The 600-room property, to be completed in 2016, marks the brand’s fourth Mexican destination.

The 292-room hotel, formerly a Hilton Hotels & Resorts-branded property, is located in the Tri-Valley area within the East Bay region of greater San Francisco.

The building has played a significant role in Canberra’s pioneering origins. The former the Diamant Hotel is an 80 room boutique hotel with the renowned onsite Bicicletta Italian restaurant.

Bridge.Over Group has launched a digital marketing toolkit for independent and boutique hotels to help them develop a digital communication strategy that is relevant to their own unique business context.

SPG member experiences include private VIP clinics with brothers John and Patrick McEnroe, match viewing in the SPG Luxury Suite and more.

It features an online gallery with social sharing capabilities where visitors’ images are curated and showcased by theme. A sweepstakes rewards entrants with prizes aligning with each theme.

The brand is rolling out a large-scale international communication campaign with what it claims is an new angle on the hospitality experience.

The growth of the online travel group has been fuelled by the global expansion of its independent, B2B bed bank, which included the opening of offices in Sydney and Bangkok within the last year.

Hotels are not just offering up their under-utilized meeting rooms, they’re reconfiguring other areas of their properties to create additional workspaces for a growing mobile workforce.

Holiday Inn Express London – Vauxhall Nine Elms, Holiday Inn Express Leigh – Sports Village and Holiday Inn Express Wigan in Greater Manchester add to the 219 Holiday Inn Express hotels currently open in Europe.