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🏨 Heimstaden and Core Hospitality sign a 15-year agreement for the "A Place to" hotel in Esbjerg, Denmark. The hotel, opened in November 2021, will expand from 117 to 214 rooms under an international hotel chain brand. Heimstaden, co-directed by Helge Krogsbøl, partnered with Esbjerg municipality for the expansion, converting 97 apartments to meet demand. The property, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, features sea views and a restaurant on the 17th floor.

🏨 Hospitality ON releases a non-exhaustive list of the most anticipated international hotel openings weekly, highlighting new hotels opened in the last 10 days. The provided map indicates locations, photos, and key information about these recent openings and signed deals, along with future inaugurations. Newly opened hotels are marked in yellow, announced openings in blue, rebranded reopenings in green, and newly signed hotel projects in orange.

🏨 PPHE Hotel Group secured a building permit for a mixed-use project at 79-87 Westminster Bridge Road in London's South Bank, featuring a 15-story hotel with 186 rooms, office space, and light industry premises. The ground floor will include a public area with an all-day bar and cafe. Located opposite Lambeth North station, the project, acquired in 2019 for £12 million, aims for a BREEAM "Excellent" environmental rating. PPHE's London portfolio will reach 3,900 rooms, enhancing its South Bank presence.

🏕 Accor and Group Prince to launch Mövenpick Resort Antalya Tekirova in Q2 2024, marking Mövenpick's debut along Turkey's Mediterranean coast. Located near Antalya, Tekirova, the resort will feature 383 rooms, including family suites and villas with private pools. Amenities include three meeting rooms, five pools, a 700-meter beach with water sports, and dining options such as an Ottoman-inspired restaurant. The site is convenient to historical attractions like Olympos and Phaselis.

🏡 IHG Hotels & Resorts opens Verno House Budapest, the first Vignette Collection hotel in Hungary, highlighting IHG's expansion in luxury and lifestyle sectors. Located between the Danube and Liberty Square, Verno House offers 48 rooms, including deluxe rooms, premium rooms, and suites with Art Nouveau views. The hotel features a Treat Bar with traditional Hungarian sweets and chocolates and emphasizes local culture and luxury.

🏨 Hospitality ON lists international hotel openings and announcements, including style, brand, and room count. A map shows new hotels from the past 10 days, featuring brand hotels and voluntary networks. Color-coded updates: yellow for this week's openings, blue for future openings announced this week, green for rebranding and reopenings, and orange for signed projects set to open in the future.

🏡 a&o Hostels opened a&o Brighton, their 39th European location and second in the UK, featuring 50 rooms with 186 beds in a historic Regency-era building from 1819. The hostel offers a Victorian-style bar and restaurant, and aims for a net-zero consumption by 2025. Following a&o Rotterdam in 2022 and a&o Edinburgh City in 2021, a&o Brighton is now open and plans further renovations with a €1.45 million investment during the winter months.

🏨 Premia Properties, an Athens-based real estate investment company, acquired two Sunwing resorts in Greece from Nordic Leisure Travel Group (NLTG) for €112.5 million. The transaction includes the Sunwing Kallithea Beach in Rhodes with 534 rooms and a 118,000 m² property, and Sunwing Makrigialos & Ocean Beach Club in Crete with 262 rooms on a 54,000 m² property. The deal marks Premia's strategic expansion into the Greek hospitality sector, significantly increasing its real estate portfolio and investment income, as stated by CEO Kostas Markazos.