Date: February 2018 Name: EMEA Hotels Monitor, Issue 21 Published by: Whitebridge Hospitality, RLB – Rider Levett Bucknall & STR
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Date: February 2018 Name: EMEA Hotels Monitor, Issue 21 Published by: Whitebridge Hospitality, RLB – Rider Levett Bucknall & STR
Read MoreDate: February 2018 Location: City Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Name: Hilton Rotterdam Hotel – five star
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Location: Mansion House, City of London, UK Name: Vintry & Mercer Hotel – Five star. It takes its name from two of the ancient guilds that traded here on the banks of the Thames, Vintry was the centre for London wine merchants and Mercer was established for the sellers of fine textiles such…
Read MoreDate: September 2017 Location: Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia Name: The Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour – five star Opened: October 2017
Read MoreDate: December 2015 Location: Bristol, Brighton, Cheltenham and Exeter Names: Was Avon Gorge, Bristol (to re-open Spring 2018 as the The Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin), Magdalen Chapter Exeter (now the Hotel du Vin Exeter, in 2016), Montpellier Chapter Cheltenham (now a Malmaison), Hotel Seattle Brighton (now The Malmaison Brighton in 2016, but started…
Read MoreDate: February 2018 Location: Corn Exchange, Manchester, UK Name: Roomzzz Manchester Corn Exchange
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Location: Nine Elms, London, UK Name: Wanda (60% held by Wanda Hotel Development and remaining 40% held by Wanda Commercial Properties) bought the site on Nine Elms Lane in 2013, and had planned a hotel, residential, office and retail complex.
Read MoreDate: February 2018 Location: Siena, Tuscany, Italy Name: Castello di Casole
Read MoreDate: February 2018 What: Words of wisdom from a man who should know! Who: Bill Marriott, owns a company that owns or manages some 6,000 hotels in 122 countries! What Were Those 3 Things: It probably goes without saying, but I have visited thousands of hotels. Just this past year, I have seen over 100 –…
Read MoreDate: February 2018 Location: Spain What: Hotel investment in Spain reached a record €3.9 billion in 2017, beating the previous record of €2.6 billion that was set in 2015, according to the Insights on the Hotel Investment Market in Spain 2017 report. This investment spanned both operating and converted hotels. 182 hotels changed hands in the…
Read MoreDate: February 2018 Location: Near Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Name: Carmans Hall
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Who: Christie & Co, one of UK’s Big 6 hotel brokers sees small drop-off in 2018 (£5.3bn in 2017 to £5bn in 2018) The UK has also see a change in investor profile, as private equity groups look to mainland Europe for better returns, with those who remain described as “more vigilant”…
Read MoreDate: November 2017 Location: Tower Bridge, London, UK Name: Travelodge London Central Tower Bridge – 3 star
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Location: Gosforth, Newcastle, UK Name: Travelodge – three star
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Updated March 2018 Who: China and Marriott What: This month (February 2018) China has shut down Marriott’s website and mobile app. The shutdown, which was for one week, came at the request of Chinese government officials in Shanghai. It is said to be punishment for the company listing Chinese-claimed regions Tibet, Hong Kong,…
Read MoreDate: February 2018 Location: Newport Rhode Island, Chicago, Boston, Washington, Seattle and Phoenix metropolitan areas. Name: Newport Marriott (US$88.46m), Motif Seattle (US$145m) – and others
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Locations/Names: the Asta Regia Hotel in Jerez de la Frontera acquired by Hotusa; the Aparthotel Augusta in Boí Taüll acquired by Kesse Invest; the Bal Hotel Spa de Gijón purchased by Artiem; the Barceló Oviedo bought by Barceló; and the AC Lleida purchased by AA Hoteles, all in Spain.
Read MoreDate: February 2018 About: Vincent Tchenguiz to sue Hilton Why: A property tycoon is preparing to launch legal action against the hotels giant Hilton over 10 UK sites that have fallen into administration. Litigation is not unusual for him/the brothers.
Read MoreDate: January 2018 Location: India Buildings, Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Name: Virgin Edinburgh? Due to open 2020 – Four star?
Read MoreDate: 2017 and January 2018 Location: 400 hotels in 30 countries Name: NH Hotels (named after Navarra Hotels), founded in 1978 by Antonio Catalan.
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