Hotel Openings

🏨 IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding voco hotels in Southern Europe with nine new signings and openings in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey, adding over 1,000 rooms. Notable openings include voco Parma & Congressi with 166 rooms in Italy, voco The 7 – Lisbon with 71 rooms in Portugal, and voco Nantes with 127 rooms in France by 2028. Recent launches are voco Antalya – Konyaaltı in Turkey with 118 rooms and voco Bilbao – City in Spain with 91 rooms.

🏝 Reimagined Lagen Island, a private resort in Bacuit Bay, reopens in September 2025 after a year-long transformation. Featuring refreshed interiors inspired by Filipino heritage, the resort offers eco-friendly experiences. October marks the end of the rainy season, revealing lush landscapes and 28°C seas, ideal for kayaking, windsurfing, and turtle spotting. The island emphasizes regenerative travel, offering conservation talks, craft sessions, and serene nature exploration. Enjoy a warm escape with a focus on nature and cultural immersion.

🍹 Anise, located in Devonshire Square near Liverpool Street, reopened in September 2025 after a full renovation. Bar Manager Piyush Gouchwal collaborated with mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana on an innovative cocktail menu, blending Indian spices with local botanicals. The bar offers both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options, including the City of Colour and Keralan Sunset. Chef Vivek Singh's menu includes Indian-inspired bar bites like Mumbai chilli cheese toastie. The bar operates Monday to Saturday, 3 pm to midnight.

🏨 AMANO Group, a German boutique hotel brand, acquired Waterman House at 41 Kingsway, London, on September 29. Formerly an office, this property will become a 70-room hotel, revitalizing a vacant 25,000 sq ft building. Located near Hotel AMANO Covent Garden, this £20m acquisition brings AMANO’s London investments to £150m. The group aims to replicate its Covent Garden success, which boasts over 90% occupancy. Waterman House redevelopment expects streamlined operations with existing hotels.

🍴 Kwame Onwuachi joined Las’ Lap's team for their new Miami Beach location, opened on August 5 at the Daydrift Hotel. This is the brand's first expansion outside New York, serving Caribbean cuisine like jerk chicken and codfish fritters. The 3,000-square-foot space features an extensive rum selection and cocktails with island ingredients. The intimate design includes a rooftop bar and a lush patio. Onwuachi's Afro-Caribbean menu honors his Creole, Nigerian, Jamaican, and Trinidadian heritage.

🏨 BWH Hotels GB has expanded its UK portfolio by adding eight boutique and heritage properties, aiming to reach 20,000 rooms nationwide by 2029. The new additions include The Brackenborough Hotel in Lincolnshire and Thatcher’s Hotel in Surrey. CEO Tim Rumney highlights the appeal of BWH's "Power of Two" model, offering independence with the benefits of a global network to help hotels thrive in challenging conditions.