Radisson Hotel Group continues to solidify its leadership in Africa’s hospitality landscape, with its top ranking in W Hospitality Group’s 2024 “From Pipeline to Reality”
Hotel openings done right: A digital strategy for maximum visibility
Building your hotel’s digital presence requires meticulous planning and execution across various channels to ensure maximum visibility and seamless
Hyatt Centric Brand expands its global presence with new & upcoming hotel openings
The Hyatt Centric brand, highlighted by a global portfolio of vibrant hotels with culturally immersive experiences and spaces, celebrates its continued expansion
New hotel openings in Spain for Meliá Hotels International
The new Meliá Ibiza in Santa Eulalia opened its doors last month after the transformation of Sol Beach House Ibiza. The hotel now offers 285 rooms, four restaurants, a rooftop with unique views of the Mediterranean with a skybar, an outdoor swimming pool, a 24-hour gym and a spa and wellness area with Thai-inspired treatments, among other facilities and experiences.
Atlanta and Dallas among top markets for new hotel openings through 2025
According to the United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report by Lodging Econometrics (LE) for Q2 2023, the five markets with the largest hotel construction pipelines are Dallas with a record-high 184 projects/21,501 rooms, Atlanta with 141 projects/17,993 rooms, Phoenix with 119 projects/16,107 rooms, Nashville with 116 projects/15,346 rooms, and Los Angeles with 112 projects/17,797 rooms.
Middle East finishes the year strong with record-high new hotel openings in Q4 2022
According to the Q4 2022 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the quarter, LE analysts report that the hotel construction pipeline in the region stands at 549 projects/143,637 rooms. Hotel development in the Middle East is ramping up as investors begin to see opportunity in the region again. New project announcements (NPA) in the region continued to trend upward throughout 2022, closing the quarter at 67 projects/19,837 rooms and increasing 56% YOY. Additionally, the Middle East had a record number of new hotels open in the fourth quarter, closing out the year with 81 new hotels opened in 2022, accounting for 17,736 rooms.
Opening a new hotel during a global pandemic: ‘Fortune favours the brave’
There’s no playbook for launching a hotel amid a pandemic, but balancing construction delays and booking uncertainty is the availability of an immense talent pool of staff and the ability to fine tune operations before large numbers of travellers return.
$700 million hotel investment to kick-start Melbourne tourism revival
A new era of hotels opening in Melbourne will drive the revival of city tourism prior to the re-opening of international travel.
U.S. leads world in hotel openings
The U.S. led the world in new hotel and room openings during Q1 2021, according to global pipeline data from STR’s AM:PM platform.
U.S. leads in hotel openings during pandemic
The U.S. opened more hotels and rooms than any country between the beginning of March and end of September.
