Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that its Real Estate (including its Hospitality Transactions) practice has received the highest possible designation of National Tier 1 in the 2025 edition of U.S. News and World Report – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”

Following the success of the group’s South Kensington debut in 2022, The Other House Covent Garden is set to open in Q4 2025. Showcasing the brand’s ’Residents Club’ concept, blending hotel flexibility, services and amenities with apartment-style accommodation and an exclusive private members’ club, The Other House Covent Garden will open in Q4 2025, featuring a showstopping panoramic rooftop bar and terrace. Located in London’s theatre district, a stone’s throw from the iconic piazza, the Royal Opera House and many of London’s most famous landmarks, The Other House Covent Garden will comprise 146 signature bedrooms and Club Flats, featuring fully-equipped kitchenettes and living spaces, an all-day street café, The Other Kitchen, destination cocktail bar, the Owl & Monkey and its private club, accessible to members and residents, including a breathtaking rooftop bar, The Peacock Lounge. With rates starting from £350 per night for a Club Flat, The Other House will bring its unique conc...

Award-winning resort makes major donation to Habitat for Humanity; New Lookout Bar pairs panoramic Vail Valley views with creative cocktails. The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley is excited to share that it has completed an extensive room refresh in time for the 2024-2025 ski season. The award-winning Westin Riverfront has revamped each guest room with fresh mountain modern furniture - including Next Generation Heavenly Beds - along with new Western artwork, lighting, flooring, bathroom vanities and mirrors and more. The Westin Riverfront is home to 230 guest residences ranging from Studio Suites to luxurious 3-bedroom condos, all featuring a custom kitchen, five-piece bathroom and gas fireplace. Proud to be an environmental lodging leader in Colorado, the Silver LEED certified resort donated the previous room furnishings to Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley and Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley to be sold at local ReStore locations to help support the creation o...

Grosvenor and EIH London Investments Ltd have today announced that South Molton, in London’s prestigious Mayfair, will be home to the Indian luxury hospitality group’s first Oberoi Hotel in the UK. Located on a prominent corner at 40-46 Brook Street, the hotel is poised to become Mayfair’s premier luxury boutique hotel, showcasing Oberoi’s iconic design, world-class service, and attention to detail. Grosvenor secured planning permission for the restoration of the 33,000 sq. ft Listed Building in 2022, as part of its wider South Molton development. This landmark project, currently the West End’s largest mixed-use development, will include the hotel, new office space, housing, cafes, shops, restaurants, community, and leisure spaces, all set within a rejuvenated public realm. At the heart of the project is a 267,000 sq. ft joint venture between Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK, set to deliver two best-in-class office buildings on Brook Street and Davies Street, offering corporate headqua...

According to recent Accor research, 2025 promises to be an exciting year for travel, with new trends shaping the ways in which Brits will explore the world. Following the rise of the “cool-cation,” destination dupes, and active tourism, a new Accor survey shows that 74% of Brits are planning to travel abroad in the coming year. But what adventures await them, and where are they headed? Using a blend of UK search data, survey insights, and keyword trends, we’ve compiled the top travel experiences and destinations expected to capture travelers’ imaginations in 2025. Get ready to discover the trends defining the future of British travel!

BLG sells stake in the Peninsula and Galataport Istanbul to Dogus Group

Making its grand entrance on the palm-fringed, sugar-soft sands of Costa Mujeres, SLS’s first ever all-inclusive wonderland is bringing something fresh and fabulous to the Yucatán Peninsula with its enviable blend of extravagant style, culinary artistry and electric entertainment. SLS Playa Mujeres’ waterfront rooms and suites, dynamic dining and mixology destinations, and unmatched array of lifestyle and wellness offerings, invite guests to say farewell to the ordinary at a resort where friends’ trips, family-fun, and romantic retreats unfold in equal, extraordinary measure.

Data isn’t meaningful unless you do something with it. Let’s say your average RevPAR for June is $150. Alone, that doesn’t mean very much. But what if you compare that number to the average RevPAR, globally and within your region? If you measure whether you’re improving year-on-year, month-on-month? If you look beyond RevPAR to accompanying key metrics?

U.S. hotels produced healthy growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) for a fourth week in a row. The metric was up 3.1% (all comparisons are year-over-year unless otherwise noted) on equal gains in occupancy and average daily rate (ADR). Performance was lifted by the shift of Halloween from Tuesday last year to Thursday this year as well as corporate travel squeezed in ahead of the U.S. election.

Airbnb issued their third quarter 2024 financial results. You can read the details here.

The landscape of travel, spa, and wellness is always transforming with technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and shifting global paradigms.

By 2030, direct digital bookings are expected to reshape the landscape of hotel distribution, overtaking online travel agencies (OTAs) as the primary channel for global hotel reservations. Skift Research’s 2024 Hotel Distribution Outlook reveals that while OTAs currently dominate the market, hotels are increasingly focusing on direct digital channels to engage travelers more effectively and reduce dependency on intermediaries. This shift is projected to generate $409 billion in global hotel bookings through direct digital channels by the end of the decade, marking a pivotal transition in how consumers book travel accommodations.

Jerne (www.jerne.com), the leading platform connecting digital-focused travel curators with experience providers, is celebrating reaching 10,000 registered curators with the launch of an industry-first rating system to help experience providers efficiently and effectively manage their sales and marketing strategies through influential communities.

Located just off the coast of Belize, Four Seasons Resort & Residences Caye Chapel will include a 104-key luxury hotel composed of expertly-designed guest rooms and suites, including a collection of 18 overwater bungalows. Designed by Mauricio Gomez de Tudo and Taller G, the hotel seamlessly blends the natural island allure with the five-star service attributed to the Four Seasons brand. Guests will enjoy world-class amenities, including two beach clubs, a full-service, cenote-inspired spa, and select access to a 10-hole championship, reversible course designed by Greg Norman—part of the Caye Chapel Golf & Ocean Club. The Resort will also feature a collection of 24 Four Seasons branded residences lining the Northern perimeter of the island, ranging from 2- to 4-bedrooms and available fully turn-key. The residences are expected to be delivered alongside the hotel in 2025, and begin at $4.5M, inclusive of full membership to the Caye Chapel Golf & Ocean Club.

The Indian autos major Tata has unveiled a new crossover concept Vista D90 Xtreme alongside the top-end variant of its flagship hatch

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