The Netherlands: Amsterdam-based travel planner startup Stippl has secured €400,000 from investors including Volvo Capital and Clickpatrol.com.
EMEA: Hotel brand management company SH Hotels & Resorts names Robert Koren as SVP and area managing director of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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.
Worldwide: Kerten Hospitality plans to open a new hotel each month from now until the end of the year with a focus on the brand’s commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance).
UK/EU: London-based Hamlet Hotels aims to add 50 independent hotels to its portfolio in the next 12 months under a flexible term branding concept.
EU: LaSalle Investment Management and tech-driven NUMA Group have partnered on a €500 million pan-European urban hotel aggregation strategy.
UK/EU: Independent research, commissioned by Cvent, has revealed 80 per cent of event planners across the UK and Europe are
EU: A survey by real estate investment platform Tranio and the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) highlights the sentiment of
EU: Accor has appointed Maria Ashton as vice president of development for the chain’s luxury brands in Northern Europe. Ashton brings
UK: Coming into force at 4am BST on Monday 2 August, fully jabbed travellers from the US and Europe will
The Netherlands: Zien Group, the parent company of Eden Hotels, has opened the Jan Luyken Amsterdam as part of a new independent hotel brand.
UK: The 58-bedroom Riverside Hotel in Kendal has been sold by South Lakes Hotels to Interesting Hotels Group off a guide price of £4.5 million.
BHN editor Eloise Hanson checks in with Rami Zeidan, founder and CEO of Life House, to learn about his greatest achievements, worst mistakes, and what he’s yet to accomplish. They also discuss what challenges independent hotel owners face, what prompted the partnership with metasearch engine KAYAK, as well as future plans to introduce a new brand.
UK: Singaporean investor KOP Group has purchased the 105-room Burns Hotel located in Earls Court, London off a guide price of £35 million.
Greece: Hotel franchising company Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has added the 171-room Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort to its Registry Collection, marking the first hotel opening in Europe for the luxury soft brand.
US: Real estate development, brand and design firm LEFT LANE will open the Hotel Bardo Savannah in February 2024, a Leading Hotels of the World property.
US: Hotel owner and manager Sonesta International has debuted two soft brands – Classico A Sonesta Collection, and MOD A Sonesta Collection.
UK: Luxury hospitality company Belmond has promoted its chief operating officer Dan Ruff to CEO, effective 1 July 2023.
US: Hotel development and management company Lark Hotels has opened the Blind Tiger in Burlington, Vermont, ahead of another Blind Tiger launch in Asheville, North Carolina.
Worldwide: Hospitality management company Rosewood Hotel Group has named Kevin Yung as chief financial officer.
