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Hilton Expands Portfolio With Apartment-Style Extended-Stay Brand
Hilton | May 23, 2023
MCLEAN, Va. – Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced an inventive new extended-stay brand designed to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding $300 billion workforce travel market – the long-stay guest that never stopped traveling, even throughout the pandemic. Through extensive research, Hilton has created a hotel product for this vastly underserved group looking for apartment-style accommodations for 20 nights or more, built with the staying power of Hilton’s award-winning hospitality. Launching in the U.S. under the working title Project H3 as Hilton navigates the final stages of the trademark process, this lower midscale, extended-s...
Minor Hotels Expanding Avani Brand in Europe & Latin America With Addition of Seven Properties by Mid-2024
April 19, 2023
Madrid, 19 April 2023: Minor Hotels, an international hotel owner, operator and investor with more than 530 hotels in 56 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, South America and North America, has announced the expansion in Europe of its lifestyle brand targeted at millennial-minded travellers: Avani Hotels & Resorts. Designed for guests that prioritise service, style and value, Avani is characterised by functional design and unique service offerings. Part of a strategic expansion of the brand into new regions of operation, Avani will add five properties in key cities in Europe – one in Spa...
Hyatt Plans 48 New Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Hotels to Open in the Americas by 2023
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | March 23, 2022
CHICAGO, IL – March 23, 2022 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels in the Americas continue to outperform in leisure, urban, drive-to, and mixed-use locations, with 48 new hotels in these brands expected to open across the Americas in 16 new markets for Hyatt in 2022 and 2023. With more than 470 Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels currently open in the Americas, the brands continue to attract travelers looking for seamless hotel experiences and owners and operators that are committed to delivering brand and operational excellence. This planned expansion of the Hyatt Place and Hya...
P3 Hotel Software Targets Growth in U.S. and Germany After Securing $1.2M Investment
P3 Hotel Software | March 15, 2022
Hotel software solutions provider P3 has announced plans to almost double its workforce and expand into the United States and Germany after it secured investments totaling $1.2m (€1.1m). The Irish company – which offers an integrated ecosystem of hotel technology through core products, such as custom booking engine and online check-in/checkout solutions– announced that it has received $820,000 (€750,000) from Business Venture Partners (BVP). This funding comes on top of a recent $380,000 (€350,000) investment that P3 received from the Irish state economic development agency Enterprise Ireland in 2021. P3 now plans a major e...
Hospitality Lodging Systems Grows Significantly in 2021
January 26, 2022
Hospitality Lodging Systems (HLS) grew during 2021 by 16% in hotels and 21% in rooms, ending the year with 73 hotels and 5,967 rooms. Of these properties, 42 with 4,201 rooms operate under the Budgetel Inn & Suites brand; 21 with 1,171 rooms operate under the AmeriVu Inn & Suites brand; and 10 with 595 rooms operate as Haven Hotel. This compares to the end of 2020 when HLS had 63 hotels with 4,929 rooms. “We are attracting owners who want to keep more of the money they earn, which is especially appealing in today’s post-pandemic marketplace when improving ROI is a top priority,” said Doug Collins, Chairma...
Microtel by Wyndham to Open 20 New Hotels in Greater China by the End of 2022
Microtel by Wyndham | September 13, 2021
SHANGHAI and SINGAPORE - September 13, 2021 - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company and leading provider of hotel management services with approximately 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries, continues to expand its portfolio in China with 20 new Microtel by Wyndham hotels by the end of 2022, located in key cities and emerging destinations across the country. Designed to provide travelers with modern conveniences, Microtel by Wyndham made its debut in China in late 2019 as a midscale brand. The brand has since grown to a collection of six hotels, including locations in Hangzhou, Hefei, Guiyang, Kunmi...
Two New Hilton Hotels Join Downtown Memphis Development
Embassy Suites by Hilton | July 23, 2021
MEMPHIS, TN and MCLEAN, VA – July 23, 2021 – Two new Hilton hotels are coming to downtown Memphis as Tempo by Hilton and Embassy Suites by Hilton will open at The Walk on Union, the city’s largest mixed-use project currently in progress, in 2023. Located in downtown Memphis on the corner of Union Avenue and 4th Street, The Walk on Union sits across the street from AutoZone Park, a Minor League Baseball stadium and home to the Memphis Redbirds. In addition to 349 guest rooms across the two hotels, the property will feature more than 4,600 square feet of meeting and conference space, bringing additional opportunity to the...
Asset World Corporation and Nobu Hospitality Announce Plans to Expand Nobu Hotels and Restaurants in Thailand
Nobu Hospitality | July 1, 2021
Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC), Thailand's leading integrated lifestyle real estate group and Nobu Hospitality, the global lifestyle brand founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, are delighted to announce a new partnership established to meet the needs of existing and future travellers by creating new unique experiences. Both parties have signed a memorandum of understanding to complete an area development agreement covering Thailand with intent to open multiple Nobu Hotels and Restaurants exclusively with AWC in Thailand’s most compelling destinations, including Bangkok’s first ever Nobu restaurant, ex...
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