South Korea: Seoul-based travel tech company ONDA has acquired the hotel property management system business unit of Korean B2B solutions provider Oasis Story and formed a subsidiary called OATech as it seeks to accelerate its global expansion.
US: Property management system Mews has acquired Nomi, a Nashville-based hospitality startup which powers guest experiences.
UK: Architecture and design firm Studio Moren has received planning consent for a Grade II-listed boutique townhouse hotel in Bloomsbury, London.
BHN editor – hospitality, Eloise Hanson, chats to Rishi Sachdev, founder of Place III Hotels, to learn more about the new London hotel collection and what guests can expect from the properties, as well as how the portfolio differs from Shiva Hotels.
US: Boutique property The Eliza Jane Hotel, part of Unbound Collection, has appointed Parker Sams as managing director and Malissa Fagan as director of sales.
UK: Colliers Hotels Capital Markets is selling the 201-bed lifestyle hotel voco St John’s Solihull at a guide price of £25 million.
When the Independent Hotel Show returns to Olympia London on 16-17 October, BHN editor – hospitality Eloise Hanson will be taking to the stage with four esteemed panellists to discuss a question many in the hotel sector are debating: where does the value lie in hotel F&B?
UK: Luxury Cheltenham hotel Ellenborough Park has unveiled The Lodge, its first self-catering accommodation.
US: Hospitality group Bunkhouse has broke ground on Hotel Daphne, its second hotel in Houston scheduled to open in early 2025.
US: Development firm Weyland Ventures in partnership with management company Common Bond Hotel Collection, has opened the boutique property Myriad Hotel in Kentucky.
Worldwide: Hospitality technology platform Amadeus has released its latest report which reveals that hotel occupancy levels in Europe have overtaken the US throughout the course of 2023.
