US/UK: Hotel collection Graduate Hotels has appointed Michaella Solar-March as the group’s chief marketing officer.
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.
US: Graduate Hotels is set to launch a new-build, five-storey hotel in downtown Auburn, Alabama next year.
US/UK: Andrea Melotti has been appointed executive vice president of operations at Graduate Hotels, overseeing the group’s portfolio of more than 30 properties.
BHN editor Eloise Hanson examines the transition from hotel brands into short-term rentals and homes.
US: Graduate Homes, a premium short-term rental offering, will initially launch for stays this autumn in two states in the US.
UK: Graduate Hotels, with a portfolio of properties in university cities across the US, has debuted in Europe with the
UK: Made for Life Organics has been appointed by Graduate Hotels to develop a new wellbeing concept at The Randolph Hotel
US: Graduate Hotels has opened its latest property on Roosevelt Island, serving as the island’s first hotel and the brand’s
UK: Marking the ninth hotel in the city of London for Hyatt, the 204-room Regency London Blackfriars has opened.
UK: Irish hotel operator Dalata Hotel Group has acquired the long leasehold interest of the Apex Hotel London Wall from Apex Hotels Limited for £53.4 million.
EU: The real estate business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired the lifestyle hotel franchise collection company FTC Hotels for an undisclosed sum.
Spain: Hospitality company IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed the Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella, housed in the former Hotel Los Monterros Spa & Golf Resort.
USA: Hospitality owner, developer and operator Dovetail + Co has launched its second Wayfinder property located in Honolulu at Ala Wai Boulevard in Waikiki.
Qatar: Hotel operator General Hotel Management (GHM) has named Hani Akkari as the general manager of The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort in Doha.
US: Hotel owner, operator and manager The Indigo Road Hospitality Group has added Bridge Creek Inn, located in Clayton, Georgia, to its portfolio of boutique hotels located throughout the south east and midwest.
APAC: Bed and mattress brand Emma – The Sleep Company has revealed it will open two dedicated sleep hotels in Sydney, Australia and Taipei, Taiwan.
Germany: Kennedy 89 will mark the debut of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt in Frankfurt and will be the second Hyatt-branded hotel in the city.
BHN speaks to Equinox Hotels’ CEO Chris Norton, and Shafi Syed, global head of development and acquisitions, to learn more about how guest needs are influencing brand value, identity, and offerings, the intersection of technology and luxury hospitality, and how Equinox is navigating development challenges. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) at the InterContinental Berlin.
