Posts by author

k.fytaki1

391 posts
View Post
  • 2 min

Rosewood Hotel Group strengthens leadership with key appointments

🏨 Rosewood Hotel Group announces key leadership appointments effective September 1, 2025, and June 1, 2025. Anthony Ingham, former leader at Marriott, joins as COO to oversee global operations, reporting to CEO Sonia Cheng, enhancing guest experiences. Luca Finardi, with over 20 years in luxury hospitality, becomes VP of Operations for EMEAC, leveraging experience from Mandarin Oriental. These changes aim to bolster Rosewood’s expansion and operational excellence in the luxury market.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 2 min

Marriott expands Its portfolio in Algarve with two new properties

🏨 Marriott International has launched two new properties in the Herdade dos Salgados, Algarve, Portugal. The Algarve Marriott Salgados Golf Resort & Conference Centre offers 228 rooms, four pools, four dining venues, and a 1,596-seat auditorium. The Marriott Residences Salgados Resort includes 192 units with full kitchens, 10 outdoor pools, and sports amenities. Both locations feature extensive conference facilities across 9,000 square meters. Marriott plans further expansion with JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa in Lagos by 2028.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 2 min

Monthly summary of the hotel openings map: May 2025

🗽 The global hospitality pipeline in May 2025 shows stable progress with regional variations. In the United States, numerous hotel openings highlight strong activity, with future projects planned in both key urban and regional markets. Europe sees renovations and openings, especially in Southern Europe, with selective growth in the North. The Middle East focuses on new project signings, while Asia experiences consistent development in Southeast Asia and India, indicating investor confidence and long-term potential.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 1 min

Map of the week: hotel openings – May # 5 2025

🏨 Hospitality ON reveals a global map of hotel activity over the last 10 days. Yellow marks hotels that opened this week, blue indicates future openings announced this week, green shows rebranded hotels reopening, and orange highlights newly signed projects launching in the future. The focus is on hotels from groups, chains, and networks, providing a snapshot of industry movements, deals, and plans.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 2 min

Accor expands luxury portfolio in Greece

🏨 Accor expands in Greek luxury hospitality with Athens Capital Suites – MGallery Collection, adding 19 suites and a presidential suite, totaling 177 rooms, near Syntagma Square, Athens. This marks the first standalone MGallery Suites globally. A new MGallery hotel in Chania, Crete, with 201 rooms is planned for 2026, alongside the Elatos Resort return. Accor’s focus is on cultural integration and immersive guest experiences, enhancing Greece’s role in its European luxury expansion strategy.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 2 min

Essendi unveils ibis Styles Barcelona Sant Joan Despí

🛠 Essendi reopened the ibis Styles Barcelona Sant Joan Despí, a renovated 161-room hotel, near Barcelona, originally acquired in 2015. The hotel transformation completed its rooms in September 2024 and its common areas in November 2024. Following a 33% cost cut and a 3% EBITDA margin rise, asset value is expected to double. Sustainability measures include low-consumption LED lighting, with a Green Key certification achieved in 2024 and BREEAM In-Use certification targeted by late 2025. Revenue Generation Index is projected to increase by 30% by 2027.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 2 min

Cheval Collection strengthens leadership with new CCO

📈 Cheval Collection appoints Nick Pilbeam as Chief Commercial Officer. With over 20 years of industry experience, Pilbeam supports Cheval's expansion strategy, nearing 1,000 serviced apartment units. Recent openings include Cheval Maison – Expo City Dubai, lifting total units to over 950, with projects in Riyadh and Glasgow planned for 2027. Pilbeam's expertise will benefit Cheval's growth, emphasizing serviced apartments' appeal due to flexibility and efficiency.
View Post
Share
View Post
  • 2 min

Accor’s TRIBE hotel joins Rostock’s Kesselborn quarter

📅 Tristar GmbH will manage Tribe Hotel in Rostock's Skydeck, starting Q1 2025. The Skydeck, at 80 meters, will have 17 stories with 157 rooms, a Skybar, and mixed-use facilities. The Kesselborn Quarter, spanning three hectares near Rostock Central Station, aims for completion by 2028 with five buildings. It will include residential, retail, and hospitality spaces, plus a parking garage with 649 spaces. Tribe, founded in 2017, emphasizes design and affordability.
View Post
Share