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Radisson Individuals expands in Germany with HARBR. Hotel Ludwigsburg

🏨 HARBR. Hotel Ludwigsburg offers 111 rooms, 1 restaurant, and 3 meeting rooms with space for up to 50 participants each. Located next to the main railway station, it provides high-speed Wi-Fi, air conditioning, smart TVs, online check-in, and 24-hour services. This hotel is part of Radisson Individuals’ expansion in Germany, alongside properties in Berlin and Munich. Upcoming additions include hotels in Heilbronn and Constance by 2025.

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MGallery inaugurates its first mountain hotel in Valmorel

🏖 The project, backed by CLR Hotels and CGR Group, will see a 5-star hotel opening in Valmorel in 2027. It will feature 82 rooms, a third of them suites, with direct slope access. Managed by ABP Architectes, it will follow RE2020 ecological standards, utilizing local materials. Facilities include a 480 m² spa and a gourmet restaurant. Focused on sustainability, the hotel will support local economies, creating 43 staff units, and offering unique luxury amidst nature.

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Meliá São João da Madeira : Meliá opens its 12th property in Portugal

🏨 Hoti Hoteis' Meliá São João da Madeira, in São João da Madeira near Porto, features 93 rooms with a blend of Brazilian-inspired and contemporary design. It includes indoor/outdoor pools, a spa, fitness center, and dining at Conde Restaurant and Chapelaria Bar. This launch strengthens Meliá Hotels International’s presence in Portugal, alongside ME Lisbon in Lisbon, offering modern design infused with local culture.

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SLH launches Wellbeing Collection and grows globally

🏨 6,000 adults surveyed in the UK, US, and Australia show 72% feel fatigued, 60% find modern life unrestful, and 89% see travel as rejuvenating. Small Luxury Hotels of the World launches a Wellbeing Collection across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas with 15 properties, emphasizing nature and culture. By 2025, SLH plans 49 new properties, reaching 620 hotels in 90 countries, aligning with its international expansion strategy.

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B&B HOTELS expands in Unterschleissheim

📍 Scheduled for Q3 2027, a new B&B HOTEL will open in Unterschleissheim, near Munich. With an investment of €9.6 million from Union Investment’s UniImmo: Europa fund, this sustainable redevelopment reuses existing infrastructure, reducing costs and environmental impact. The hotel will feature 50 underground parking spaces, 10 with EV charging stations. This project aims to fill a local market gap, while adding restaurants, retail, and potentially a fitness center to the Lohhof Quartier mixed-use development.

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Map of the week: hotel openings – August #3 2025

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Preferred Hotels & Resorts welcomes 18 new properties to global portfolio

📍 Amara Singapore, a 389-room hotel in the Central Business District, recently transformed with eco-friendly amenities. Castello di Velona in Italy features in-room thermal baths and Brunello di Montalcino wine tastings. Austin’s Green Pastures opens Fall 2025, spanning seven acres. Himalayas Hotel Shanghai offers 412 rooms and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Imlauer Hotel Schloss Pichlarn in Austria, set in an 11th-century castle, provides a spa and golf course. 18 luxury hotels join Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ global portfolio.

Work on new terms: Insights from the next generation

📖 Lydia Fonlupt, a student at Vatel Lyon, perceives work as needing alignment with personal well-being and purpose. The young generation values work-life balance, flexibility, and autonomy, with ambitions rooted in making a positive impact and achieving fulfillment. Emili Lagvilava, a researcher at epostbox, sees work as providing purpose and structure, emphasizing effort for progress and learning. Both perspectives highlight evolving values towards work, seeking meaningful roles and rejecting traditional notions of ambition.

Topliner 2025: “Hallucinations kill artificial intelligence”

💻 Daniel Doppler discusses the impact of generative artificial intelligence in hospitality, highlighting its limitations. The focus is on how AI differentiates between intelligence and knowledge. Conversational AI retrieves consistent answers from databases, while generative AI, like ChatGPT, synthesizes responses by analyzing and combining data. Despite AI's recent popularity, its origins trace back to post-war developments by Alan Turing. The distance between Earth and the Moon is about 384,000 km, illustrating AI's knowledge aspect.

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Langham Hospitality Group names Global Head of Residential

🏠 Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) appoints Rico Picenoni to lead its mixed-use development strategy, emphasizing branded residences. Picenoni brings expertise from Accor, Seven Tides Hospitality, and academic credentials from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. LHG’s first Middle East hotel is set to open in 2029, with Picenoni based in Dubai to drive growth. The initiative merges hotel stays with private homes, enhancing client engagement beyond traditional hospitality experiences.

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