La Tribune de lHotellerie

🏨 IHG will open its first hotel in Sarawak, the voco Kuching, in 2026 after a 16-year hiatus from Kuching. The 12-story mixed-use project is a collaboration with Malaysian developer Elica Equity Sdn Bhd. The rebranded Century Hotel will join IHG's fastest-growing premium brand, voco hotels, which has 80 hotels in the pipeline and 77 properties already open. Patrick Finn, IHG's VP of Development for Southeast Asia and Korea, highlights the significant impact this will have on Kuching and Sarawak's economies.

🏖 Sandaya to continue growth in 2024 with two new sites: Le P’tit Bois in Brittany and Le Domaine La Franqui. The group now boasts 64 sites across France, Spain, Belgium, and Italy, thanks to the recent acquisition of four sites in Venice and Tuscany. Camping Le P’tit Bois, a 5-star site in Brittany, occupies 7 hectares with 198 accommodations, 37 pitches, and is set for a €770,000 investment, including 22 new mobile homes, reopening under Sandaya on April 4, 2025. Le Domaine La Franqui, located on the La Franqui peninsula, offers direct access to a top kitesurfing beach and reopens April 4, 2025. Sandaya was founded in 2010 by François Georges and Xavier Guilbert.

🏨 In Madrid, Radisson Hotel Group announced the opening of their first Radisson Collection hotel set for 2027, located on the prestigious Alcalá Avenue in the Canalejas district. The luxury hotel will be housed in the iconic, historically classified Generali building. Federico J. González, Executive Vice President of Radisson Hotel Group, highlighted this project as a catalyst for growth in Spain, where they have 8 hotels operating and more announcements to come. The partnership with Generali signifies a strengthened cooperation following successful collaborations in Rome and Venice.

🏨 Covivio finalized the restructuring of hotel asset ownership with AccorInvest, initiated at the end of 2023. Covivio now fully owns 43 hotels across France, Belgium, and Germany and transferred 16 hotels to AccorInvest in the same regions. Previously, Covivio held the walls of 54 AccorInvest-leased hotels and, through joint ventures created between 2010 and 2014, indirectly owned 60 more. The deals consolidate hotel ownership to achieve full control of both walls and business operations.