Uniquely designed hotels have opened, and will continue to open in 2019, across the country from north to south.

Adding to an array of hotels that have opened in 2018, the new openings for next year are cool and eco-conscious.

Near the City of London there are beds resembling the womb, with temperature duvets and dishes designed for sleep.

An existing hotel in the Radisson group has been rebranded and upgraded to adapt to the changing needs of its guests.

The fast-growing Nordic serviced apartment provider Forenom has taken over historical renovated apartments for corporate stays.

A hospitality tech event in Dubai is deploying a robot to launch proceedings, in what could be a first for the meetings industry.

The hotel that creates half of its rooms anew each year presented unique challenges for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel team.

Capital investment of €15mn will help Bidroom, the “world’s first membership-based hotel booking platform”, expand.

A new hotel brand will have an artificial intelligence-powered concierge to help guests meet other likeminded guests.

The tour operator is expanding with 15 new hotels around the Mediterranean, with the TUI Family Life, Sensimar and Sensatori brands.

A competition has been opened for architects to create an extension to Gothenburg’s Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre.

Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace is collaborating on five-star hotels at Bluewaters, a “revolutionary addition to Dubai’s luxury hospitality scene”.

AI-powered messaging platform Instaroom says the bot can save each hotel thousands of employee hours each year.

Scandic Friends Mastercard, launched together with SEB, is linked to the hotel company’s loyalty scheme. But there's a monthly fee.

The group has started work on a new hotel in Kiruna, to replace the existing one as the city moves to a new location.

Guests should increasingly be on the lookout for hidden fees and surcharges at hotels and resorts in the US.

While nearby rival Copenhagen currently has a glut of rooms coming on line, Stockholm doesn’t seem to have enough.

The now year-round snow and ice hotel destination wins for its contribution to tourism and for raising Sweden’s profile.

The Coralarium marine artwork has been destroyed for containing ‘idols’, under the regime of the outgoing president.

Lapland Hotels will take over operations at the Cumulus Kuopio Station, one of three to go as part of the Restel deal.