Hotel Openings

🏨 Blossom Hotel Houston transformed into Blossom Hotel Houston, Curio Collection by Hilton, on September 30, 2025. Located in Houston's cultural and medical districts, it features a rooftop pool, floor-to-ceiling windows, and the only hotel med-spa in the city, Total You Medical Spa. Crescent Hotels & Resorts manages the property. The hotel includes Blossom Reserve restaurant and Plum Skybar & Lounge on the 13th floor, serving food and drinks daily.

🏨 Aimbridge Hospitality, based in Plano, Texas, will manage a collection of six hotels across Mexico, owned by Alliance Hotel Management. By 2026, these properties will be rebranded as voco hotels, increasing Aimbridge's voco hotel count to 10. Three hotels, totaling 473 keys, will reopen in April 2026, and the remaining three, with 377 keys, in October 2026. The rebranding involves capital improvements and integration into IHG's systems, enhancing operations and guest experiences.

🏨 Raines and RREAF Holdings announce the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Charleston Riverview in Charleston, SC, with 126 keys. Located at 84 Ripley Point Dr., two miles from Downtown Historic Charleston, the property features a fitness center, outdoor pool, and pet-friendly rooms. Raines adds this as their third DoubleTree property this year, following Summerville and Greenville openings. Nearby attractions include Magnolia Plantation, Charleston International Airport, Folly Beach, and Isle of Palms Beach.

🏨 Pellicano Hotels Group plans to restore La Suvera, a historic estate 30 minutes from Siena, Italy, for a 2027 reopening. The €53m (£46.5m) project, announced in 2024, converts the 12th-century fortress into a hotel with about 60 rooms. Led by CEO Marie-Louise Sciò, the restoration preserves the villa's features and adds modern amenities like a spa, pools, and event spaces. This expansion emphasizes local heritage, joining Pellicano's existing Hotel Il Pellicano in Tuscany.

🏨 Accor and Mayan Properties have inked a deal on October 27 to develop five hotels in Sub-Saharan Africa, starting with Novotel Nouakchott (154 keys) in Mauritania and Mövenpick Moroni (159 keys) in Comoros, adding over 1,100 keys. Accor aims to expand its 175 properties in Africa, leveraging UAE-backed investment to fuel Africa's tourism, creating jobs, and boosting local economies. Currently, Accor operates +33,000 keys across 15 brands in Africa.

🏨 Accor partners with John Williams Hotels & Resorts and Boulevard Hotel Group to introduce Mövenpick and Mövenpick Living in Abuja, Nigeria by Q1 2026. Located in the Central Business District, this development includes 138 hotel rooms and 36 serviced apartments. Amenities will feature a 665-square-meter ballroom, dining venues, a spa, and a fitness center. Strategically on Constitution Avenue, it’s 30 minutes from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, enhancing Abuja’s hospitality landscape for business and leisure.

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group launches Prize by Radisson in Bergen, Norway, featuring 55 modern rooms within the Xhibition shopping center. Located minutes from Grieghallen, hosting 150,000+ visitors annually, it offers easy access to transportation and attractions. Bergen, a UNESCO World Heritage City, blends history with modernity. Prize by Radisson focuses on lifestyle midscale experiences at economy costs, achieving over 50% GOP margins. Radisson has 50+ hotels in the Nordics.

🏨 Chapters range from "Early years," emphasizing nurture and debate, to "Hospitality as Connection," exploring critical thinking and experiments. Highlights include citizenM lessons, where the customer is king, and the inverted pyramid model. Discussing Mollie's, it traces the journey from "Roadside Roots to Urban Hospitality," including a Manchester opening. It covers evolving rooms, diner experiences, scaling growth with AI, and cracking the diner model. The full timeline spans from 00:00 to 25:13.