UK: Axel Krueger has been named general manager of the art’otel London Hoxton ahead of the hotel’s opening in 2024.
UK: Luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental has revealed its third London location in South Bank will open in 2028.
UK: IHM’s Urban Living Festival [ULF] returns for its third edition on 5-6 July 2023 as CEOs, ‘best of breed’ speakers and attendees, sponsors and solution providers come together to collectively share best practice, network, map the industry’s future and do business from right across the travel, hospitality and real estate landscape.
UK: Zorca Holding, a subsidiary of investment company Orca Holding, has secured £26.3 million from Leumi UK to acquire and merge two hotels in Bloomsbury into a 74-bed property.
UK: Luxury lifestyle hotel The Twenty Two, located in Mayfair, London, has appointed Michelle Walder as its managing director, effective 3 July 2023.
UK: Hotelier Mark Fuller and Michelin-star chef Garry Hollihead have reunited after 10 years to launch a Japanese restaurant Wild Heart at Karma Sanctum Soho Hotel in London.
UK: Singaporean investor KOP Group has purchased the 105-room Burns Hotel located in Earls Court, London off a guide price of £35 million.
UK: Marking the ninth hotel in the city of London for Hyatt, the 204-room Regency London Blackfriars has opened.
EU: Lifestyle hotel brand art’otel, owned by PPHE Hotel Group, has revealed expansion plans in three European cities between autumn 2023 and early 2024.
UK: Formerly the Dorsett City London, the hotel has undergone a rebrand and has relaunched as the independent property Hotel Saint in Aldgate.
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.
