Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏦 Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) plans to open Pan Pacific Siam Bangkok by 2027, transforming a Bangkok office tower into a luxury hotel with 220 rooms in the Pathumwan district. The expansion follows the Pan Pacific Serviced Suites in Thong Lo. PPHG, a subsidiary of Singapore's UOL Group, is leveraging its expertise after developing Pan Pacific London and Pan Pacific Orchard in Singapore.

🏨 HotelRunner, a travel and hospitality tech platform, acquires BtoB travel marketplace and tech platform Bookingate, aiming to become an all-in-one solution for the travel industry. The integration enhances HotelRunner's existing platform, HotelRunner Connect, adding new functionalities for travel agencies. Arden Agopyan, co-founder and managing partner, envisions unprecedented growth opportunities for their vast network of travel industry members. This marks HotelRunner's fourth acquisition since its inception in 2011.

🏨 VERANÓ Hotels + Resorts announces the spring 2025 opening of VERANÓ San Juan, the first Leading Hotels of the World® in Puerto Rico, located in the business and cultural district of Santurce. The luxury hotel, a transformed 1950s office building, will offer various room choices including Juliet balcony rooms, 17 corner suites, and three Signature Ó executive suites, blending Puerto Rican heritage with contemporary design.

🏖️ OMNIYAT based in Dubai unveiled The Alba, a $1.9 billion hybrid luxury hospitality project, at the Monaco Yacht Club, managed by Dorchester Collection and designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. The world's first hybrid coastal landscaping resort is set to open in 2028 on Palm Jumeirah, featuring luxury residences and uninterrupted views of iconic landmarks like Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa. Announced at the Monaco Yacht Show on September 26, The Alba boasts spacious interiors with furnished three-room, unfurnished four-room, plus five-room units, duplexes, and penthouses, alongside Dubai’s largest, most luxurious wellness center.

🏡 Rocco Forte Hotels expands with the historic Palazzo Castellucio in Noto, Sicily, slated to open in 2026. This 18th-century palace will be transformed into a luxury 31-room hotel spanning 4,600 square meters. It joins Villa Igiea in Palermo and Verdura Resort in Sciacca, enhancing the brand's Sicilian presence. The hotel will feature a restaurant, bar, garden lounge, meeting/event spaces, spa, and gym. Interior design led by Olga Polizzi, Paolo Moschino, and Philip Vergeylen.

🏨 13 Colorado hotels have been awarded Michelin Keys, with the hotel Dunton Hot Springs receiving two. Notable mentions include hotels in Aspen, Denver, Fort Collins, Telluride, and Vail. The Populus and Urban Cowboy hotels are set to open soon in Denver, signaling Colorado's dynamic presence in the tourism industry.

🏦 Canary Wharf in London plans to transform vacant offices into hotels, retail, and cultural spaces due to reduced office demand from the pandemic and remote work rise. Canary Wharf Group faces a 15% property value decrease, exploring over 30 hotel operator proposals for space repurposing. Supporting tenants include JP Morgan and Barclays. Additionally, new apartments and green spaces are being developed, confirming a long-term commitment to the office market.

🏨 ASHG, an investment partnership between Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP and Step Partners GmbH, has acquired FLI Group, expanding its European hotel portfolio with 8 hotels in key Belgian locations including Mercure Liège City Centre and Holiday Inn Gand Expo. This strategic move increases ASHG's portfolio to 13 hotels, totaling over 1,800 rooms across Belgium and Germany, with plans to enhance asset value through renovations and property repositioning.

🏨 easyHotel is set to open a new low-carbon hotel in Ferney-Voltaire, France, near Geneva, in early 2027. The hotel will feature 141 rooms and maintain low prices by focusing on essential comforts such as 4-star style mattresses, quality soundproofing, and blackout curtains. Additional amenities include continental breakfast, parking for 60 cars with electric charging stations, superior and family rooms, alongside standard double and twin rooms. This marks a growth in development with six confirmed hotels and a record number of projects being explored.

🏨 B&B HOTELS acquires 22 hotels, adding 1,797 rooms across 9 regions in partnership with Swiss Life Asset Managers France. The company plans nearly 50 openings in 2023, including new and taken-over hotels, in France, Switzerland, and Belgium. B&B HOTELS' network now exceeds 450 properties in Western Europe. The expansion aligns with the goal of becoming the economical hotel market leader in France and is part of sustainable hospitality efforts, certified by SOCOTEC.