Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Choice Hotels Asia-Pac has bolstered its portfolio with the addition of Bokarina Beach Apartments on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to its Ascend Hotel Collection this month. We’re delighted to welcome Bokarina Beach Apartments to the Ascend Hotel Collection,” said Choice Hotels Asia-Pac CEO Trent Fraser.

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Hotel Management

AUGUST 5, 2024

Hyatt Regency Sydney, Australia’s largest hotel at 878 keys, is taking a lead on food waste by becoming the first hotel in the world to introduce an insect-powered food waste management system by Goterra onsite. This initiative aligns perfectly with our ongoing efforts to consider sustainability in all aspects of our operations.”

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Skift Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Skift Take: There's a funny thing about ultra-luxury: You want to grow because growth economies of scale are real. But also, if you grow too much, you're not exclusive anymore. Kerzner aims to thread that needle. Sean O'Neill and Josh Corder Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Lodging

MARCH 10, 2025

Securing financing for hotel development continues to remain challenging. Traditional lenders continue to scale back, and those still active are offering significantly lower loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, making it difficult for developers to move projects forward.

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Skift Blog

MAY 23, 2023

operators of non-luxury hotels are earnest. But even the idea that Choice Hotels is interested in a merger speaks volumes about how the sector is becoming a scale game. Skift Take: It's unclear if talks between the two largest U.S. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Lodging

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

DALLAS, TexasTPG Hotels & Resorts announced the Veranda House will reopen on April 1, 2025. Owned by The Procaccianti Companies, the Veranda House is part of the Nantucket Resort Collection and the reopening follows a full-scale restoration necessitated by a 2022 fire that led to the building’s complete demolition.

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Hotel Management

MAY 26, 2025

Choice Hotels International has secured a long-term distribution and master franchise agreement with a key player in Chinas hospitality scene, SSAW Hotels and Resorts, which sets the foundation for a major expansion in China. SSAW intends to develop 100 new hotels in China under these two brands within five years.

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Skift Take: Since Vladislav Doronin took the helm of Aman Group, he's scaled up the ultra-luxury hotel group. Here's what's next. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Hotel Management

APRIL 16, 2025

These lighting considerations will be explored across different environments including bars, restaurants and hotels. Hotel Vera, Ballarat This session will also examine: Bridging Light Science and Real-World Experience Translating the science of light into practical applications during concept design and execution.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 2, 2025

Independent Hotel management company La Vie Hotels and Resorts has acquired the management rights for the former Rydges Norwest in Sydneys Hills District. The Visy Dior Hotels International brand is owned by prominent local businessmen, Giovaninno j F Navarra and Tony Merhi, CEO of Merc Capital.

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Skift Blog

JUNE 6, 2025

Skift Take: It's scaling back a plan to double its hotel count and it's not focused on profits. But expect a lot of growth in Spain and more franchising. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Hotel Management

MAY 6, 2025

New Zealand hotel group NZ Hotel Holdings (NZHH) is divesting its seven hotel assets, becoming the largest hotel portfolio ever brought to market in the nation. The post NZ Hotel Holdings puts hotel portfolio up for sale appeared first on Hotel Management.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 8, 2025

Queenstowns Nugget Point Hotel is set to relaunch as Coronet Ridge Resort, a five-star luxury alpine retreat, following a NZ$30 million full-scale redevelopment. The 40-room property, managed by Capstone Hotel Management, is accepting stays from early Q4, 2025.

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Skift Blog

AUGUST 23, 2024

Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at hotels' new business travel workaround, Viking's strong path to 2025, and industry accommodations for a boom in smaller-scale meetings and events. Rashaad Jorden Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Skift Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

Skift Take: Sure, Marriott had the scale, but it lacked a midscale brand in India until now. With Fern and the launch of Series, its finally filling the gap and going all-in on Indias fastest-growing hotel segment. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Lodging

JANUARY 29, 2025

As the company looks to scale and grow in the luxury and lifestyle segment, Deitemeyer will lead strategic affiliates beginning with its newest acquisition, ZaZa Hotels and Resorts. Mike Deitemeyer joined Rockbridge as executive vice president of Rockbridge Holdings and president of its development company.

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Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Skift Take: Hilton has revealed it paid $56 million to acquire a controlling stake in NoMad Hotels, a smaller sum than recent comparable acquisitions in the luxury hotel sector. Now it plans to scale the brand to 30 to 50 hotels. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Lodging

MARCH 19, 2024

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is celebrating a major milestone for its award-winning Women Own the Room initiative, surpassing 15 hotel openings and more than 50 signings in just over 24 months. According to data from U.S

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Lodging

JUNE 3, 2025

The firm recently acted as a representative of Springboard Hospitality in its merger with Hotel Equities and completed a strategic growth plan for Brightwild, a branded vacation rental company based in Key West, Florida.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 8, 2025

Despite floods in northern Queensland and Tropical Cyclone Alfred in south-east Queensland, Accors hotels in Queensland are recording a 30% increase in Easter long weekend bookings, when compared to the same time leading up to Easter in 2024. Victorian hotels are also high on the popularity scale, with 39% growth year-on-year.

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Hotel Speak

OCTOBER 29, 2024

NEW YORK (October 29, 2024) – SevenRooms , the leading CRM, marketing and operations platform for the hospitality industry, today announced its strategic partnership with Curator Hotel & Resort Collection (“Curator”) , a distinct collection of more than 100 independent hotels and resorts across the United States.

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Hotel Management

MAY 19, 2025

Australias first and largest Pan Pacific hotel, Pan Pacific Perth, is reenergised to capture a growing leisure and corporate travel market with the completion of a large-scale renovation project and a new General Manager at the helm.

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Skift Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

It's now betting that buying a network is its best way to gain scale fast. Skift Take: Oyo, based in India, has tried for years to gain traction in the U.S., but it has claimed that competitors have played hardball. Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Lodging

JUNE 9, 2024

ATLANTA—Officials of Whitestone Companies announced the acquisition of the 275-room Le Méridien Atlanta Perimeter in partnership with Shaner Hotels. With the addition of Le Méridien Atlanta Perimeter, we further cement our portfolio of hotels with well-respected owners and brands,” said Plato Ghinos, president, Shaner Hotels.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 12, 2025

IHG Hotels and Resorts (IHG) has opened its 100 th Voco hotel since it emerged on the international hotel scene seven years ago with its first opening on Australia’s Gold Coast. In Australasia, there are now five Voco hotels opened, with another five in the pipeline.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Elanor Investors Group has appointed 1834 Hotels to manage all 18 hotel assets within the Elanor Hotel Accommodation Fund amid an ongoing divestment process. As previously announced, we are conducting an orderly divestment process for all of the hotel assets within the Elanor Hotel Accommodation Fund.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pacific Hotels has sold the recently refurbished 4-star Coral Cay Mackay resort to a private Queensland-based hotel group. The sale, which was negotiated by CBRE Hotels’ Wayne Bunz and Hayley Manvell, drew the interest of owner operators, hotel investment funds and high net worth individuals, according to CBRE.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Radisson Hotel Group has announced a number of key developments across Australasia including upcoming openings in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Following a record year in 2024, with the addition of almost 40,000 keys globally, the group is set to open several hotels later this year and in 2026.

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Lodging

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Commonly referred to by many as the ‘darling’ of the hotel industry in recent years, the extended-stay segment has risen to new heights on the strength of widespread growth and stellar performance outpacing all other chain scales.

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Skift Blog

MAY 2, 2024

Skift Take: There’s nothing small scale about Minor Hotel’s ambitions for India as it plans to conquer the country's hospitality scene, one grand property at a time. Peden Doma Bhutia Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Lodging

MAY 27, 2025

CHICAGO, IllinoisThe Talbott, a historic landmark in Chicago, has completed a full-scale renovation and officially joins Marriott Bonvoys Autograph Collection, a portfolio of over 330 independent hotels across the world.

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Lodging

APRIL 12, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, Florida—Key International, a real estate investment and development company, and Shaner Hotels, an international hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced the grand opening of the 156-suite SpringHill Suites by Marriott Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront in Florida.

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Hotel Management

MAY 29, 2025

Leadership announced at 25hours Sydney Jeremy Colahan has been appointed General Manager of 25hours Hotel The Olympia, set to open this spring. Colahan will lead a team of 130 staff and will be joined by Mitch Orr joins as Culinary Director across the hotel and venues.

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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. Tang said Heritage Hotels will also benefit from TFE Hotels’ global distribution systems and centralised service model.

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Lodging

AUGUST 7, 2024

With the brand landscape quickly evolving and offering more choices for hotel owners, LODGING‘s annual Guide to Franchising serves as a resource to help hoteliers understand the market with important information about brands in the hotel industry.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

TFE Hotels is set to open a second Vibe hotel in Melbourne, this time at the city’s developing Docklands precinct, following the rebranding of a 273-room hotel. From April 8, TFE Hotels will begin operating Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands and Storehouse Docklands restaurant, with new owners, MA Financial Group.

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Skift Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Skift Take: Indian airlines are forging international partnerships and boosting connectivity at a rapid scale. These collaborations are helping India become an international hub. Bulbul Dhawan Read the Complete Story On Skift

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