Remote locations and fewer interactions Across the hotel industry, the common trend that has emerged is that clients seek to minimize their contact with other guests. From Swiss ski resorts to luxury villas in the Maldives, guests have flocked towar…
GBTA Allied Leadership Council elects new leaders
Today GBTA’s Allied Leadership Council (ALC) announces the election of its new leaders for a two-year term: Dorothy Dowling, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, BWH Hotel Group, was elected to serve a concurrent second term as ALC Pre…
Investors Patiently Pursue Opportunistic Hotel Deals
Amid surging demand for hotels through the summer travel season, executives at the largest U.S.-based hotel ownership companies have been watchful for opportunities to buy and grow their portfolios. Reporting second quarter earnings, leaders from ho…
Westin Hotels & Resorts UK Debut Enhances Wellbeing Through Purposeful Design
Westin Hotels & Resorts, the global hospitality leader in wellness for more than a decade, is set to debut in the UK market with the highly anticipated opening of The Westin London City, this September. Boasting a prime riverfront location in the he…
Lodging Interactive Celebrates 20 Years of Digital Success
“August marks the month, 20 years ago, when we decided to launch Lodging Interactive and it’s hard to believe the business has grown from a blank sheet of paper to where it is today, a multi-million dollar successful enterprise employing many,” said…
HNtv INSIDERS: F&B heavyweights discuss post-pandemic industry revival
In this episode of HNtv Insiders, Emma Banks, VP F&B Strategy & Development EMEA at Hilton talks with Naim Maadad, chief executive and founder at Gates Hospitality, about the past 18 months in business and the revival of the F&B industry post-pandem…
Q&A: The potential of decentralized Digital ID in travel
Nick Price has spent much of his career designing and implementing technology solutions and strategies for hotels. He was CEO and CTO of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group for 12 years and then founded NetSys Technology, focused on digital enablement of …
Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 13 August 2021
Catalyst acquires Diplomatico Hotel in Lisbon London-based real estate investment firm Catalyst Capital has acquired the 95-room Diplomatico Hotel in Rua Castilho in Lisbon from a family office for €14.75 million (€155,000 per room). The acquisition…
Little Change in the European Hotel Construction Pipeline Year-over-Year
According to the latest Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), research analysts report that at the close of the second quarter of 2021, Europe’s hotel construction pipeline dropped 1% by projects and increas…
Hyatt to Acquire Apple Leisure Group, Expanding Global Brand Presence in Luxury Leisure Travel
Acquisition accelerates asset-light transformation; launches Hyatt’s commitment to sell additional $2 billion of hotel assets by the end of 2024; Doubles Hyatt’s global resorts footprint with accretive net rooms growth over the coming years with glo…