Peru: Peruvian apartment rental startup Wynwood House has closed a $7 million seed round in equity and debt to fund its expansion further into and beyond Latin America.
Israel / US / Australia / Spain: Property management platform Guesty has maintained its spree of acquisitions by buying Kigo and HiRUM.
Spain: Radisson Hotel Group has opened the Gran Vía Bilbao, its second luxury lifestyle property in Spain.
Spain: The former Mar Y Pins hotel on Mallorca has been sold to Limestone Capital, which will redevelop the property
Spain: FREO Group has launched a new platform with plans to invest €400 million in urban and leisure hotels in
Spain: Meliá Hotels International has sold a 92.5 per cent share in eight properties to Bankinter, with GMA Corp acting
Qatar: Hotel operator General Hotel Management (GHM) has named Hani Akkari as the general manager of The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort in Doha.
US: Hotel owner, operator and manager The Indigo Road Hospitality Group has added Bridge Creek Inn, located in Clayton, Georgia, to its portfolio of boutique hotels located throughout the south east and midwest.
APAC: Bed and mattress brand Emma – The Sleep Company has revealed it will open two dedicated sleep hotels in Sydney, Australia and Taipei, Taiwan.
Germany: Kennedy 89 will mark the debut of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt in Frankfurt and will be the second Hyatt-branded hotel in the city.
BHN speaks to Equinox Hotels’ CEO Chris Norton, and Shafi Syed, global head of development and acquisitions, to learn more about how guest needs are influencing brand value, identity, and offerings, the intersection of technology and luxury hospitality, and how Equinox is navigating development challenges. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) at the InterContinental Berlin.
UK: Hotel property adviser Christie & Co has been appointed to sell 18 hotels from the Coast & Country Collection on an individual basis.
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.
Greece: Luxury hotel and residences Mandarin Oriental, Athens, will be developed within the urban regeneration project The Ellinikon and is set to open in the summer of 2027.
US: Robert Stevenson, who heads up the guest experience and staff management platform INTELITY, has been presented with the TravelTech Breakthrough Awarded for CEO of the year.
US: Sister brand of Lark Hotels, Bluebird by Lark, is set to open a new property in Stowe, Vermont on 7 June 2023.
