DUSIT THANI BANGKOK REOPENING: Dusit International, the Thailand-based hotel and property development company, has confirmed that its revitalized flagship Dusit Thani Bangkok will open on September 27. Fully rebuilt from ground up, as part of the Dusit Central Park mixed-use development, the hotel pays homage to its five-decade-long legacy and offers an elevated guest experience. Built on the same site as its predecessor, the new luxury hotel sports a new look and features 257 rooms (down from its earlier 517 units to create spacious rooms) with uninterrupted views of Lumpini Park. The rooms have designed by Andre Fu Studio, while Architects 49 Ltd. has designed the hotel. The hotel includes 10 restaurants and bars, a sky lobby on the 39th floor, a spa and more than 5,000 square meters of meeting and event space.
SMALL LUXURY HOTELS FORAYS INTO INDIA: Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has expanded into India and has tied up with The MRS Group of Hotels. The partnership allows The MRS Group of Hotels to leverage SLH’s global distribution network and marketing capabilities and showcase its properties to a global audience. Three of MRS’ hotels — Suryagarh Jaisalmer (in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan), Narendra Bhawan Bikaner (in Bikaner, Rajasthan) and Mary Budden Estate Binsar (in Binsar, Uttarakhand) — will be integrated into SLH’s collection. MRS will also benefit from SLH’s exclusive partnership with Hilton.
IHG GROWS SPAIN FOOTPRINT: IHG Hotels & Resorts has expanded its footprint in Spain and signed four new hotels in the country, adding more than 500 rooms across key mature markets. These 500 rooms, alongside the recently announced 1,000 rooms in Portugal, will contribute a 10% rise in IHG’s room count in Iberia. The new additions to Spain’s pipeline include the 82-room Hotel Indigo in Jerez de la Frontera; the 167-key voco Granada; the 148-room Holiday Inn Express Seville – City; and the 130-key Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sabadell. While the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sabadell is expected to open in late 2025, the other three hotels are anticipated to open in spring 2026. Currently, IHG has 55 open hotels in Spain operating under eight brands.
CRESCENT TO MANAGE VIRGINIA’S FIRST JW MARRIOTT: Crescent Hotels & Resorts has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Comstock Holding Companies for Virginia’s first JW Marriott hotel. The JW Marriott at Reston Station also marks the second in the Washington, D.C. area and will anchor the latest phase of development at Comstock’s Reston Station, the mixed-use and transit-oriented neighborhood in the Dulles Corridor. The 28-story hotel is located adjacent to the Wiehle-Reston East station. The building will include 94 ultra-luxury JW Marriott-branded condominiums, which recently opened for sale, above the 12-story, 243-key hotel. Comstock has appointed Marriott International as the condominium manager pursuant to a long-term brand management agreement. Scheduled to open in 2025, the hotel will feature a JW Club, fitness center, dining venues and 25,000 square feet of event space, including a 9,000-square-foot main ballroom and several meeting rooms. Crescent Hotels’ portfolio currently includes more than 120 properties in the U.S. and Canada.
BOB W EXPANDS INTO AUSTRIA: Bob W, the tech-powered hospitality provider, has forayed into Austria and exchanged contracts to open a 67-unit serviced apartment building in Vienna. The operator has signed a long-term lease agreement with Vienna-based developer Peter Pilz & Partner Projektentwicklungs GmbH for a 2,000-square-meter aparthotel. With construction underway, the hotel is expected to open in 2025. The property is located opposite a new 30,000-square-meter life science hub currently under construction. With this property, Bob W operates in 18 European cities. CBRE facilitated the transaction between Peter Pilz & Partner Projektentwicklungs GmbH and Bob W.
