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📍 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.

🏌️ Rockliffe Hall in Hurworth near Darlington is undergoing a multimillion-pound upgrade to its golf facilities, including a new TrackMan Range and Golf Academy, with a bunker renovation reducing size from 10,000 sq m to 6,000 sq m by December 2026. The resort expanded its machinery fleet from 42 to 50. Opened in 2009, the championship course features 78 bunkers and is part of 59Club’s Eminent Collection. A new Mediterranean restaurant, Terra Riviera, opens in October.

🏨 BWH Hotels GB has added eight properties to its portfolio, including the Brackenborough Hotel in Lincolnshire and the Ashbourne Hotel in North Lincolnshire, as part of a plan to add 100 properties by 2029 and reach 20,000 rooms in the UK. The Brackenborough Hotel features 19 luxury lodges, while the Ashbourne Hotel offers 36 rooms. BWH, with over 230 independent hotels, combines global brand strength with hotelier autonomy.

🏢 Bob W signed a long-term lease for a serviced apartment building in Munich's Arnulfpark, their fifth property in the city. With 1,500 sq m over five stories, it features furnished apartments and office space. The site near Donnersbergerbrücke station offers easy city centre access and will be refurbished by 2026 to meet business travel demand. Partners Peterborough Capital and DW Real Estate manage the project, enhancing Bob W’s Munich portfolio, which includes Schwabing and Old Town.