Qatar: Hotel operator General Hotel Management (GHM) has named Hani Akkari as the general manager of The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort in Doha.
US: Boutique hotel The Cloudveil, an Autograph Collection property, has named Pablo Migoya as general manager.
Monaco: The 208-key Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo located on Casino Square in Monaco has named Olivier Thomas as its general manager.
US: The luxury 360-room hotel Conrad Washington DC has appointed Adam Heffron as general manager.
UK: Christopher Perone has been promoted from food and beverage director at NoMad London hotel to general manager.
US: Northwood Hospitality had appointed Eumi Koh as general manager of the Conrad Nashville.
UK: Sustainable luxury hotel 1 Hotel Mayfair, part of SH Hotels & Resorts, has named Francois-Xavier Schoeffer as general manager ahead of its summer launch.
UK: Hotel management and development company Vine Hotels has announced several key appointments within its managerial team.
Istanbul: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has named Reto Moser as general manager of two hotels in Istanbul, located in Bosphorus and Sultanahmet.
UK: The BoTree, opening in Marylebone, London this summer, has appointed Eva Mount as its general manager.
US/UK: University-anchored hotel brand Graduate Hotels has launched a Victory Lap initiative whereby four graduates will travel across the portfolio and capture content.
Worldwide: Independent lifestyle hotel brand The Standard has revealed 14 global openings, which would almost triple the group’s portfolio size over the next five years.
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.
