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🏨 Centara Hotels & Resorts partners with PTT Oil and Retail Business to launch a budget hotel brand in Thailand, targeting domestic travelers. Starting in 2027, six hotels will open in key locations like Bangkok and Phuket. Centara, managing 51 hotels, plans to add nine more this year. Rooms will be priced from THB 800–1,300 (€20–33). The initiative taps into a 40 million-member loyalty network, aiming for affordable, convenient lodging for road trippers.

🏨 Vertiq Hospitality Partners, based in Amsterdam and London, manages over 35 hotels with 6,000 keys in eight European countries. The rebrand integrates Vertiq Capital's investment expertise with Cycas’s operations, covering the full hotel value chain. Highlights include Bankside Hotel, London (161 rooms) and 25hours Hotel, Paris (237 rooms). By 2026, 400 more rooms will be added in the UK and France. The strategy focuses on flexible asset management and owner alignment for better returns.