A practical guide for hotel owners approached by international operators, covering JV structuring, governance, financing, management agreements, and exit planning.
BWH Hotels GB has signed six new hotels in 12 months, adding 291 bedrooms, with Royal Maritime Hotel generating nearly £50,000 in new business in its first month.
Danubius Hotels will rebrand its 126-room Hotel Erzsébet as a Radisson Individuals property in Budapest, marking the brand's first appearance in Hungary and bringing Danubius's portfolio to 16 hotels across five brands.
Accor and Banque des Territoires will transform the 16th-century La Citadelle Vauban into a 90-key Emblems Collection luxury hotel and museum, set to open in summer 2027 on Belle-Île-en-Mer.
The 196+ forum Munich and Hospitality Pioneers launch the 10th Hospitality UPGRADE Award, seeking European start-ups with smart, sustainable hotel solutions, with finals at Hotel Bayerischer Hof on October 7.
RBH becomes the first UK management company to operate across eight major global brands, adding Hyatt to its portfolio with the 276-room Hyatt Place London City East.
IHG signed three new-build Holiday Inn Express franchise agreements in Madrid, Málaga, and Barcelona totalling 653 rooms, in partnership with Tikehau Capital's new Selecto select-service hotel platform.
HVS Europe's weekly bulletin covers three deals: OneIM/AENDRE/LHC buying The Other House London hotels from APG, Revelop acquiring 10 Swedish budget hotels, and Leonardo Hotels opening a 510-room timber-built hotel at Vienna Airport.
IHG's four new signings in Italy include a dual-branded Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites in Milan, a Hotel Indigo in Alberobello, and a Garner in Turin, bringing its Italian portfolio past 50 open and pipeline properties.
HVS and Bird & Bird webinar with 143 delegates examines Germany's hotel insolvency wave as a structural correction driven by higher financing costs and inflexible leases, with opportunities for well-capitalised investors.
Hyatt will open three hotels in Italy by 2028, adding 428 rooms across Rome and Sicily, including the country's first Hyatt Regency and Thompson Hotels properties.
Griffin Capital Partners and PRIMESTAR Group launch a 50/50 JV targeting Poland's major urban markets, with acquisitions, developments and conversions planned across midscale to luxury segments.
Marriott acquires a stake in Italian luxury wellness brand Lefay via joint venture with the founding Leali family, adding two properties in Italy with more under development across Tuscany, Southern Italy, and the Swiss Alps.
Quality Lodgings adds nine hotels across Austria, Germany, and Belgium, with six Austrian additions marking its largest-ever single-country expansion and bringing the collection to 134 hotels across eight European countries.
Vertiq Hospitality Partners will manage the 309-room Hyde & Seek hotel in London, opening this Autumn under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio after a £42m renovation by owner MUI Group.
The Greek hospitality group adds Casa Collective acquisition, 4 new properties across Portugal and Spain, plus portfolio-wide F&B enhancements.
The weekly bulletin covers €337M+ in European hotel transactions, including Calena Partners' €200M acquisition of three Spanish coastal hotels.
The 185-acre project in Rutland marks Nobu's first countryside retreat concept, combining hotel, restaurant, residences, and spa facilities.
The 54-suite vessel launches in Saint-Nazaire with maiden voyage from Marseille in June, competing against Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons yacht collections.
The 11 PentaHotels properties across three countries will convert to Holiday Inn, voco and Garner brands by H1 2027, adding 1,808 rooms to IHG's European portfolio.