Spain: Hospitality company IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed the Kimpton Los Monteros Marbella, housed in the former Hotel Los Monterros Spa & Golf Resort.
UK: Zeal Hotels, an acquisition and development company, has signed an exclusivity agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts for its first net zero carbon hotel in Exeter.
Italy: Luxury hotel InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace has opened under IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio.
Portugal: Lifestyle and luxury hotel portfolio Vignette Collection, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts, has announced the opening of Casa da Companhia in the centre of Porto, Portugal.
UK: The K West Hotel & Spa near Shepherds Bush in London will undergo a renovation and reopen as Hotel Indigo London K West Shepherds Bush.
Worldwide: A global survey by Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG, has revealed that 85 per cent of consumers think social media travel content should be more inclusive.
UK: Dorsett Hospitality International has named Mark Gallagher as its UK area general manager.
Canada: Hotel owner and operator Pandox has entered into an agreement to sell the InterContinental Montreal for approximately $80 million CAD.
Spain: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will open the brand’s first resort hotel in Mallorca this summer.
BHN speaks to Catherine Dolton, chief sustainability officer at IHG, about managing the challenges of transitioning to a circular strategy.
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.
UK: Marking the ninth hotel in the city of London for Hyatt, the 204-room Regency London Blackfriars has opened.
