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9th March 2018

Five New Moxy Hotels Set For The Uk This Year

Moxy, Marriott International’s budget-lifestyle brand, are set to open five hotels across the UK this year. The properties are located in London Heathrow Airport and will benefit from 437 bedrooms, Glasgow will have 181 rooms, Edinburgh 230 bedrooms, Southampton will feature 209 rooms and York 119 bedrooms. They will join the three existing Moxy UK hotels at Aberdeen Airport, London at Excel and Stratford.

There is set to be further expansion of Moxy in the future with hotels planned for Bristol, Milton Keynes and Manchester.

Moxy is one of 30 brands owned by Marriott International which operate across 6,500 hotels worldwide.

8th March 2018

New ‘Point’ Of Interest At Titanic Belfast

A new shipyard hospitality space at Titanic Belfast, Hickson’s Point is set to open this month. Hickson’s Point, inspired by one of the first ship builders in the city, will offer an authentic 1900’s public house setting, combining traditional music, entertainment, heritage décor and locally produced food, and can cater for a range of private & corporate events for up to 80 people. The events space honours the name of Robert Hickson, credited as being the founder in 1853 of what was to become the shipyard which built the ill-fated Titanic

7th March 2018

Great Scotland Yard To Be Uk’S First Hyatt Unbound Hotel

The Great Scotland Yard hotel in London is set to be the first UK hotel to join Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. The venue is located in the St James’s area of Westminster, the Grade II-listed building is being developed into a 153-bedroom luxury lifestyle hotel and is due to open at the end of this year.

Hyatt’s Unbound Collection was created in 2016 and is a collection of upper-upscale and luxury, individual hotel properties. The brand currently operates in the USA, Canada and Uruguay. Hyatt Hotels Corporation is headquartered in Chicago and has a portfolio of over 700 properties in more than 50 countries across 14 brands.

6th March 2018

Carlson Rezidor Rebrands As Radisson Hotel Group

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group have announced they are rebranding to Radisson Hotel Group, effective immediately. The announcement was made at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin.

Currently, the 11th largest hotel group in the world, Radisson Hotel Group is made up of eight hotel brands with more than 1,400 hotels in operation and under development. The group also announced the launch of a new premium lifestyle hotel brand, the Radisson Collection, made up of “the finest hotels” and most individual properties in the group’s portfolio.

The brands new identity leverages the international brand equity of the Radisson name to drive awareness in the marketplace, increase marketing efficiency across the global portfolio.

Every Moment Matters will be the new signature service philosophy of the company and all its hotel brands.

5th March 2018

New Hotels Opening In Paris In 2018

Hotel Lutetia is re-opening in the Spring. Located on the Left Bank, it will have 184 bedrooms, 5 meeting rooms and a ballroom for 300 people.

Hotel de Berri, a Luxury Collection Hotel from Starwood is due to open in April and will have one meeting room for 70 people and 75 bedrooms.

Maison Astor Paris, Curio Collection by Hilton, is also opening in April and is located close to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. There are two meeting rooms, one for 25 people and one for 8 people or the restaurant space can be used for a more informal event for up to 60.

Brach Paris, designed by Philippe Starck, doesn’t have a definite opening date yet. It will be 5* with 59 bedrooms, 2 swimming pools, 3 bars and restaurants. Details of the event space is not yet available, but the hotel will have a rooftop garden. The hotel is located close to the Eiffel Tower.

Also in the pipeline, but without opening dates are Fauchon L’Hôtel, JK Place Paris: and Cheval Blanc Samaritaine. The numbers of bedrooms and meeting space information hasn’t been released yet.

2nd March 2018

The Dorchester Collection Set For Dubai

The Dorchester Collection is set to expand into the Middle East for the first time with the signing of a contract to manage a hotel in Dubai.

Details of the project are yet to be announced, but the five-star hotel is located on the banks of the Dubai Canal in the Marasi community, as well as the exclusive One Palm development of 90 residential apartments on the Palm Jumeirah.

The Dubai hotel will become the 10th in the Dorchester Collection and will join the group’s three UK properties (the Dorchester, 45 Park Lane and Coworth Park), alongside Le Meurice and Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris, Hotel Eden in Rome and the Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.

The name and design of the Dubai hotel will be announced at “an exclusive gala event” in March.

1st March 2018

The Fontenay – A New Hotel In Hamburg

The Fontenay is set to open on the waterfront in Hamburg in the middle of March. It is a 20 minute drive from the airport and a 5 minute walk to the city centre. The hotel will have four restaurants and bars, 130 bedrooms and a spa.

The Fontenay function and events area has a round foyer with the greenery and natural light of the accessible patio are reflected by a large mirror wall. There are four meeting rooms, two of which can be combined and a boardroom. All meeting rooms have natural day light and the larges has capacity for 120 in theatre style.

28th February 2018

Sofia Barcelona Reopens!

Following the complete closure and renovation of the Princess Sofia, the 5 star deluxe Barcelona hotel has reopened as Sofia. The venue has 465 bedrooms and suites and has the largest event space in Barcelona with capacity for up to 1000 attendees and 22 meeting rooms over 2 floors. Sofia, is now one of Barcelona’s finest meeting hotels with cutting-edge technology integrated into each space and available throughout the entire experience. The hotel also offers exceptional fine dining experiences such as Be So and a live dining and entertainment experience at Zuu.

28th February 2018

Novotel Heathrow Airport T1, T2 And T3 Now Open

Novotel London Heathrow Airport T1, T2 & T3 has opened following the £30m transformation of the former headquarters of the British Airports Authority.

Located on Bath Road, the hotel has 166 bedrooms and features the Nest restaurant with an international menu, the Runway bar and fitness centre. There are two meeting rooms and the largest hold 250 delegates.

27th February 2018

Hotel Indigo The Hague – Palace Noordeinde Opens

IHG have opened their first Hotel Indigo in The Netherlands, Hotel Indigo The Hague – Palace Noordeinde. There are currently 24 Hotel Indigo properties open in Europe with 20 due to open over the next three to five years.

The property is the former Dutch National Bank building situated in the centre of the Hague, close to the Royal Palace, amongst the city’s most prestigious shopping avenue.

The 63-room boutique hotel’s design takes its cues from the building’s unique past with thoughtful details including pop art-style portraits of the Royal family, luxe fabrics and colours, and motifs inspired by The Netherland’s historic currency, the Dutch guilder.

The Hotel Indigo brand is set to expand in 2018 with upcoming openings also including Hotel Indigo London – 1 Leicester Square, Hotel Indigo London – Aldgate, Hotel Indigo Milan – Corso Monforte, Hotel Indigo Bath and Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon.