US: Boutique hotel The Radical is accepting reservations from 8 October, located in the River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina.
US: Hotel development and management company Lark has added four hotels along the southern coast of North Carolina to its Lark Independent portfolio.
US: Hotel conversion brand Magnuson Hotels has added two properties to its independent collection in the past two weeks, located in California and North Carolina.
US: The Kessler Collection has purchased the historic Elks Temple building in downtown New Bern, North Carolina, for $2.25 million.
Italy: Avani Hotels & Resorts, the upscale lifestyle brand of Minor Hotels, has debuted in Venice with the opening of Avani Rio Novo in Dorsoduro.
Germany: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has raised $59 million [€55.5 million] in growth equity capital in a Series C funding round.
UAE: Lifestyle hospitality brand Rove Hotels has set a regional expansion goal across the GCC, targeting 10,000 rooms in operation or under development over the next five years.
UK: Owner-operator BGAM Hospitality has launched a new division, BGAM Hotel Management, as the company plans to expand its portfolio of independent and boutique hotels.
UK: Four-star hotel The Greenbank located in Falmouth, Cornwall, has promoted Matt Garland to hotel manager.
Germany: Hotel developer and operator Aspire Hotel GmbH plans to open 20 properties in the DACH region by 2027.
BHN sits down with Alexandra Livesey, managing director of Brama Hotels and COO of Clockwise, to talk about the conversion of Bromley Old Town Hall into a boutique hotel and her outlook on the hotelisation of real estate. Filmed at Brama Hotel, Bromley.
Julian Houchin, director of Eden Arc, explores the growing demand of independent white label operators and an industry shift in key metrics.
US: Hospitality owner-operator Classic Hotels & Resorts has rebranded as Marc & Rose Hospitality, and will relaunch two hotels over the next 12 months.
UK: Iconic Luxury Hotels, a European collection part of L+R Hotels, has opened The Chelsea Townhouse in the former Draycott Hotel in London.
