UK: Ruby Hotels is hosting a Tats and Tequila recruitment event ahead of the opening of Ruby Zoe in London’s Notting Hill this summer.
France: Munich-based hotel group Ruby Hotels will open a property in Marseilles, France in partnership with BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Italy: Munich-based hotel group Ruby Hotels has announced it will launch a property in Rome following its Italian debut in Florence next year.
UK: At the end of 2025, Ruby Hotels will open its first hotel in Scotland located in Edinburgh on Princes Street.
The Netherlands: Tristan Capital Partners via its EPISO 5 Fund has purchased the QO Hotel in Amsterdam for €92.1 million.
UK: ASK Partners and OakNorth Bank have granted a £56.2 million loan to development company RE Capital for a hotel-led
EU: Ruby Hotels has partnered with Bookboost Guest Messaging, claiming to have increased conversion to 29 per cent and improve
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.
