Month: September 2025

B&B HOTELS continues its European development with the opening of its first property in Luxembourg, marking its establishment in an 18th country.

Numa continues its expansion in Germany with the opening of a new establishment in Hamburg, in the St. Georg district. Located in the immediate vicinity of the central station, this site illustrates the brand’s strategy focused on urban accommodation and the digitalisation of the customer experience.

Accor has expanded its regional midscale portfolio with the opening of Mercure Hotel Abu Dhabi Downtown, a 156-key property located on Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Otaiba Street in the heart of the capital.

I hate to generalize about generations (yup, pun intended!), yet it is difficult to ignore that a crack has opened within the old catechism of hospitality, that choreography of handshakes and ritualized greetings passed from Jedi to padawan as if it carried the weight of eternal midichlorian truth (sorry, I...

Hunter Hotel Advisors (Hunter) today announced the sale of the 190-key Hyatt Place Athens Downtown in Athens, Ga. HP Athens, LLC, advised by Paul Breslin of Horwath HTL, and Andrew Cajka of Southern Hospitality Group, the hotel’s part owner and operator, sold the property to a local investor on August...

Construction has officially begun on The Scoundrel Hotel, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel located in the heart of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Designed to reflect the area’s rich cultural heritage and deep-rooted ties to moonshining, the hotel will offer an elevated experience with moody, upscale interiors and lush, nature-inspired landscaping throughout the property.

Cybersecurity in 2025 for hotels is a game of Russian roulette. Odds are you’ll be safe most of the time, but then there’s the outside chance that it’s game over. The risks are far too great, and this is a topic that deserves constant and close study.

Travellers to Edinburgh will have the opportunity to check-into a new budget hotel from 2028 following the decision by Edinburgh City Council to mind to grant planning permission for a new Premier Inn at Edinburgh Airport.

Property taxes represent a substantial expense for hotels, significantly impacting profitability. A recent analysis of over 6,000 hotels, using CBRE’s Trends® in the Hotel Industry database, reveals dramatic disparities in property tax burdens based on both location and hotel type. This article explores these critical variations, providing insights into how...

Croatia’s hotel sector has experienced notable development in recent years, driven by a steady rise in tourist arrivals and ongoing investment in new hospitality infrastructure. A significant hotel concentration is in central urban areas, particularly in proximity to key cultural landmarks, commercial zones, and transportation nodes.