Plans for Singapore's first 'supertall' skyscraper unveiled
Singapore is set to welcome its first ever "supertall" skyscraper, a term used to describe buildings that exceed 300 meters (984 feet) in height.
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Plans for Singapore's first 'supertall' skyscraper unveiled
Singapore is set to welcome its first ever "supertall" skyscraper, a term used to describe buildings that exceed 300 meters (984 feet) in height.
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Shrewsbury Travelodge plan shelved after objections
Plans for an 83-bedroom town centre hotel have been withdrawn, following objections.
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AIMBRIDGE EMEA REPLACES VENERABLE INTERSTATE BRAND
After spending many years as one of the most well-known global third-party management companies, the Interstate Hotels & Resorts brand is being retired by its parent company, Aimbridge Hospitality, and being replaced with the Aimbridge EMEA moniker…
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Carina Chorengel on Hyatt's Asia-Pacific expansion plans
Early this year, Hyatt Hotels Corp…
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Radisson Hotel Group Isn’t Finished With Transformative Strategy
Radisson Hotel Group is nearly unrecognizable from the company it was five years ago, thanks to a strategy shift and metabolism boost. Now, turnaround artist and CEO Federico González aims to double the company's footprint by 2025…
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Income Capitalization Approach – The Gold Standard for Valuing Hotels
According to a recent GlobalData report, 573 deals (including mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and venture financing) were announced in the global travel and tourism (T&T) industry in the first half of 2022, reflecting a 3.1% increase over…
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Ecolodges in the Middle East: The new big thing
While global interest in ecotourism has been growing at a rapid pace, inflation has also started to shape travel choices…
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Radisson Hotel Group plots global growth
Last year, Radisson Hotel Group reported its strongest year of signings ever, and recently announced targets for 2022 to outperform the previous year…
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Alternative lodging options in the middle east
In the hospitality industry today, customers have a considerable number of alternatives compared to the options that were available only few years ago…
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MANY PANDEMIC TAKEAWAYS FOR OMNI’S STREBEL
Peter Strebel said the pandemic has taught him a lot about himself and he points to three specific takeaways that have made him a better businessperson…
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Accor advances global development strategy
Accor opened 288 hotels and resorts and 41,000 rooms in 2021 and plans to debut more than 300 new properties this year.
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Glamping, Nature, and Luxury: Can They Co-Exist?
I had my first camping experience when I was about 10 years old. My dad, who had a car dealership, acquired a luxurious camper, or what I thought was luxury in 1979…
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Casino Resorts Look to Diversify Asia Growth Beyond Macau
MGM Resorts International and Las Vegas Sands aren’t writing off Macau, but they also aren’t solely focusing on China’s gaming hotspot for growth in Asia.
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Five big questions real estate is asking in 2022
From the speed at which workplaces are changing, to the prospect of further market disruption, 2022 is expected to be another year of transformation.
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Global pipeline projects in early planning stage rise
Lodging Econometrics (LE) has released its Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report, which compiles the hotel construction pipeline counts for every country and market around the world.
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Choice Diversifies Extended-Stay Portfolio With “Out of the Box” Conversions
According to Ron Burgett, senior vice president, development, extended stay for Choice Hotels, there continues to be plenty of room for growth in the extended-stay market, which proved to be especially durable during the pandemic, partly because it…
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HYATT ACQUIRES APPLE LEISURE GROUP FOR $2.7B
Hotel giant Hyatt will spend $2.7 billion in cash on acquiring Apple Leisure Group from its private equity ownership.
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BRAZIL’S AZUL MAKES MOVE INTO ELECTRIC AIR TAXIS
Brazilian airline Azul has signed a $1 billion commercial and strategic alliance with Germany-based Lilium, a startup that makes electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jets to transport people and goods…
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