Canopy by Hilton, Hilton's (NYSE:HLT) lifestyle brand, announces its first property in Latin America with the signing of Canopy by Hilton São Paulo Jardins, slated to open in late 2019. Owned by Tati Construtora e Incorporadora and managed by Hilton, the 98-room adaptive re-use hotel will introduce locals and travelers alike to the brand's guest-directed service and locally-authentic experience.
Infor, a leading provider of industry-specific cloud applications, announced that GJP Hotel & Resorts Group is implementing Infor® EzRMS, a revenue management solution used for demand modeling and forecasting, to help better manage revenues and help build a successful revenue strategy across all its key hotels in Brazil.
The countdown is on to the grand opening of Four Seasons Hotel São Paulo at Nações Unidas, as the Hotel opens its reservations books and confirms arrivals beginning October 15, 2018.
The reasons for visiting São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, are aplenty. For starters, it's the cultural and financial hub of the country. So no matter the time of day, the metropolis is alway humming with vibrant energy. There's plenty of world-class museums and cultural attractions to explore, including the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) designed by Lina Bo Bardi, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), and Museu Afro Brasil. São Paulo also is incredibly cosmopolitan, boasting large ethnic communities making up the diverse melting pot. (Fun fact: the city has the largest Japanese community outside of Japan.) Naturally, this translates into a truly thrilling and varied dining scene nightlife - which makes São Paulo a terrific destination for business and leisure travelers alike.
At the foot of the Corcovado mountain and the Cristo Redentor, the architectural complex of "Largo do Botícario", in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro, will become the coolest lifestyle spot in town, under the JO&JOE brand. This property will be the first JO&JOE to open outside of Europe and in the AMLAT region (opening 2020).
Adrian François also joins the team in a consultant capacity as director of Franchise Sales & Development. François will focus on growing Radisson Hotel Group's portfolio in South America specifically targeting Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. He will be based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. François has a strong sales and development background working for several hospitality companies in Latin America. Most recently, he served as director of Sales & Development for L.E. Hotels, where he planned and executed sales strategies to increase the company's growth in Latin America. He also served as director of Sales & Business Development for a company that develops and implements integrated systems for corporate hospitality and held a sales and marketing role at Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) and Hotelaria Brasil today announced the signing of a strategic development agreement for Hotelaria Brasil to initially develop five franchised Hampton by Hilton hotels in Brazil - marking the brand's debut in the country. The announcement underscores Hilton's commitment to expand throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, and reinforces the upper-midscale brand's momentum with 139 openings worldwide in 2017, including Hampton hotels in the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. As part of the agreement, the companies have confirmed the first hotel is scheduled to open in 2019 at Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A double-digit increase in occupancy during January 2018 was further evidence of hotel performance recovery in Brazil, according to an analysis from In the 12 months ending with January 2018, Brazil showed occupancy growth of 2.3% (to 53.4%) but an ADR decrease of 11.2% (to BRL278.93). Six of the country's key markets and cities registered year-over-year occupancy growth near, at or above 10% for those 12 months: Belo Horizonte (+10.7% to 53.3%), Brasilia (+10.2% to 48.5%), Manaus(+10.0% to 48.6%), Fortaleza (+9.8% to 59.3%), Salvador (+9.0% to 54.0%) and theRecife Area (+8.3% to 56.6%). While most of the key markets and cities showed negative ADR comparisons during this 12-month time period, Porto Alegre was an outlier with 7.1% growth in ADR to BRL241.40. Rio de Janeiro's 6.8% decrease in occupancy and 34.3% drop in ADR heavily influenced the country's overall performance for the 12-month time period. However, in January 2018 specifically, the market reported a 20.7% jump in occupancy with a less dramatic decline in ADR (-6.2%). Overall, eight of the 10 markets and cities included in STR's analysis showed a rise in occupancy for January. Seven of those markets and cities posted ADR growth, led once again by Porto Alegre (+11.7% to BRL233.47). "Because of the mega events of the last several years, we've seen a massive supply increase in Brazil's key cities," Boo said. "However, with new investors, we've seen a shift in development to secondary and tertiary cities. That has meant that hotel performance fluctuations have been seen just about everywhere." While included in the list of markets that have seen performance fluctuations in Brazil, Boo noted the strength and stability of São Paulo specifically when looking further down the road at the country's recovery. STR's latest forecast for São Paulo projects growth across the three key performance metrics in 2018 and 2019. "As the financial hub of Brazil, São Paulo tends to react much quicker to economic factors affecting hotel performance," Boo said. "The performance improvements we have seen since the later months of 2017 should continue for the market."
Brazil has been on the world-stage as of late, largely due to hosting the World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympics in 2016.
LONDON -- Hotels in the Central/South America region reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during 2017, according to data from STR.U.S. dollar constant currency, 2017 vs. 2016Central/South America
Hotels in the Central/South America region reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during October 2017, according to data from STR.U.S. dollar constant currency, October 2017 vs. October 2016Central/South America
For those who don't visit certain countries often, it can sometimes be easy to fall into the trap of evaluating them based on their largest markets alone, of reducing the United States to what's happening in New York City, of viewing France in terms of the market in Paris, or seeing all of Japan as Tokyo.
Data from STR shows that hotels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recorded substantial performance levels during the September Rock in Rio music festival.During the seven days of the festival (15-17 and 21-24 September), occupancy in the Barra da Tijuca area of Rio, at an actual level of 81.4%, was 69.1% higher compared with the rest of September, while average daily rate (ADR) was 64.8% more at BRL555.77. Performance uplifts were common outside of Barra da Tijuca as well. Excluding Barra da Tijuca, Rio's revenue per available room (RevPAR) was 74.7% higher compared with the rest of the month, with occupancy 54.8% higher and ADR 12.8% higher.
IHG, (InterContinental Hotels Group) one of the world"s leading hotel companies, today announces the opening of the new-build 209-room Holiday Inn® Goiânia hotel. This is IHG"s eighth Holiday Inn property in Brazil and the first IHG hotel in the Midwestern city of Goiânia, located about 130 miles from Brasilia, the nation"s capital. The new hotel is centrally situated near the city"s main thoroughfares and is in walking distance to the 'Feira do Sol' and 'Feira da Lua', banks, the Bougainville Shopping mall and local parks.
Nobu Hospitality, founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has seen tremendous growth spanning five continents; now Nobu Hotels is delighted to announce its launch into South America.
Hotels in the Central/South America region reported nearly flat occupancy with year-over-year rate declines during August 2017, according to data from STR.U.S. dollar constant currency, August 2017 vs. August 2016Central/South America
Brazil is world-famous as a vaunted travel destination, owing to the country's rich breath of cultures, incredible diversity of landscapes, and unmatched festivities, including the Brazilian Carnival, an annual festival held between the Friday afternoon 51 days before Easter and Ash Wednesday.
The Rosewood Hotel Group recently announced plans for a new property to open in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. The new hotel and residence complex, named Rosewood Sao Paulo, will be housed in an impressively renovated building just off the city's main boulevard Avenida Paulista and will feature 151 guest rooms and 122 residential suites, two restaurants, two swimming pools and a spa centre. Spread over 22 floors, the 100m high tower was originally built in 1904 and was a maternity hospital located in the centre of the 27,000m2 Cidade Matarazzo complex, which contains historic buildings in the middle of Sao Paulo. The skyscraper takes the form of a terraced tower clad in a patchwork of bronzed grids, which are inset and pulled out alternatively to form terraced gardens, a scheme which is intended to emulate the surrounding landscape and provide a physical continuation of parkland and trees in the vicinity. Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel is responsible for the design of the tower and recently released some atmospheric renderings to give guest a taste of what is to come when the project is completed in 2019. His concept for the project is that the park surrounding the building will be seen to be occupying it: "Matarazzo Park will have invaded a tower. Let's make one thing clear. The park tower will be regal and welcoming – and it will be much looked at and envied. In its own distinctive way, it will say: follow me, live in style. Around Matarazzo at first, then a bit farther afield, trees will begin to mount their assault on the city." The hotel will also offer 100,000 sqft of meeting and event spaces, ideal for corporate travelers going to Sao Paulo on business. Residents and guests can avail of the terraces with spectacular views and indulge in the rooftop pool, an oasis in the middle of the city. Interiors will be designed by famed designer Philippe Starck. The property will be a fantastic new addition to Rosewood's 44-strong hotel portfolio. The hotel is part of Cidade Matarazzo, a complex of historic buildings in São Paulo which date back to the early 20th century. Linked to the Paulista Avenue by a pedestrian walkway, this is one of the city's last remaining landmarks.More contact details on Rosewood Sao Paulo and the suppliers and architects involved can be found on the TOPHOTELPROJECTS database.
With Marriott’s third largest presence in the Americas, Brazil continues to be a market of strong growth for the region. Currently there are 18 properties in Marriott’s Brazil portfolio, four of which were opened in 2016. This includes a Courtyard and Residence Inn in Rio de Janeiro, and two AC Hotels, also in Rio. This year, Marriott prepares to introduce the Fairfield Inn brand to the Brazil market with the opening of Fairfield Inn by Marriott Curitiba Afonso Pena Airport. This is one of three additional Fairfield Inn hotels in the pipeline.
Ateliers Jean Nouvel has released new renderings for its plant-covered luxury hotel adjoining a former maternity hospital in São Paulo, which will feature interiors by Philippe Starck.Nouvel's Paris-based firm teamed up with developer Alexandre Allard of Groupe Allard to create Cidade Matarazzo – a 550,000 square-metre complex of historic buildings being regenerated in the city's centre, including the former Filomena Matarazzo maternity hospital.Scheduled to open towards the end of 2018, Rosewood Tower will function as a mixed-use cultural and tourist complex, including 275 guest rooms between Nouvel's new building and the former hospital, 122 apartments, two restaurants, a bar and a caviar lounge, three swimming pools and a spa.