The world’s largest luxury hotel brand reveals what it takes to deliver five-star service around the clock.
Rio hotels see larger Olympics boost than London and Beijing
While the Olympics performance lift for Rio was higher, the post-Olympics challenges will also be greater, due to a spike in the supply of rooms and fears over the Zika virus and ongoing political issues.
Meliá stays strong in Spain’s summer season
This year Meliá will have an average occupancy of over 80% and it will also maintain or increase the Average Room Rate (ARR) by up to double-digit growth, generating RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) growth of between 20 and 30%.
IHG hits German milestone with 100 hotels now open or in pipeline
One of the company’s ten global key markets., IHG now has 65 hotels open in Germany and 35 further properties in the pipeline due to open in the next three to five years.
Meliá creates ad hoc Global F&B department
Meliá aims to create culinary concepts adapted to the characteristics of each of its brands to allow guests to imagine the “taste” of the different brands as if it were an additional brand attribute.
Microsoft and AccorHotels develop Staff Hub mobile staffing app for deskless employees
Staff Hub is a collaborative application that allows hoteliers and their deskless teams to manage their schedules completely on their mobile phones.
BridgeStreet Global Hospitality partners with onefinestay
The distribution agreement brings luxury private home rentals to business travel and relocation segments.
Hard Rock International unites brand with global rights reacquisition
Hard Rock International has completed reacquisition of its global Hotel & Casino rights, uniting the brand under one controlling ownership for the first time in more than three decades.
The Steigenberger Hotel Group rebrands as Deutsche Hospitality
Deutsche Hospitality unites three hotel brands under one unbrella brand: Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts, Jaz in the City, and IntercityHotels.
Cautious optimism for investors in sub-saharan Africa hotel sector
The diverse set of fundamentals in each market is becoming integral to the way in which investors and lenders approach the sector, with a region-wide approach becoming increasingly challenging.
