean) and Baku (west Asia) in 2025.
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.
Saudi Arabia: Luxury hotel management company General Hotel Management (GHM) has been selected by The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) to operate The Chedi Hegra when it opens in Q4 2023.
Romania: Hospitality operator The Ascott Limited has partnered with developer Forty Management to open a hotel in Bucharest under the luxury brand Crest Collection.
Worldwide: Hospitality technology platform Mews has partnered with Saira Hospitality to launch five pop-up hospitality schools and develop an online training solution.
South Korea: Real estate developer Eleven D&C Co., Ltd has appointed Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to manage the ultra-luxury Rosewood Seoul.
US: Real estate investment manager Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners has acquired a plot of land in Austin which will encompass a new-build property part of Graduate Hotels.
UK: London-based owner-operator Clermont Hotel Group has opened The Academy, a learning and development centre to train new and existing employees.
US: Graduate Hotels is set to launch a new-build, five-storey hotel in downtown Auburn, Alabama next year.
Taiwan: Luxury hotel group Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and developer Yuan Lih Construction Co., Ltd., will open a 31-storey hotel in the centre of Taipei.
US: Hotel and extended-stay hospitality company AKA has appointed Scott Walsh as its executive vice president of asset, design and development.
Croatia: Art-inspired lifestyle hotel brand art’otel has debuted in Croatia in the capital city of Zagreb.
UK: Business property adviser Christie & Co is marketing a hotel development opportunity with full planning permission in central London.
BHN speaks to Matt Luscombe, CEO of Cycas Hospitality, to learn about the company’s latest lifestyle hotel signing, what’s driving the diversification of its portfolio, and how staff development is supporting business growth. Filmed at the Annual Hotel Conference 2023 at the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
UK: The Hotel Leadership Conference, organised by the Master Innholders, will take place 15-16 January 2024 in London, themed ‘Breaking Boundaries’.
US: Luxury urban retreat Aman New York has introduced two exclusive homes now available for reservation, with additional homes to launch in 2024.
UK: Property management company ALTIDO, part of DoveVivo Group, has more than doubled its pop-up hotel inventory in Edinburgh this year.
UK: The Central London Alliance is attempting to achieve a Guinness World Record this September to continue driving the recovery of London.
UAE: SO/ Uptown Dubai, part of lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore, has opened within the city’s Uptown Tower.
Singapore: Luxury boutique brand EDITION Hotels has partnered with sustainable chef Josh Niland to helm the restaurant at The Singapore EDITION.
