Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏨 Puneet Chhatwal, CEO of The Indian Hotels Company, signed a management contract with Suresh Nanda, president of Claridges Hotels Pvt, for their New Delhi hotel, initiating the "Claridges Collection" luxury brand. Suresh Nanda has owned the Claridges Hotel in New Delhi since 2003 and also owns Vivanta Surajkund and Taj Hotel Dubai. IHCL plans to include Taj Connemara in Chennai and the under-renovation Blue Diamond in Pune in the collection. Chhatwal aims to create a luxury chain of at least 20 establishments by 2030, targeting independent Indian hotel owners to join the collection.

🍸 In Paris' Quartier latin, the boutique hotel inspired by Alexandre Dumas' travels, the Bar 1802, offers a rum experience with 1,600 different labels, making it the first in France and second globally dedicated to rum—a nod to Dumas’ family history of rum production in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). Managed by experts Donovan Chouari and Paul-Antoine Herbet, the cocktail menu features surprising elements and original containers, such as the signature "Bois" served in a typical Lappish bowl. The ambiance is quiet during the day, with options for feutré lovers, and livelier after 10 PM.

🏨 Hospitality ON lists newly opened hotels worldwide within the last 10 days, including those under group brands and voluntary chains. The provided map marks locations in yellow for hotels opened this week, blue for announced openings later in the year, green for rebranded hotels reopened this week, and orange for hotel projects signed this week, set to open in the future.

🏙 On April 16, 2025, Loews Hotels & Co, in partnership with Universal Orlando Resort, launched the Universal Helios Grand Hotel, featuring 500 Mediterranean-inspired rooms. This marks Orlando's largest expansion with three new hotels inaugurated that year. Alex Tisch, President & CEO of Loews Hotels & Co, sees it as a milestone in their partnership with Universal. The hotel offers a resort-style pool, private cabanas, a rooftop bar with park views, direct access to Epic Universe, and early park admission for guests with tickets.

🏡 Marriott Bonvoy inaugurated Muir, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in Halifax, enhancing The Luxury Collection's presence in Atlantic Canada. Designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, developed and operated by The Armour Group Limited, Muir features 109 elegant rooms and suites with custom furniture, local artwork, and spectacular Atlantic Ocean views. Emphasizing Halifax's maritime history, it offers a contemporary interpretation of luxury and hospitality. Drift, the signature restaurant, offers a revised local gastronomy with stunning harbor views.

🏖️ Waldorf Astoria Turks and Caicos Dellis Cay, managed and branded by Hilton, is set to open in 2028, marking the brand's first presence in the archipelago. The luxury resort aims to redefine luxury hospitality in the region. Located on Dellis Cay, a private island with minimal development, it is a 25-minute boat ride from Providenciales. The resort will feature 175 units, including 62 hotel rooms and suites, with over 5 kilometers of pristine beachfront.

🏕 Attitude Group's Matemwe Attitude, an eco-friendly 4-star adult-only hotel, is set to open in Zanzibar's peaceful northeast coast in November 2025. The hotel will feature 74 light-filled villas, each with a pool, outdoor space, and Swahili cultural decor. Guests can immerse in local experiences such as traditional dhow sailing and natural spa treatments using regional ingredients.

🏕 Ennismore, a fast-growing lifestyle and leisure hospitality company, has added six all-inclusive resorts with over 1600 rooms and an additional 900 rooms in two pipeline hotels to its Americas portfolio. Rixos Hotels makes its debut in Mexico with the integration of three establishments in Puerto Vallarta, Cozumel, and Cancun, which will be renovated to join the Rixos brand. Rixos, founded over twenty years ago by Fettah Tamince, is a leader in the luxury all-inclusive hotel sector.

🏖️ Ciro's, an iconic restaurant since 1920, opens a new location on the beach of l'Hermitage on April 25. Originally established on the Normandy coast, and after a notable opening in Cannes at the Majestic's legendary beach, it now brings the spirit of grand coastal dining to Brittany's shores. The interior, designed by Friedmann & Versace, features a "yachting" atmosphere with lacquered wood, brass, deep marine hues, and marine-themed frescoes and shell ornaments.

🏨 Accor is in exclusive negotiations to acquire 17 management contracts (3,200 keys) from Royal Holiday Group for $79 million, to be paid in installments. This includes six all-inclusive resorts in Mexico (1,660 keys) managed by Ennismore and eleven resorts and urban hotels in Mexico, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and the USA (1,540 keys) managed by Accor PM&E Americas. $130 million will be invested in renovations over the next 30 months. Accor aims to expand its American presence, particularly in Mexico, and grow its all-inclusive resort portfolio, which has seen a 25% average annual growth rate over the past three years.