UK: The BoTree, opening in Marylebone, London this summer, has appointed Eva Mount as its general manager.
Norway: Launching in April 2023, Villa Inkognito will open next door to Sommerro in the centre of Frogner in Oslo’s West End.
Worldwide: Preferred Hotel Group, the parent company of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green, PTG Consulting and others, has rebranded to Preferred Travel Group.
UK: The BoTree, opening in July 2023, will join its sister properties Middle Eight and The Guardsman in London and become a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection.
UK: Preferred Hotels & Resorts has named Rachel Louis as the group’s regional director of UK and Ireland.
BHN editor Eloise Hanson speaks to Michelle Woodley, president of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, about travel trends.
Oslo: Nordic Hotels & Resorts has opened Sommerro, a 231-room Art Deco hotel, in Oslo’s West End.
US: Lori Strasberg has been named senior vice president of marketing at Preferred Hotels & Resorts, effective immediately.
Worldwide: Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added 19 new member hotels between April 1 and June 30 this year.
US: Preferred Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Virgin Hotels to bring the brand’s US properties into the L.V.X. Collection.
US/UK: University-anchored hotel brand Graduate Hotels has launched a Victory Lap initiative whereby four graduates will travel across the portfolio and capture content.
Worldwide: Independent lifestyle hotel brand The Standard has revealed 14 global openings, which would almost triple the group’s portfolio size over the next five years.
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.
