Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏔 Located near Alagna's cable car, the family hotel offers direct access to Mont Rose ski station with 150 kilometers of slopes across Piedmont and Aosta Valley. The hotel features 56 rooms, a wellness center with separate 300 m² adult space, including indoor and outdoor pools, spa, saunas, treatments, and a 400 m² family area with similar amenities. There's also a large garden with a playground and a restaurant offering à la carte and full board options. Lara Ponti, owner of Hôtel Mirtillo Rosso, highlights the partnership with Minor Hotels as an opportunity for growth and recognition of the area. Minor Hotels' CEO Dillip Rajakarier expresses excitement about adding a special property to their portfolio in Italy.

🏦 Scheduled for completion in 2026, the five-star establishment in Mogadishu will have 321 rooms, including 261 rooms and 60 apartments, with amenities like a fitness center, spa, restaurants, event rooms, and retail spaces. Located near Aden Adde International Airport, the hotel is part of a master plan which includes a convention center, hospital, mall, residential properties, business park, and school. Operated by Dubai-based Aleph Hospitality, the Mogadishu Rotana aims to set a new luxury and service benchmark in East Africa.

🏦 Mirgor and Meliá Hotels International are partnering to develop a $50+ million luxury hotel, Gran Meliá, in Ushuaia to open in 2028. The hotel will feature 200 rooms, two restaurants, a bar, an 800-capacity auditorium, pools, a spa, gym, and exclusive areas like a belvedere and winter garden. It aims to boost tourism with a focus on business and culture, creating approximately 200 jobs and fostering local supplier networks.

🏠 Accor and Naif Alrajhi Investment partner to launch TRIBE and TRIBE Living brands in Saudi Arabia's King Salman Park, adhering to the country's Vision 2030 to create vibrant urban spaces. The agreement follows last year's announcement of the first real estate investment terrain development within the park. TRIBE offers modern, design-focused hospitality for travelers seeking comfort and functionality. The King Salman Park project, spanning 290,000 square meters, includes residential units, offices, retail spaces, restaurants, a school, a hotel, and community facilities.

🏦 Keraton at The Plaza, an Indonesian hotel, features 138 rooms and suites sized at 64 m² with 3.86 m high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The hotel collaborated with renowned Hadiprana for modern Indonesian interior design elements, incorporating the traditional batik kawung motif associated with Javanese royalty. The Club on level 7 offers a la carte dining for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and evening canapés, plus curated daily experiences and custom tea blends.

🎰 Mama Shelter announces expansion with new locations: Cape Town (introducing Mama Play), Lake Como opening in 2026, Amsterdam in 2027, and a fourth Parisian location at Val d'Europe in 2028. SLS unveils its first standalone branded residences in Spain, SLS Madrid Infantas Residences, featuring 33 luxurious apartments in Madrid's cultural center.

🚫 La Roche-Posay Hôtellerie, owner of multiple hotels in La Roche-Posay, underwent judicial liquidation in December. The four-star hotel Les Loges du Parc won't reopen in 2025. The hotel sector faced difficulties due to reduced tourist attendance amid the COVID-19 crisis, significantly affecting the number of spa visitors, historic clients of the resort. Local businesses and restaurants are closing, causing concern among residents.

🏨 Diriyah Company launched Bab Samhan, the first Luxury Collection by Marriott International hotel in Diriyah, near Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. The hotel has 134 rooms and 23 suites, near UNESCO heritage site At-Turaif and Bujairi Terrace, a dining quarter with over 20 restaurants and cafes. Diriyah, known as the "City of Earth," is the birthplace of the Al Saud family and Saudi Arabia. The 14 km² development will feature the Diriyah Royal Opera and a 20,000-seat arena.

🏦 Gavin Yu, Marriott International's Development Director for Greater China, announced the Ritz-Carlton opening in Xiamen. The luxury hotel is part of a premier mixed-use complex featuring commercial spaces and a 340-meter office tower set to be the tallest in Xiamen and Fujian province. The complex will include Marriott Executive Apartments for extended stays. Located minutes from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and near a metro station, the hotel offers sea views from nearly half of its rooms and is close to business, leisure centers, Zhongshan Road, and cultural sites like the South Putuo Temple and Xiamen University.

🏨 MEININGER Hotel Strasbourg, set to open with 114 rooms offering 349 beds across various layouts: double, triple, quadruple, and six-bed configurations, caters to solo travelers, families, and groups. Strategically located on Place de la Gare, it's a short walk from Strasbourg's main attractions, including Petit France and the UNESCO-listed Grande Île. The European Parliament is 15 minutes away by direct bus line. CEO Ajit Menon emphasizes the hotel's convenient positioning for exploring Strasbourg—a city that draws over four million visitors annually, known for its blend of French and German influences.