Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel brand celebrates 20 years of trading at UK seaside resorts this summer. The hotel chain opened its first seaside hotel in Brighton in 1999 and has opened its 36th seaside resort hotel at Rhyl beach.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans for Thompson Denver, the first Thompson Hotels property in the state of Colorado, expected to open in 2021.
Tribute Portfolio, Marriott International’s newest collection brand, announced the opening of safari-themed Natra Bintan, located in the exotic hub of Bintan Island, Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago.
Since 1 July, Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort has stopped using single-use plastics in the workplace. All hosts have received Outrigger ‘bags for life’ and a takeaway mug to help them kick the habit of takeaway plastic drink containers, straws and bags.
Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants will unveil their first properties in Mexico in 2020 with the opening of two high-end boutique hotels in the upscale neighborhood of Polanco in Mexico City.
Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott Durban uMhlanga Ridge officially opened this month, making it the first Fire & Ice! by Marriott hotel in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth in South Africa.
Holy guacamole! Avocado fans from around the world have the unique opportunity to stay in an avocado-shaped condo, available exclusively on Booking.com on July 29. In celebration of National Avocado Day on July 31, Booking.com, the digital travel leader in connecting travelers with the widest choice of unique places to stay, a range of must-do travel experiences and seamless transport options, has created the world’s-first Avo-Condo – an avocado-shaped camper.
Lennox Hotels celebrated the grand opening of Lennox Hotel Miami Beach – the intimate, bold luxury boutique hotel in the heart of the area’s historic district, on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019, marking the hoteliers first entrance into the U.S. market.
WOM, Tel Aviv's first pod-style hotel is set to open September 2019. WOM is a member of Brown Hotels, the pioneering Tel Aviv-based hospitality group known for its diverse portfolio of design-led, boutique hotels.
Marriott has signed an agreement with GNV Group to bring its iconic W Hotels Worldwide brand to Argentina for the first time in dynamic Buenos Aires, underscoring growing demand from developers and consumers alike for W Hotels’ bold design, signature Whatever/Whenever® service and innovative programming.
The European Commission announced that, as a result of negotiations with Airbnb, the platform has improved and fully clarified the way it presents accommodation offers to consumers, which is now in line with the standards set in EU consumer law.
OYO Hotels & Homes, which recently announced of becoming China's largest hotel brand, today announced that the company has now emerged as the world’s third largest hotel chain (as per room count) as of June 2019, and fastest-growing chain of hotels, homes & spaces, leaving behind several traditional and long-standing hospitality brands.
Travelodge Hotels Asia continues its rapid growth with the opening of Travelodge Myeongdong Euljiro in the heart of Seoul’s tourism district. This is the Group’s second hotel in Seoul, bringing the Travelodge hotels portfolio to ten in two years.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Chantilly, the ninth Hyatt branded hotel in France. Reminiscent of an 18th-century authentic hamlet, the 211-room property is set along the Nonette River in the historic town of Chantilly.