B&B Hotels, a leading European value-for-money hotel chain, has announced plans to extend its operations into the United Kingdom, with the ambition of opening 100 new hotels by 2035. B&B Hotels made the announcement at the UK Annual Hotel Conference 2022, in Manchester.
Radisson Hotel Group announces a record year of growth for Greece with four signings and three openings to date, leading international development activity in the country. 2022 marks an impressive year for the Group as it continues to build on its growing trust from strategic investors and partners. With the signing of two hotels in Athens and two resorts in Mykonos and Skiathos, both of which also opened earlier this year, the Group’s portfolio now stands at seven hotels and resorts with more than 800 rooms in operation and under development.
Real estate investor and developer Lamington Group has announced plans to open three new net zero room2 hometels in York, Glasgow and Manchester in 2024, 2025 and 2026 respectively. The exciting pipeline of sustainable properties, worth £100m investment, reflects the group’s commitment to only build and operate to whole life net zero standards for new properties developed after the launch of the group’s net zero roadmap in September 2021.
limehome, a Munich-based company and Europe's leading hospitality technology provider and operator of fully digitalised design flats, is expected to open 70 units in Düsseldorf's Stresemannstraße in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Radisson Hotel Group plans to further expand its portfolio in Poland. Just this year, the Group opened the Andersia Hotel & Spa Poznań, a member of Radisson Individuals and Radisson RED Gdansk hotel already in the country. And further openings are planned for the coming months. Radisson Hotel Group holds a portfolio of 23 hotels, representing more than 5,200 rooms, in operation and under development, in Poland.
Whitbread PLC (‘Whitbread’ or ‘Group’) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a prime freehold property on the Strand in central London, located just off Trafalgar Square. Subject to planning, 5 Strand will become the latest hub by Premier Inn hotel in the estate and is expected to open sometime during 2027. The purchase and development are being funded from the Group’s existing cash resources and will also include one of the Group’s popular Bar+Block steakhouse restaurants.
Horwath HTL are delighted to announce the opening of an office in Albania. The office, which is in the central business district of the capital city, Tirana, is headed up by Majlind Lazimi. Majlind is a well-respected industry professional with extensive experience in both the public and private sectors in the region, having previously held several positions within the Albanian Government.
Accor, a world leading hospitality group, announces the signing of a cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan Hotel Association.
Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) has closed on its purchase of a majority stake in Andermatt-Sedrun Sport AG, a renowned destination ski resort in Central Switzerland that controls and operates the resort's mountain and ski-related assets including all lifts, most of the restaurants and a ski school operation.
This year, 36 hotels from seven countries have applied for the European "Hotel Property Award", which will be presented at the 196+ hotelforum conference on Thursday, October 6.
The Munich-based hospitality start-up limehome has secured three more locations in Halle (Saale), Kassel and Duisburg. The PropTech is thus expanding its portfolio by 112 flats in attractive city centre locations in Germany.
RIU Hotels & Resorts wants to be a pioneer in the metaverse and explore all that it can offer. Therefore, it has decided to make its debut in the virtual world with the emblematic hotel Riu Plaza España. The hotel has become the first to open its doors in the metaverse and has also introduced innovative solutions that combine reality and digital recreation in AltSpace. This iconic Madrid building offers customers an amazing experience in the real world, and they can now recreate this adventure in the virtual world. The metaverse is an emerging tool with great potential, and RIU firmly believes that it will become the basis of brands’ and people’s digital presence in the future.
Scandic and Pandox have agreed to extend the leases for 15 hotels and one conference property. Pursuant to the agreement, the rental terms will remain unchanged, enabling good profitability and balanced risk for Scandic. The parties have also agreed on a joint renovation program for the hotels.
limehome, Europe's leading technology provider for the hospitality industry and operator of fully digitalised design flats, will open a third location this summer in Eindhoven, in the Dutch region of Brabant, following Amsterdam and The Hague.
The hotel operating company Primestar Group is growing internationally and will open its first hotel in Austria with the Hampton by Hilton Vienna City West in 2024. By signing the franchise agreement between Primestar Hospitality GmbH and Hilton, the successful cooperation between the companies is continued. Primestar Group already operates 5 Hampton by Hilton hotels in Germany.
Earlier this week, the UK’s second largest hotel chain, Travelodge, announces its current hotel development schedule. This includes plans to open six UK hotels in 2022 (including the group’s first new build budget-luxe design hotels) and a franchise flagship hotel in Dublin, together with the start of its 2023 new hotel openings programme, with construction started on four new hotels and contracts exchanged for six further future new UK Travelodge hotels in the last 12 months.
Hines, the global real estate firm, and Blue Noble, an international real estate investment manager, joint investors in the “Future Living” fund managed by Savills Investment Management SGR SpA, confirm that a lease agreement with Starhotels for the management of part of the asset of Corso Italia in the heart of Florence has been finalised.
The internationally renowned brand, ELLE, is excited to announce its debut into the hospitality world with the launch of ELLE Hospitality, which comprises two new boutique concepts Maison ELLE and ELLE Hotel. The bold new venture marks an important step in the brand's lifestyle and experiences evolution, as it is the first of its kind from a global media group. Owned by French Lagardère Group, ELLE has its headquarters in Paris, where the first Maison ELLE is scheduled to open this fall.
Paris-based Experimental Group, renowned for its innovative collection of restaurants, hotels and cocktail bars, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Cowley Manor in the Cotswolds, as the group’s first UK property outside of London.
Azora, the Madrid-based European real estate investment manager, has completed the acquisition of the Pestana Blue Alvor, a five-star hotel in Portugal’s Algarve region, on behalf of the Azora European Hotel & Lodging, F.C.R. (“Azora EH&L” or the “Fund”), from Pestana Hotel Group, the largest multinational hospitality group of Portuguese origin.