A Kempinski resort hotel complex taking inspiration from Ernest Hemingway is set to open on Cayo Guillermo in Cuba this year.
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Accor’s most anticipated openings in 2020
From Pompeii to Dubai, Florence, Paris and London, the French hotel giant is looking forward to some key 2020 openings.
Read More »Legendary hotel reopens after $150mn refit
Once a meeting place for local and international society, Trondheim’s Britannia Hotel has been dragged into a new era.
Read More »Scandic to expand two hotels in Norway
The properties will get more spacious conference zones and many new rooms – including what will be Scandic’s biggest hotel in the country.
Read More »Norway hotels profit in the north, decline in the south
Tromsø is by far the most profitable place in Norway to have a hotel in winter, new figures reveal.
Read More »Damien Hirst designs art-riot Vegas suite
The art rebel has incorporated his artworks in the luxury suite, including butterfly designs and two sharks in formaldehyde.
Read More »Accor launches luxury collection plus design brand
Tribe is a lifestyle brand to be in 150 destinations by 2030, while The House of Originals is a network of unique global properties.
Read More »TUI Blue to be “world’s largest leisure hotel brand”
The comparatively new brand’s footprint will grow from ten to around 100 hotels by as early as summer 2020.
Read More »Radisson to create “crown jewel” of Oslo
Norway’s first Radisson RED is set to arrive with rooftop bar and garden in a fast developing part of the capital, a “future city centre”.
Read More »Scandic praised in climate change report
The pan-Nordic hotel chain has been reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project since 2016 and has now had its score raised.
Read More »Marriott to debut over 30 luxury hotels in 2019
The planned openings come under Marriott’s portfolio of eight luxury brands as the company aims to “redefine the high-end travel landscape”.
Read More »First Steigenberger to open in Nordics
The Steigenberger Alsik hotel in Sønderborg, near the German-Danish border, will have a massive spa and Jesper Koch restaurants.
Read More »Hotel giants back rival football teams
Marriott strikes a deal with Manchester United, while Accor reveals a partnership with PSG. Both also have new loyalty schemes.
Read More »Best Western buys luxury with WorldHotels
The collection of 300 hotels and resorts will lift Best Western’s already huge portfolio into the upper upscale and luxury segments.
Read More »TWA’s classic Flight Center now a hotel
The 512-bedroom property at New York's JFK airport is open for bookings from today, for stays from May 15.
Read More »Finnish Lapland breaks overnight stay record
Northern Finland welcomed record visitor numbers from overseas in December, despite the initially un-snowy weather.
Read More »IHG expands luxury footprint with Six Senses
InterContinental Hotels Group has bought Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas in a $300 million cash acquisition.
Read More »Radisson places faith in Egypt
The Swedish-listed company has signed a portfolio deal for six more hotels in Egypt including four in Cairo and two on the beach.
Read More »Boeing 747 ‘lands’ in hotel garden
A 145-tonne former KLM Boeing 747 has been transported overland to a future as a 5D-experience tourist attraction.
Read More »ABBA museum firm to buy Scandic hotel
Pop House AB, which also runs the nearby ABBA The Museum and Pop House Hotel, will buy the Hasselbacken in Stockholm.
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