AMResorts, an Apple Leisure Group (ALG) company, and Hesperia Hotels & Resorts, a Spanish hotel group, announced the debut of the second Secrets Resorts & Spas property in Europe with Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa. The resort is in Lanzarote in Spain's Canary Islands, and it opened following an $11 million renovation on December 9 close to the airport and alongside the marina of Puerto Calero.
"The Grand Hotel Geneva is another asset to the Fairmont brand and we are very proud to expand our existing portfolio of luxury hotels in French-speaking Switzerland," said Duncan O'Rourke, COO Central Europe at Accor. "Like the owner, we believe it's a place of a special character - and Fairmont is also home to an incomparable portfolio of luxury hotels that are firmly rooted in their surroundings.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of the 152-room Great Scotland Yard hotel as part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. On the site of the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the luxury hotel and adjacent five-story townhouse is the first by The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand in the UK and the sixth to open in Europe.
Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hospitality company and a member of Dubai Holding, today announced it has been appointed to operate and manage the renowned Capri Palace in Italy.
voco® Oxford Spires re-branded today under IHG's newest upscale brand voco™, offering a modern, stylish and unstuffy hotel experience for guests. The 181- room refurbished hotel embodies the characteristics of voco™ with exclusive features and distinctive hallmarks, setting it apart for a memorable stay.
Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners announced today that it has acquired the Macdonald Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland. The 70-key hotel will begin pre-construction design and architectural work in November 2019 and will undergo complete renovations starting spring 2020. Once completed in summer 2021, the reimagined hotel will debut with an additional 44 keys and a rooftop bar and restaurant overlooking the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews and the historic Swilcan Bridge. This marks the second acquisition by AJ Capital from the Macdonald Hotels & Resorts portfolio in addition to the Randolph Hotel in Oxford, England, which upon renovation will join the Graduate Hotels® collection.
As Relais & Châteaux announces its newest members around the world, 11 Cadogan Gardens is honourably welcomed as the association's only London hotel. Following in the steps of its sister properties Chewton Glen, the first Relais & Châteaux hotel in the UK, and Cliveden House, 11 Cadogan Gardens will be the third member in the Iconic Luxury Hotels group to join the prestigious association.Relais & Châteaux members embody exceptional hospitality through service, cuisine and amenities, while offering travellers a sense of place rich in culture and heritage. It was the award-winning Chewton Glen that set the standard of excellence for Relais & Châteaux in the United Kingdom, as the first-ever British hotel to join the association back in 1971. Championing its rich heritage and exceptional service, 11 Cadogan Gardens has followed in Chewton Glen's footsteps, to become one of the finest hotels in the world. Originally built by Lord Chelsea in the late 19th century as part of the prestigious Cadogan Estate, 11 Cadogan Gardens today stands as one of London's premier boutique hotels, with 56 luxury guestrooms and a brand-new restaurant, Hans' Bar & Grill, that opens onto the artisanal Pavilion Road. Located in the heart of Chelsea, just off Sloane Square, the property is rooted in heritage and has become a staple destination for the local community.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a world-leading luxury hotel brand within the Accor group, is pleased to announce its entry into the Czech Republic with the Golden Prague Hotel. Partnering with Fairmont on this project is R2G Heritage, owner of the property. Located along the prestigious Parizska Boulevard and on the banks of the Vltava River in the Old Town of Prague, the hotel, currently operating as the InterContinental Prague, will join the Fairmont portfolio under the name "Golden Prague Hotel managed by Fairmont" as of May 2020. The hotel is planned to undergo a comprehensive refurbishment program in 2022, and is expected to reopen in early 2023 as "Fairmont Golden Prague".
More than 20 years after opening, the Kursaal Bern enters a new chapter in its history. Kongress + Kursaal Bern AG entered into an agreement with Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts whereby, effective in autumn 2020, Hotel Allegro will then be operated as Swissôtel Kursaal Bern. As part of this exciting next chapter for the hotel, Kongress + Kursaal Bern AG will invest approximately 16 million Swiss Francs on remodeling the property's 171 guest rooms as well as the lobby space. Renovations will commence next January and are due to be completed by autumn 2020. The hotel will remain open during the refurbishment process. Once complete, guests can look forward to clever design solutions, high-quality furnishings and a carefully thought-out sustainability concept, but also to traditional Swiss hospitality in the midst of one of the country's most historic cities.
NH Hotel Group has announced an agreement to operate The Marker Hotel, a luxury Dublin property, which is going to be rebranded to the Anantara brand in the coming months.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced today that it will manage and re-brand an existing hotel on Lake Lucerne, Switzerland (locally known as Lake Luzern). The property is currently undergoing an extensive renovation and will re-open as Mandarin Oriental Palace, Luzern at the end of 2020.
Nestled in the Moselle region, one of Germany's most popular holiday destinations, Schloss Lieser is a magnificent castle with 50 sumptuous rooms. Built in 1885 and painstakingly restored in recent years, the hotel offers the grandeur of a 19th century castle with all the comforts of modern day. Rooms and suites are individually and tastefully furnished with antique furniture and ornate chandeliers, transporting guests back to a more decadent era.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today the opening of the fully renovated, 169-room Hyatt Regency Hesperia Madrid, marking the Hyatt Regency brand's entry into Spain.
Today, Quality Hotel signs are being replaced by Best Western Plus at a 240-room large hotel near Copenhagen Airport. Best Western Plus Airport Hotel Copenhagen is now part of one of the largest hotel brands in the world and offers a new loyalty program.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has signed a Management agreement with Srivikorn Group to open voco® Reading by the end of the year.
Home to the Oktoberfest, Bayern Munich and world-renowned car brands, the capital of Bavaria and Germany's third biggest city, Munich welcomes back one of its oldest skyscrapers after considerable refurbishment. Specifically, the NH Collection München Bavaria, a hotel with unique and extraordinary views of the city. Its new look, devised by the interior designers at Spain's TBC Interiorismo, was created around the city's identity, giving way to a fusion of elegance and industrial style, with a welcoming and modern interior in which the transparent materials and candid colours form a delicate balance echoing the city itself.
This August, Autograph Collection Hotels has unveiled the latest addition to its distinctive collection of one-of-a-kind independent hotels around the world. Located in the picturesque town of Montreux, the Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic embodies Autograph Collection Hotels' values of vision, design and craft and marks the brand's third property in Switzerland.
The Copenhagen hotel market is developing rapidly, and all hotels must be ready for change to improve their position. To this end, Core Hospitality, a Danish white label hotel operator, has decided to rebrand its airport property to a Best Western Plus.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces the rebranding of voco™ Oxford Thames. The hotel was acquired in 2019 as part of IHG's strategic partnership with Covivio to acquire 12 Principal and DeVere properties. The opening brings the total of voco™ hotels in the UK to three in the last year.
Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners announced today that it has acquired the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cambridge City Centre in Cambridge, England. This marks the first Graduate Hotels® property to debut outside of the United States. The hotel will continue to operate as DoubleTree by Hilton until the end of the year. Renovations will begin in early 2020, and the 148-key hotel will debut as Graduate Cambridge, part of the Graduate Hotels collection, in summer 2020.