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MIPIM 2025, hospitality has the wind in its sails – Session 4: Leisure products

🏖️ Hyatt acquired Apple Leisure Group in 2021 to expand into all-inclusive resorts, launching new lifestyle brands. Club Med targets luxury and family-friendly markets, with a beach resort plus safari in South Africa. Hotel 101, a new player, offers a standardized 21 square meter room globally, with localized amenities. Hyatt's World of Hyatt loyalty program aims to retain customers. In 2021, Hotel 101's Manila property reached 96% occupancy. Companies are adapting to localized experiences, sustainability, with a goal of zero emissions by 2050, and targeting long-term partnerships that align with their values. Join the Hospitality Operator Forum on June 12 for more insights.
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Maison Heler, Philippe Starck’s surrealist hotel opens in Metz

🏡 Maison Heler, slated to open in 2025 in Metz's Amphithéâtre district, boasts 104 rooms and suites designed by Philippe Starck. Inspired by the 19th-century Lorraine style with modern and surrealist touches, it includes La Cuisine de Rose restaurant, a lobby bar, a rooftop restaurant, and five modular event spaces. This addition to the Curio Collection by Hilton is an artistic expression emphasizing local produce and cultural integration.
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Premier Inn continues to expand in Germany

🏨 Premier Inn and Lechner Group plan to develop a 202-room hotel in Frankfurt Gateway Gardens, near the airport, with a 40-space underground car park. Construction in De-Saint-Exupéry-Straße is scheduled to start in summer 2025 and finish within 18 months. They also collaborate on a 174-room hotel in Eschborn, starting December 2024, with completion expected in May 2026. Modular construction will be used, allowing room installation in just two months after the ground floor is built.
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The Standard unveils a new address in Brussels

🏨 The Standard hotel brand set to open a new establishment in Brussels by May 2025, part of the ZIN redevelopment project. Occupying a refurbished tower of the former World Trade Center, the 28-floor hotel features 200 rooms and suites, a multi-purpose lobby, a botanical garden, and dining venues including Double Standard and Lila29, the latter on the 29th floor. Driven by Verena Haller's design, the hotel mixes post-war modernism with Belgian Brutalist influences and offers extended stay suites with premium services.
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IHG expands luxury and lifestyle presence in Portugal

🏠 IHG announces two new hotels in Cascais, Portugal: Onyria Marinha Cascais, Vignette Collection (111 rooms, two restaurants, a bar, 10 event spaces, pools, a tennis club, wellness spa) and Kimpton Quinta da Marinha Cascais (198 rooms, 10 suites, dining options, golf course, family amenities). Developed with Grupo Onyria, the partnership aims to blend local culture with modern services, strengthening IHG's luxury and lifestyle footprint in proximity to Lisbon, appealing to leisure and business travelers.
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Handwritten Collection expands across Europe

📌 Handwritten Collection to add over 10 new hotels in Europe by 2025, with half in France. Notable properties include Hôtel Kasano in Calvi with 39 rooms, opening April 2025, and Hôtel de l'Abbaye du Tronchet near Rennes. Rocca a Mare Heraklion in Greece, Hôtel Lycium Debrecen in Hungary, Hotel Meierhof Davos in Switzerland, Hotel Giacomo Morra Alba in Italy, and Grand Canal Boutique Hotel Amsterdam in the Netherlands are also set to open in 2025. This expansion will bolster Handwritten Collection's European presence.
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Hilton accelerates its expansion across EMEA region

🏨 Hilton reaches 1,000 hotels in the EMEA region, with new brands like Tempo by Hilton and Spark by Hilton. The 1,000th hotel opens this spring with recent additions like Signia by Hilton Amman, Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof, and Spark by Hilton Stuttgart Sindelfingen. Tempo by Hilton debuts in Belfast (2025, 144 rooms), Lisbon, Reykjavik (2027), with fitness and communal spaces. Spark by Hilton expands into France, Spain, Türkiye with properties like Spark by Hilton Madrid Alcalá (2025, 95 rooms), Spark by Hilton Van City Centre, Türkiye (2025, 60 rooms). Hilton's pipeline includes over 450 hotels, supported by a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
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