Lodging

JANUARY 27, 2025

IHGs six Luxury & Lifestyle brands represent 20 percent of its overall global pipeline, nearly double what it was just five years ago, and span more than 900 open and pipeline hotels, with over 260 of those in the Americas.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Marriott International has marked another year of strong growth in the Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) region, signing a record 109 deals across 11 markets, contributing 21,439 rooms to the region’s development pipeline, closing the year with 77,532 total rooms in the region’s year-end pipeline.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 28, 2025

With a new focus on global market diversification, the three-year pipeline over 285 new hotels and almost 47,000 keys will see the addition of more than 100 properties in Asia, more than 60 in the Middle East and Africa, and 40 in Australia and New Zealand.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 18, 2025

IHG Hotels and Resorts is set to bring its luxury InterContinental brand to South Australias celebrated wine country through a partnership with Strategic Alliance. Slated to open in 2028, InterContinental Barossa Resort and Spa will be the first international-branded luxury hotel in a South Australia wine region.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 1, 2025

Its 114 guest rooms will be upgraded, and much-loved Holiday Inn brand hallmarks embedded throughout, including its signature Open Lobby concept. ANA Holiday Inn Iwate Kitakami will join a strong portfolio of 12 Holiday Inn open and pipeline hotels across Japan, further solidifying the brands presence in the country.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 5, 2025

The Ascott Limited is expanding its European-born luxury brand, The Crest Collection, to key locations across Asia and the Middle East in response to growing demand for heritage-rich stays. The brand will mark its Japan debut with the opening of Sen/ka Tokyo by The Crest Collection in the second half of 2029.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Accor is investing in leadership within its luxury and lifestyle division, with the appointment of experienced hotelier and asset manager David Fraser as the Vice President Operations for Sofitel, Sofitel Legend, MGallery, and Emblems in the Pacific. Im also eager to explore opportunities to bring the prestigious Emblems brand to the Pacific.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 9, 2023

IHG’s luxury and lifestyle portfolio InterContinental Hotels and Resorts has unveiled a global brand evolution that aims to reimagine the luxury travel experience. InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa “At its core, this brand evolution revolves around our exceptional team members globally.

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Griffin Hotel Management LLC , a hospitality company spanning multiple generations, has merged into Meyer Jabara Hotels (MJH). Griffin is transitioning 14 assets to the MJH umbrella, and when combined with other deals currently in the 2024 pipeline, the hotel ownership and management company will reach 50 hotels by Q1 2025.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 10, 2025

Several high-profile IHG hotels will be rebranded and repositioned within the company’s portfolio of luxury brands – with Regent Hotels & Resorts set to return to Australia after 28 years when Regent Melbourne completes its transformation from InterContinental Melbourne in 2030.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Bagley joins from Choice Hotels Asia-Pac, where he recently served as Franchise Development Manager, successfully expanding the brands portfolio and contributing to significant revenue growth. We are thrilled to welcome Dean to the team, said BWH Hotels Australasia Managing Director, Rod Munro.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 23, 2025

Conrad Los Cabos will mark the brands debut in the Baja California peninsula, where Hilton currently welcomes guests across eight properties. Hiltons continued growth in Mexico builds on its momentum in the Caribbean and Latin America region, where the company has more than 270 open hotels and a robust pipeline of 135 hotels.

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Lodging

MARCH 19, 2025

Pinnacles current hotel portfolio and its development pipeline will be integrated into Hotel Equities management platform effective May 1, 2025, and includes properties from brands like Marriott, Hilton, and IHG.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 23, 2023

Skift Take: Fairmont is a luxury brand that has been underperforming its potential in its development pipeline. Can a new CEO and management team with a new strategy improve things? Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Hotel Management

APRIL 21, 2025

IHG is set to introduce its fastest growing premium brand, Voco, to the Northern Territory for the first time under a partnership with JH Group. Were thrilled to welcome John Halikos and the JH Group to our IHG community, as together we bring the Voco hotels brand to Darwin, he said.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 19, 2024

Hilton is gearing up to launch new brands into the region including urban micro-hotel brand Motto by Hilton, Hilton Area Vice President and Head of Australasia, Paul Hutton, told a small group of media at a roundtable on Thursday.

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Hotel Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

TFE Hotels has signed a multi-property management agreement with New Zealand’s Heritage Hotels, which will see half of the Heritage portfolio refurbished and rebranded under the Adina and Rendezvous brands. The post Exclusive: TFE signs five New Zealand properties with Heritage Hotels appeared first on Hotel Management.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 6, 2025

Oaks Vue Suites Geelong and Oaks R Suites Geelong opened under the brand on March 3, with Oaks Melbourne Flemington Suites joining the hotel group earlier this month. Oaks Geelong Suites We are excited about the future, with a strong pipeline ahead and many more developments to come as we strengthen our presence across the region.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

Our growth strategy is asset-right, across leased, franchised and managed business models and we’ve also been seeing more opportunities for conversion projects. We’ve also added local language capabilities and local management offices to better serve our owners in each market.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

IHG Hotels and Resorts is set to introduce its Voco hotel brand to the Sunshine Coast under an agreement with Sydney-based developer Felix Capital, as the region gears up for the arrival of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The post IHG signs 153-key Sunshine Coast property with Felix Capital appeared first on Hotel Management.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 26, 2025

The brand continues to deliver unique, authentic stay experiences across new destinations worldwide. She later brought her expertise to Hiltons supply management, leading strategic initiatives that enhanced brand engagement, responsible sourcing, and marketing efforts.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hotel asset management firm Axsia HTL is predicting a drop off in hotel management agreements (HMAs) in 2024 and beyond as more owners opt in favour of franchise agreements, which are predominate in the US market. They realise they need the brand and distribution strength but also the autonomy to create and execute their own strategy.

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Lodging

MAY 1, 2024

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the opening of its first dual-branded avid hotels and Candlewood Suites property in North Platte, Neb., following the prototype’s launch in 2021.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 11, 2024

TFE Hotels’ Group Chief Operating Officer, Chris Sedgwick; Senior Director of Operations ANZ, Tish Nyar; and Regional General Manager VIC, Stephen Moore, joined Hotel General Manager, Nigel Maxey, for the opening celebrations.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 12, 2024

BWH Hotels is tapping into demand from price-conscious travellers with the signing of three new economy hotels, under SureStay Hotels branding, in Australasia. The brand has experience rapid growth across key markets globally, with BWH reporting that there are over 450 current properties accounting for 30,000+ rooms within the portfolio.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 15, 2024

“We’re delighted to be bringing our Holiday Inn and Suites brand to the Sunshine Coast and thrilled to be partnering with Felix Capital on this exciting hotel in Caloundra,” said IHG Hotels and Resorts Director of Development, Australasia and Pacific, Cameron Burke. “As We are proud to be making our mark in Caloundra,” he said.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 21, 2024

Hilton is acquiring popular United States brand Graduate Hotels from Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners for US$210 million and the global chain’s CEO Chris Nassetta says the acquisition provides a significant growth opportunity across the globe and could result in the opening of over 500 new properties.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The latest signings add over 560 rooms to Hiltons South East Asia portfolio, joining a pipeline of 28 mid-market openings in the coming years. Hilton plans to more than triple its focused service footprint in the region in the coming years, with a focus on Hilton Garden Inn as well as other mid-market branded hotels, from 12 to 40.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 11, 2025

IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened voco Zeal Exeter Science Park in the U.K.the companys first branded net zero carbon hotelin partnership with Zeal Hotels and Valor Hospitality. said Brian McCarthy, managing director, Valor Hospitality. We are really pleased to be working with them on this first branded net zero carbon hotel.

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Hotel Management

JULY 15, 2024

Under the ownership of Frank and Wade Huang of Star Millennium Pty Ltd, Holiday Inn Sydney Airport and Courtyard by Marriott, Sydney-North Ryde will be elevated to IHG’s premium Crowne Plaza brand with independent hotel operator, Trilogy Hotels, appointed to manage the day-to-day operations of both properties under a franchise agreement.

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Anthony Cole Training

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Especially, when you're not prepared to fill a vacancy, don't have a pipeline of candidates, or have an idea of what "better" means for your business. Recruiting new sales talent and hiring better salespeople are complicated and time-consuming processes.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne names new GM The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne has welcomed seasoned hotelier Rachael Harman as the hotel’s new General Manager. Harman brings over 20 years of industry experience to the role, having worked in senior management roles across luxury hotel brands in Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. “We

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 14, 2024

In addition to Crowne Plaza Mawson Lakes, Pelligra Group – which also owns Holiday Inn Werribee, Holiday Inn Dandenong, and Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport – is set to add two more IHG-branded hotels to its portfolio including the soon-to-open Crowne Plaza Carlton in 2024 and Holiday Inn Richmond.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

IHG’s neighbourhood-inspired boutique brand Hotel Indigo has made its Sydney debut with the opening of a 105-room Potts Point hotel this week. Hotel Indigo Sydney Potts Point is Pro-invest Group’s fourth owned and operated hotel in Sydney and represents its third hotel under the brand.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Marriott International is sharpening its focus on luxury with the appointment of Krister Svensson as Multi Property Vice President, Luxury Hotels Australia and General Manager at W Melbourne. Svensson spoke exclusively to HM about demand in the higher end of the market and his plans to take luxury to the next level. What are guests demanding?

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Hotel Management

MAY 8, 2024

“These funding cuts are significant and come at a time when inbound international travel into Victoria has plateaued at around 70% of pre-pandemic levels,” said Accommodation Australia (Victoria) General Manager, Dougal Hollis. Budget reductions on this scale, with just $15.5m

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Hotel Business

APRIL 27, 2023

In the latest United States Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that construction pipeline projects in the U.S. construction pipeline at Q1. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of total pipeline growth for the U.S., Renovation and brand conversion activity in the U.S.

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