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.
Italy: Luxury hotel InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace has opened under IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury and lifestyle portfolio.
Italy: Italian hotel group The ROMEO Collection will open its second project in Rome in October 2023, designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid.
Italy: Munich-based hotel group Ruby Hotels has announced it will launch a property in Rome following its Italian debut in Florence next year.
Italy: Owner and developer Molo Hotel Group has purchased the Hotel Alexandra in Rome, marking the first acquisition in continental Europe for the group.
Worldwide: Kerten Hospitality plans to open a new hotel each month from now until the end of the year with a focus on the brand’s commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance).
Italy: The Pavilions Rome, The First Musica has opened along the river Tiber, joining two sister properties in the city.
Italy: Kerten Hospitality is launching its Cloud7 brand in Europe with a boutique hotel conversion in the centre of Rome.
Italy: PPHE Hotel Group has purchased the Londra & Cargill Hotel in Rome, marking the group’s entry into the Italian
Italy: The Hoxton has opened its first hotel in Italy, making it the tenth hotel for the brand. The 192-room
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.
