India’s Cygnett launches luxury brand Anamore with six hotels
Strategy calls for 100 hotels across all its brands and expansion into non-Indian markets
India-based Cygnett Hotels & Resorts, which describes itself as providing “upscale hotels and resorts,” is launching a luxury brand named Anamore.
Accor's Gilda Perez-Alvarado on Orient Express' role in the 'Golden Age of Travel'
French firm looks beyond hotels to leverage all parts of journey
Gilda Perez-Alvarado has transformation on her mind.
Hotel grounds provide ideal refuges for special bird species
From Alaska to Sri Lanka, hotels provide birds food, nesting sites and rest stops
Hotels often have spacious, attractive, well-managed and healthy gardens and grounds surrounding them. These grounds act as natural sanctuaries for wildlife, including bird species...
Hoteliers play role in global wildlife conservation efforts
Animals, plants and humans all benefit from education and conservation
Hoteliers are taking the lead in community-wide conservation efforts, taking advantage of their unique position as stewards of land, neighborhoods and guests.
Renovating our new home reinforces appreciation of hotel development headaches
Tools were downed temporarily due to the arrival of an extremely rare American bird species
A very happy New Year to you all.
5 things to know for Jan. 3
Today’s headlines: Flooding, notably in Valencia, caused 78% of all non-US insurance loss in 2024; Turkish inflation cools following December interest-rate cut; US hoteliers expect to benefit from more travelers from India; Hong Kong consumer spend drops for ninth month running; Playa sells Jewel Paradise Cove for $28.5 million
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5 things to know for Jan. 2
Today’s Headlines: Hong Kong reinstates 3% tourism tax; UK 2024 hotel transaction volume reached almost £6B; Vehicle explosion outside Las Vegas Trump hotel kills 1; Breakfast items soar in price; Pakistan’s PHDL announces company’s winding up
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5 things to know for Dec. 31
Today’s headlines: Extended-stay demand picks up pace in November; Looking back at hotel industry's eventful, noteworthy 2024; US hotels post positive metrics for week ending Dec. 21; Chinese activity shows slight service-sector performance increases; Boeing under further stress, most recently from Jeju crash
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5 things to know for Dec. 30
Today’s Headlines: Riverside, Aleph, Rotana plan luxury hotel in Somalian capital Mogadishu; Meliá announces luxury hotel in world’s southernmost destination; Thick fog disrupts UK flights for fourth day; Single-hotel deals in A-list cities lead Europe’s 2024 transactions; Spanish inflation rate rises for fourth straight month
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Several Europe-based hospitality companies focused on share buybacks in 2024
Buybacks strategically add value to shares and hotel metrics
Businesses, including those in the hotel sector, have often helped boost the value of their shares by engaging in share-buyback programs.
Major single-hotel acquisitions bolstered healthy European transaction volumes this year
Individual property deals and portfolio swaps were more prevalent than 2023
It's been a busy year in 2024 for single-hotel sales and portfolio mergers-and-acquisitions activity, even if there has not been one single deal that has turned the European hotel ...
Europe's hospitality industry enjoyed a very busy year in 2024
Highlights from the year include newsworthy hotel deals and my own favorite travel experiences
My goodness, another year done and gone.
Spanish investment trust Atom Hoteles sells Tenerife hotel for €110m
Transaction marks company's third hotel sale of the year
An unnamed Canary Islands-based family office purchased the 409-room Labranda Suites Costa Adeje in Tenerife, Canary Islands, for €110 million ($114 million).
Europe, Middle East and Africa hospitality hires and promotions: Karolina Lasinska promoted to general manager at Copenhagen’s Hotel Sanders
Juha Mähönen named CEO and general manager of Helsinki’s Hotel Maria
Read the latest roundup of hotel industry hires and promotions in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Inside The Social Hub's strategy of growing a hospitality portfolio and embracing positive change
Netherlands-based company launched green financing and educational empowerment initiatives in 2024
The Social Hub is 12 years in to its mission of providing hospitality while doing good, and the Netherlands-based company is getting the attention of investors.
Blackstone acquires two Okinawa hotels
New York-based private equity firm buys Ritz-Carlton Okinawa and Kanehide Kise Beach Palace
Blackstone is acquiring two hotels on Japan's island of Okinawa.
Europe hotel pulse: Minor International proposes to delist former NH Hotel Group
LVMH takes a minority stake in hotel firm Les Domaines de Fontenille
Each week, Hotel News Now features a news roundup from a different region of the world. This week’s compilation covers Europe.
Studio Moren’s Sharon Grob and David Harte talk design, segmentation, luxury and aesthetics
Studio Moren’s Sharon Grob and David Harte talk design trends, luxury and aesthetics
Many stakeholders have ideas and opinions when it comes to hotel design, from owners to operators and designers themselves. Conflict can arise when the groups can't align on prefer...
Minor International proposes to delist Minor Hotels Europe & Americas, formerly NH Hotel Group
Thailand-based Minor acquired global Spanish hotel brand in 2018
Minor International, the parent firm of Thai hotel company Minor Hotels, has proposed to delist another of its fully owned hotel operating companies, NH Hotel Group.
Ask for a cup of tea in a UK hotel, and there might not be one
UK firmly is a coffee-drinking nation now
The idea that one might check into a British hotel and then sit down happy and ask for a cup of tea might be the backbone of British hospitality, but it seems that the idyllic scen...