Holiday Inn Northampton West, part of the Splendid Hospitality Group, has been transformed and revitalised thanks to a £2million makeover. The hotel, located just a 2-minute drive from the M1, now boasts 66 newly decorated rooms and a stunning Open Lobby design in the hotel's reception area.
The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) will host the association's first ever Paris Conference on November 9, staying true to its mission to provide opportunities for global recognition and connections for the world's best in hospitality. BLLA is the official organization to the world's premiere boutique hotels, dedicated to connect independent, upscale hoteliers with fellow industry innovators. BLLA's Paris Conference, which will be held at the travel industry's premiere trade event, EquipHotel, will create an intimate networking environment for leaders in the hospitality industry, as well as opportunities to learn from the field's revolutionaries.
The first Zoku is now open for business in the heart of Amsterdam. The new workmeetsplay hotel concept has been created for the global nomad. Zoku creates a new category a homeoffice hybrid, also suitable for long stays, with the services of a hotel and the social buzz of a thriving neighbourhood.
Mandarin Oriental, Milan is now offering guests two suites inspired by Milanese design masters, Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti. The new Milano Suite and Premier Suite complete the hotel, which opened in July 2015 and is characterised by eye-catching interiors that include the monochrome, geometrically designed Mandarin Bar, and stylish, Michelin-starred restaurant, Seta.Overlooking Seta restaurant's courtyard and the picturesque Vicolo Giardino, the two new suites interiors balance Milanese elegance with functionality. Both are 100 square metres in size and each has a living room, bedroom, master bathroom and separate guest bathroom.Milano Suite
On the 12th November we celebrated the 6th edition of the European Hospitality Awards at the Royal Garden Hotel. We highlighted and rewarded quality, expertise, innovation and class during the show. The night brought together some of the most iconic hotels and hoteliers from Europe. Our head judge, Derek Wood, took the stage and announced the winners from our outstanding shortlist and were awarded with this year's top prizes.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR), is tapping into the world's top influencers to help shape and guide its evolution as an emerging leader in lifestyle hospitality. With an eye on identifying key trends and what inspires millennials and next generation consumers, the company hosted its first Cultural_Game_Changers_Londonthought leaders' forum at the London EDITION.
Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International's exclusive portfolio of hotels recognised for celebrating individuality, is set to welcome a luxurious new boutique property to its collection on 8 July 2015. Located in a beautiful corner building established in 1907, The Hotel, which opened in 2000, is an urban design hotel with exceptional park views set in the heart of Lucerne.
Design Hotels™ will again be present at this year's ITB tourism fair in Berlin, on March 5-9, 2015. The theme of the stand, awarded best design multiple years in a row, this year is Artists in Residence – Room to Create, highlighting the ingenuity in design, art and intangible matters that bind Design Hotels™ properties with their guests. Design Hotels™ members are seedbeds of creativity where ideas are born and like-minded people come together. Each of the 279 member properties is a destination itself, inspiring and encouraging creative thinking and interaction.
Moxy Hotels, a new lifestyle, design-led economy hotel brand that debuted this week in Milan, is on the hunt for tomorrow's most exciting visual artist. Moxy is looking for innovative painters, illustrators and graffiti artists to submit their own unique creations in the exclusive Moxy Blank Canvas challenge to be selected as the 'Artist in Residence' at the new Moxy Milan. They will also be given their own Moxy Blank Canvas studio, where they will be able to create custom artwork for the Moxy Milan and future Moxy Hotels. The challenge starts today – visit MoxyHotels.com/BlankCanvas to learn more and participate.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Design Hotels AG have started negotiations regarding the conclusion of a domination agreement (Beherrschungsvertrag) with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. being the dominating company and Design Hotels AG being the dependent company. These negotiations will be concluded shortly. After the finalization of the valuation work by the jointly commissioned valuation expert, Design Hotels AG and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. agreed today, subject to the final result of the assessment by the court appointed auditor and the approval of the supervisory board of Design Hotels AG, that the domination agreement will provide for a cash compensation pursuant to Section 305 of the German Stock Corporation Act ("AktG") in the amount of EUR 2.25 per share and a guaranteed dividend pursuant to Section 304 AktG in the amount of EUR 0.10 gross per share (EUR 0.08 net per share) for each full financial year. The domination agreement must be signed by the authorized representatives of both companies and requires the approval of the general shareholders' meeting of Design Hotels AG, which will presumably take place on 21 July 2014, and registration with the commercial register of Design Hotels AG.
HTL Hotels is an innovative new hotel concept that will be a suitable alternative for the new generation of travellers who besides searching for great location, quality and price also value personalized and an all-around simplifying digital experience. Only what's necessary and only the best. In May of 2014 HTL Hotels will open its first branch on the shopping street Kungsgatan in the very city centre of Stockholm. With its 274 rooms, the hotel will represent the starting point of a brand new hotel concept that will offer only what's necessary and only the best - to a very attractive price.
Karl Lagerfeld has been commissioned to design two suites for Hôtel de Crillon, which is currently closed until 2015 for a complete restoration. Lagerfeld will bring his discerning eye, his expert knowledge of the finest craftsmanship and his philosophy of reviving history with an edge to this Parisian landmark, which was originally built in 1758.
The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has re-launched The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London following an extensive renovation of the hotel's public areas. Completed in time for its 40thanniversary and led by acclaimed London-based interior designer Anita Rosato, the refurbishment includes a complete redesign of the lobby, lounge and bar, reimagining the hotel for a new generation of luxury travellers as it continues to be a distinct Knightsbridge icon for years to come.
The Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel is giving Parisians and hotel guests the opportunity to discover spring/summer 2014 fashion trends though a series of unique RLife LIVE events inspired by fashion. On Friday night, the hotel was transformed into a catwalk as guests were treated to an intimate fashion show curated by model and J Model Management founder, Jessica Minh Anh. Now through 19 June, the Renaissance Arc de Triomphe is showcasing some of the most unique pieces from the catwalk in an exclusive exhibition open to the public.
The competition, organised by the UK's leading architecture newspaper BD and Bdonline.co.uk, invited designers to develop a scheme that would make a tiny space (14sq m) feel generous and luxurious. With budget accommodation accounting for over a third of the new hotels being built in the UK, the competition was a chance to shine a light on the lack of design innovation in these buildings.
Aloft, the sizzling "style at a steal" brand from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), is partnering with hot indie rockers We Are Scientists to discover the world's hottest unsigned band. The groundbreaking "Play & Stay at Aloft" contest will see the winning band write and record a new track with We Are Scientists in a custom-built studio at Aloft London Excel.
The InterCityHotel Group has joined forces with colleges of art to launch a special and unique project in which art students create tailored photographic works for InterCityHotels. Since 2008, all new InterCityHotels have featured specially produced photo art designed to match in with the respective hotel and its surrounding environment. In 2011, this successful project was extended to include existing InterCityHotels and hotels which have recently been renovated.
Boutique Hotel Summit, Europe's first ever b2b conference for the boutique and lifestyle hotel sectors, drew a capacity audience of hotel professionals from around the world to London's St Ermin's Hotel to engage in lively debate over the future of the industry.
This was the upbeat conclusion of HVS London director Tim Smith, speaking earlier today [14 June] at the inaugural Boutique Hotel Summit 2011, held at London's St Ermin's Hotel.
Just weeks after the grand opening of the first EDITION hotel in Hawaii, Marriott International today announced the acquisition of the historic Berners Hotel in London that will be renovated over the next 18 - 24 months to become The London EDITION. The new boutique EDITION brand was conceived by Ian Schrager in partnership with Marriott International. It combines the personal, intimate, individualized and unique lodging experience that Ian Schrager is known for, with the global reach, operational expertise and scale of Marriott.