US: Five-star property The Mark Hotel, located in Manhattan, New York, has appointed Etienne Haro as general manager.
US: Aimbridge Hospitality has added the luxury 183-room HALL Arts Hotel in Dallas to its full service division.
US: Geoff Gray has been appointed managing director and general manager ahead of The Global Ambassador’s opening in late 2023.
Spain: The development of a new luxury hotel in the Tramuntana region of Mallorca will be branded under Virgin Limited Edition.
US: Luxury hotel group ette hotel is set to open its first property in Orlando, Florida next month in May 2022.
Northern Ireland: Valor Hospitality Partners in partnership with Links Capital Collection will develop and manage The Dunluce Lodge near Portrush town.
Japan: The Hotel Higashiyama by Kyoto Tokyu Hotel is scheduled to open on July 7, 2022, in Kyoto.
BHN met with Duncan Palmer, managing director at The Beaumont, to talk about enhancing the luxury experience.
AUS: Langham Hospitality Group is to open its third property in Australia this year, located on the beachfront in Surfers
Spain: The 41-room luxury Castell Son Claret hotel in Mallorca has announced the addition of four suites and updated dining
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.
