Total European hotel transaction volume reached the highest annual level ever recorded last year – with €27.1 billion-worth of deals being struck, according to our annual European Hotel Transactions report published this week. The largest amount of …
Meliá Hotels International’s Statement On The Novel Coronavirus
The well-being and safety of the Meliá Hotels International customers and staff is vitally important, and that is why we have decided to update our booking cancellation policy in the light of the Coronavirus (2019-nCov) that originated in Wuhan in C…
Nature Eco Residences Santorini – A New World Opens In May
Nestled into a cliffside on the crescent shaped island of Santorini, Nature Eco Residences is set to open early May 2020. Here, near the ancient city of Akrotiri, guests can expect sights of midnight-blue waters from the caldera and sheer lava cliff…
Statement from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts: Coronavirus
The safety of our guests, owners, team members and partners around the world is a top priority. We are recommending that our hotels around the world follow the guidelines established by the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disea…
Tribute Portfolio Continues to Grow Its Global Family of Characterful Hotels with First Outpost in Frankfurt, Germany
Tribute Portfolio, Marriott International’s newest collection of characterful independent hotels, continues to expand its European footprint with the opening of Gekko House, the brand’s second hotel in Germany and first in Frankfurt. The 128-room ur…
Hyatt Hotels Highlighted at First ASFONA 2020 Owner Board Meeting in Chicago
Chicago – ASFONA, the hotel industry’s only independent non-brand affiliated hotel owner/operator association, held its first Board Member meeting of 2020 in Chicago with a focus on Hyatt Hotels and the company’s impressive global brand portfolio. T…
Hotels in crisis can still win: How to adjust strategies without jeopardizing your future
The rise of Chinese travel in the last two decades means that the proportion of travelers affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has surpassed the 2003 SARS health crisis. But the hospitality industry has been through crises before – and prov…
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 28 February 2020
HVS Hodges Ward Elliott acts for KKH on the sale of The Madrid EDITION to Archer Hotel Capital KKH Property Investors have reached an agreement to sell The Madrid EDITION, on a turn-key basis, to Archer Hotel Capital for €220 million (€1.1 million p…
Airbnb’s Work to Protect its Community During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Airbnb is closely monitoring official news and guidance about the novel coronavirus outbreak in order to support our community of hosts, guests and employees in China and around the world — we are prioritizing their safety and wellbeing. As governme…
5 Steps to 5-Star Service Excellence, Inspired by the Ritz-Carlton
When you opt for a five-star hotel, you expect luxury. Marble, not granite. Silverware, not stainless steel. Crystal rather than glass. A high thread count. You expect the receptionist who welcomes you on arrival to speak your language. You anticipa…