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Topping out ceremony held for Hampton by Hilton in Potsdam-Babelsberg

🏨 Signo Hospitality GmbH held the topping-out ceremony for the Hampton by Hilton in Potsdam-Babelsberg, set to open Q2 2025. Managed by Sascha Konter, the hotel will offer 168 rooms, a restaurant, bar, lounge, conference room, fitness area, and parking on a 7,000 m² site. Located near Babelsberg Film Park and Metropolit Hall, the hotel targets leisure and business travelers. It emphasizes sustainability with geothermal and photovoltaic energy and an anti-waste strategy in its restaurant.

[Update] A by Adina expanded to Europe with Vienna opening

🏠 A by Adina opened its first European property in Vienna, Austria, within the 180-meter Danubeflats, marking Adina Hotels' first expansion outside Australia after 15 years in Europe. The A by Adina Vienna Danube features 120 studios and apartments with kitchens and living spaces, plus amenities like a bar, cocktail lounge, restaurant, wellness area, gym, saunas, and a panoramic, heated infinity pool. Developed by S+B Gruppe, Soravia, and BWM Designers & Architects, the hotel aims to set new premium accommodation standards in Vienna.

Ennismore extends its influence in Spain and Romania with two projects in the pipeline

🏡 SLS Madrid Infantas residences are set to open in 2026 in Barrio de Justicia, developed by Persepolis Investments, managed by Sorigué, marking Ennismore's first entry into Spain's residential market. The transformation of a 1920s neo-baroque building by Eduardo Sanchez Eznarriaga includes 33 residences, priced at €15,000 per square meter, ranging from 1,658 to 3,320 square feet, with Bulthaup kitchens, Gaggenau appliances, marble bathrooms, and terraces with pools. Mondrian Bucharest by One United Properties and Ennismore, located at 8-10 Georges Clemenceau Street, near the Romanian Athenaeum, features around 100 rooms and suites, a pool, spa, and fine dining. Lemon Interior Design, under Elena Oancea's direction, draws inspiration from "Youth without age and life without death," ensuring authentic Romanian cultural representation.

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(Update) Radisson steps up its conquest of the Italian market with seven new openings

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group to open 7 new hotels in Italy by 2025, adding over 1,000 rooms and expanding from 3 to 20 Italian properties in six years, aiming for 30 by 2027. New hotels include Radisson Collection in Como, art’otel Rome with 110 rooms, and Radisson Blu Hotels in Rome, Bergamo, Florence, and Radisson RED Naples, plus Radisson Hotel Pisa. This growth supports Italy's prominence in luxury lifestyle hotels and business travel.

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[Update] IHG opened its first lifecycle net zero carbon hotel

🌏 IHG Hotels & Resorts launched voco Zeal Exeter Science Park as its first net zero carbon hotel, featuring 142 rooms, renewable and solar energy usage. The Exeter-based hotel includes a gym, landscaped gardens, meeting spaces, 12 EV charging stations, and emphasizes locally sourced ingredients at its restaurant, ISCA. It aligns with the UK Green Building Council's Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework, incorporates Solarlab vertical photovoltaic panels, follows the Passivhaus standard, and utilized Ecocrete to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 85%. Exeter Science Park will host 76,400 m² dedicated to STEMM businesses, and voco brand plans 20+ new properties in the coming years.

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[Update] SLS Barcelona gears up for opening

🏠 In April 2025, SLS Hotels & Residences will debut its first European property, SLS Barcelona, in the Port Fòrum district. The design, by AIME Studios, Avroko, and Rockwell Group, mimics Mediterranean waves. The hotel offers 471 rooms and suites with private balconies or terraces. It introduces six dining and nightlife venues, including an all-day restaurant, tapas bar, rooftop pool bar, cocktail bar, lobby bar, and exclusive pool bar. An 800m² ballroom, eight event spaces, and dedicated events lobby cater to various events. Guests can enjoy three pools, wellness center, and an upcoming luxury spa. SLS Barcelona is near cultural highlights like the Primavera Sound festival.

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[UPDATE] Conrad Hotels & Resorts to settle in Germany

🏦 Hilton to open Conrad Hamburg in 2024, marking its first entry into Germany under the luxury Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand. A franchise agreement with Munich Hotel Partners (MHP) has been signed. The hotel will feature 238 rooms, 25 suites, 32 residential suites, nine meeting rooms, a lounge bar and restaurant, and wellness facilities including a luxury spa, gym, and private pool. Housed in the historic Levantehaus on Mönckebergstraße, Conrad Hamburg joins 15 other Conrad properties in EMEA. Hilton has 56 properties in Germany either trading or under development. Conrad Hamburg is set to enhance luxury accommodation in Hamburg following the 2023 closure of Park Hyatt Hamburg.

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[UPDATE] The Meliá Collection expands its presence in Spain

🏠 Meliá Hotels International and Summum Hotel Group to open Ronda's first 5-star hotel in 2026, located in the 16th-century former Madre de Dios convent with 27 rooms, gardens, and spa. The alliance aims for 500 rooms by 2029. Additionally, they plan to launch a hotel in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca, in 2026, renovating the Hotel Golf Santa Ponsa with 88 rooms and amenities including a rooftop bar and pools, marking their fourth collaboration in Mallorca.

Hyatt and Grupo Piñero form joint venture to expand Bahia Principe Hotels

🏨 Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Grupo Piñero have completed a joint venture to manage and grow the Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts brand. This strategic partnership aims to leverage Hyatt’s global presence to expand the all-inclusive offerings under Bahia Principe's name.

Paris Motor Show 2024: Hotel performance starts with a bang

🚗 The 90th Paris Motor Show, spanning October 14-20, 2024, at Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, drew a record 508,000 visitors—a 27% spike from 2022—boosting Paris' hotel industry and marking a resurgent interest in automotive innovation.

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