Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏨 Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts is expanding and modernizing with major renovations across key American hotels. Ginger Taggart, VP at IHG Hotels & Resorts, highlights a shift to meet modern travelers' needs, blending business and leisure. The brand, with over 400 global properties, plans to add 36,000 rooms in the coming years, cementing its position in the premium hotel segment.

🌏 The Radisson Collection Hotel in Berlin-Mitte, with 427 rooms and suites, offers luxury accommodations and a unique experience in Germany's capital. It boasts a 24-meter-tall "Living Tree" in its lobby, home to 2,000 plants, and a state-of-the-art irrigation system. The hotel's San Éna restaurant serves modern Greek cuisine and features a terrace by the Spree river. Hotel Director Marco Eichhorn aims to provide an exceptional experience reflecting their motto, "Welcome to the Exceptional.

🏠 Le Relais de La Malmaison, part of Radisson Individuals, recently renovated and now offers 88 rooms and suites. This hotel is known for business events, featuring 12 versatile event spaces with natural light and garden views. It boasts a top-tier wellness and fitness center, including a spa with Sothys treatments, sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, indoor pool, and modern gym equipment. Nearby is the Bluegreen nine-hole golf course for outdoor enthusiasts. The hotel emphasizes eco-friendly features and spacious, well-lit areas with private balconies overlooking verdant parkland.

🏠 Preferred Hotels & Resorts adds 10 new properties from October 1 to December 31, 2024. Gamboa Rainforest Reserve in Panama joins the Lifestyle Collection with 166 rooms and suites, aerial tramway, and indigenous cultural experiences. Hotel Magnolia in Santiago, Chile, part of L.V.X. Collection, blends historic charm with 40 elegant rooms, local cuisine, and cultural experiences including wine tastings. Aurika Udaipur in India, also in the Lifestyle Collection, offers 139 luxurious rooms and suites with panoramic views, cultural performances, and wellness treatments at its spa. Hotel Kitzhof details are not provided in the excerpt.

🏛 Accor integrates Elatos Resort, Mount Parnasse, Greece into its luxury Emblems Collection. Partnership with Lampsa Hellenic Hotels aims at boosting luxury tourism in Greece. Elatos Resort's upgrade for enhanced comfort and upscale services, scheduled to reopen in Q2 2026. Accor, a France-based hotel group, currently has 61 job openings.

🏔 Elatos Resort will join Emblems Collection at Mont Parnasse, known for its pristine slopes and cultural significance as a gateway to Delphi, Greece. MKV Design is tasked with transforming the resort to blend alpine charm with contemporary sophistication, introducing private chalets with amenities like saunas and cinema rooms, all featuring breathtaking views of the Pindus Mountains. This marks Emblems Collection's first location in Greece, emphasizing luxury, intimacy, and a deep connection with nature.

🏨 Scandic will operate three hotels with a total of 992 rooms in Berlin. A lease contract with AXA Investment Managers marks the second agreement following the first signed in autumn 2024 for a hotel in central Stuttgart. Berlin's status as host city for major fairs, conferences, and cultural events ensures year-round accommodation demand. The new hotel is strategically located near Kurfürstendamm, Berlin's famous shopping street, and major office complexes. Features include modern meeting rooms, a restaurant, and a beverage offering, alongside a center.

🏨 Hilton announces the opening of Signia by Hilton Amman, marking the brand's first property in EMEA and its international debut outside the U.S. Located in Amman's business district of Shmeisani, it caters to both business and leisure travelers. Guy Hutchinson, President for Hilton in the Middle East and Africa, highlights the opening as a pivotal moment, with plans to double Hilton's presence in Jordan. The hotel offers sophisticated stays with high-tech meeting spaces and personalized service.

🍷 Hernö Gin launched its "gin hotel" in Härnösand, a UNESCO World Heritage region. The project started in autumn 2020 and opened on February 9. Hernö Gin Hotell features 122 rooms, 8 meeting rooms, a 25-meter pool, and a relaxation area, offering an authentic Hernö Gin experience with a dedicated workshop and exclusive bar. Guests can enjoy tasting menus by Chef Radek Jackiewicz, emphasizing local Northern Swedish produce. CEO Jon Hillgren and CEO Emma Edfors highlight the hotel as a unique destination, enhancing the brand's presence and attracting visitors.

🏕 In 2024, Türkiye saw a 9.8% increase in visitors, hitting a record of 62.2 million. This marks a 20.3% rise from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, exceeding its initial goal of 60 million. Tourism revenue reached $61.1 billion, an 8.3% increase from the previous year. Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia remained key markets, while the Americas, India, and China showed significant growth. The U.S. increased by 8.1%, China by 65.1%, and India by 20.7%. International visitors stayed an average of 10 days, spending $972 per visit.