UK: Manchester has become the first city in the UK to introduce a City Visitor Charge, which will cost an additional £1 per night for accommodation stays.
UK: Konstantin Grimm has been named hotel manager of the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester.
UK: Singapore investor CDL HREIT Investments (II) Ltd has bought the four-star Hotel Brooklyn in Manchester for £24.1 million through a share purchase agreement.
UK: The Alan, a six-storey, 137 room lifestyle hotel in Manchester has opened on Princess Street.
UK: Marking the debut opening from Wellbrook Hospitality, LEVEN Manchester has opened on the corner of Chorlton Street in the
UK: KE Hotels is launching the 146-bed Moxy Manchester City this November in the Spinningfields’ neighbourhood. The hotel is housed
UK: Marking the first acquisition in the EPISO 5 Fund, Tristan Capital Partners has purchased a four-star hotel in Deansgate,
UK: Craft beer company BrewDog has opened its first hotel on Manchester’s Fountain Street. DogHouse Manchester, an 18-bed hotel, marks
UK: Helio Correia has been named general manager of the 22-bedroom Oddfellows On The Park in Greater Manchester. Correia joins
UK: The New York-themed hotel, Hotel Brooklyn in Manchester, has been sold to a private party in an off-market process.
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.
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.
