La Tribune de lHotellerie

📈 Hilton is expanding in Italy, with two new establishments set to open in Milan and Rome. The lifestyle brand, Canopy by Hilton, will debut in Italy at Canopy by Hilton Milan Duomo by the end of 2025. The hotel will be located on Via Torino, near Milan's Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, and Palazzo Reale. It will feature 96 rooms, a restaurant, a lobby bar, a rooftop with panoramic views, and a wellness area with an indoor/outdoor pool and fitness room. These projects result from franchise agreements with Forimi Italia Spa, a subsidiary of Gruppo Roscioli.

🏨 Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) opens Hyatt Place Gothenburg Central in the heart of Göteborg, Sweden. The 300-room hotel is situated atop the city's central station, close to cultural sites, restaurants, canals, and parks. Nearby attractions include Liseberg amusement park, Göteborg archipelago, and Ullevi stadium. Michel Morauw, Hyatt's Managing Director EAME Nord, highlights Göteborg's growing appeal for business and leisure travelers and anticipates the hotel's contribution to this trend.

🏦 MGallery expanded its Athens presence with the launch of Athens Capital Suites, adding an exclusive wing with 19 high-end suites and a presidential suite to the existing 177 rooms and suites of the Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery Collection. Located in a peaceful pedestrian street in the city center, these suites offer refined refuge close to the Hellenic Parliament and Syntagma Square, featuring modernist inspirations, local architectural references, high ceilings, large windows, white marble, contemporary furniture, and art. The suites come in eight unique configurations, some with kitchenettes, private balconies or terraces, including a two-story presidential suite with a rooftop offering panoramic city views. Guests enjoy in-room gourmet breakfast, personalized playlists, signature welcome cocktails, access to a fitness center, a wellness area with hammam, and an executive lounge.

🏢 In 2024, Hyatt Hotels Corporation sealed deals for 21 new establishments in India and Southwest Asia, with plans for seven openings in 2025 across India (Ghaziabad, Kasauli, Kochi, Bhopal, Vithalapur, Jaipur) and Nepal (Butwal). The expansion targets dynamic business centers, emerging leisure destinations, and major pilgrimage sites. Sunjae Sharma, Managing Director India & Southwest Asia, highlighted the year as pivotal with growing demand for authentic, wellness, and lifestyle hotel experiences. Hyatt's growth includes entry into key economic hubs like GIFT City, Greater Noida, Mumbai, Bangalore, and cultural and natural locales such as Vrindavan, Kumbhalgarh, Katra, Jim Corbett National Park, Pushkar, plus the launch of the 'Destination by Hyatt' brand in India.

🏨 The Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, an 800-room hotel, secures $392 million in financing for construction near Miami Beach Convention Center. Developed by Terra and Turnberry, the 17-story project at 17th Street and Convention Center Drive is set for completion by end of 2027. TYKO Capital, with Elliott Investment Management support, funds the project which includes 12 floors of rooms with 52 suites, four event spaces, a signature restaurant, lounge bar, and rooftop pool terrace. A climate-controlled bridge will connect to the convention center, with architecture by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica.