Corina Duma

🏨 Aksaya Estates Limited aims to open a Courtyard by Marriott at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi by 2027. This development will feature 180 rooms, two restaurants, bars, a rooftop fitness center, a swimming pool, and event spaces. The property has achieved preliminary EDGE Advanced Certification for sustainability. This will be Aksaya's second Marriott-branded hotel in Kenya, following the Sankara Nairobi. Marriott manages over 9,600 properties globally.

🏨 Down Hall Hotel, Spa and Estate expanded its wellness facilities by launching The Barn Spa, an 1,800 sq ft retreat within its 110-acre grounds on the Essex–Hertfordshire border. It features five treatment rooms and an outdoor relaxation terrace. Operating in partnership with Bramley, treatments use vegan, cruelty-free products. Signature offerings include the Selenite Crystal Body Massage and Rejuvenate Ritual. The spa aims to attract diverse guests, including families and expectant mothers, with various day packages available.

🏨 The Zleep Hotel Hamburg Volkspark opened in the west of Hamburg, offering 204 rooms and located near Volksparkstadion and Barclays Arena. Operated by Steigenberger Hotels GmbH, it features Scandinavian design, digital check-in, and a lounge-style lobby. Certified to the Gold Standard of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), it provides parking and bicycle storage, and is accessible via Eidelstedt S-Bahn and A7 motorway. Zleep Hotels, part of Deutsche Hospitality, expands with sites in Madrid, Prague, and Zurich-Kloten.

🏨 In October 2024, The Feathers hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, reopened following a multi-million-pound renovation led by AGC BTR. Now part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World network, which comprises over 620 properties in 90+ countries, the 23-room hotel sits near Blenheim Palace on the Cotswolds edge. The refurbishment used local materials and Cotswolds-inspired colors, enhancing its appeal to international visitors and highlighting Woodstock in the luxury travel market.

🏨 Faraway Hotels plans to expand to Sag Harbor, New York, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with openings scheduled for summer 2026. Sag Harbor will feature a 67-room Faraway Sag Harbor, redeveloping the historic Baron’s Cove hotel, including landscaped gardens and a restaurant named Zagara. Jackson Hole will host the Faraway Jackson Hole, transforming the former Snake River Lodge & Spa with new guest rooms and a cocktail bar named Surehand. Both locations highlight design and local character.

📍 IHG Hotels and Resorts expands its voco brand in Southern Europe, adding nine new hotels with over 1,000 rooms in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Türkiye. Recently opened locations include voco Antalya – Konyaaltı and voco Bilbao – City. Notable upcoming openings are Voco Parma in Italy and Voco The 7 – Lisbon in Portugal, both expected in the first half of 2026. The brand has 107 open hotels worldwide and 102 in the pipeline.