Analysis Archives - Hotelmanagement

Home comforts: residential trends in hotel interiors

The ‘home away from home’ promise is used enough in the hospitality business to become one of the industry’s most enduring clichés. But what exactly defines the residential trend in...
Where to invest in Europe?

Presenting risks and opportunities on international markets, EXPO REAL, Europe’s leading trade fair for property and investment, will be returning in October to offer guidance that will prove invaluable in...
March’s top stories: Starwood accepts Marriott’s offer, Anantara to open resorts in Oman

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has accepted a $13.6bn acquisition offer from Marriott International, and DoubleTree by Hilton has opened its tenth hotel in Turkey. Hotelmanagement-network.com wraps up the key...
February’s top stories: Hilton’s franchise licence deal, Choice’s Cambria hotel in Seattle

Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise licence agreement to bring Candler Hotel Atlanta to Curio - A Collection by Hilton, and Choice Hotels International has signed an agreement with Ariel...
2015: The year’s biggest Hotel Management Network stories

Japan to have world's first robot-staffed hotel, Palace of Versailles to be converted into a hotel, while Ashford acquires Highland Hospitality portfolio stake for $1.7bn. Hotelmanagement-network.com wraps up the key...
November’s top stories: Marriott to acquire Starwood Hotels, malware targets Hilton and Startwood

Marriott International signed a $12.2bn agreement to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, and Hilton hotels reported a point of sales system (POS) malware attack.
October’s top stories: ARC Hospitality buys 10 hotels, IHG opens Chennai resort

American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust has completed the acquisition of ten hotels from Summit Hotel Properties for $150.1m, and InterContinental Hotels Group has opened InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort in Chennai,...
September’s top stories: Strategic Hotels & Resorts $6bn deal, JFK hotel project

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII affiliates have agreed to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts for approximately $6bn, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected MCR Development...
August’s top stories: Marriott to open hotel in Serbia, Hilton launches digital key

Marriott International is opening its first hotel, the Courtyard Belgrade City Center, in Serbia, and Hilton Worldwide has added digital key to its Hilton HHonors app. Hotelmanagement-network.com wraps up key...
July’s top stories: First robot-staffed hotel in Japan, Somalia hotel attacked

Improving productivity by 1% would drive an additional £1.43bn of revenue in the UK hospitality industry, says a new report from workforce development charity People 1st, while a suicide bomber...