Georgia
Georgia is fast becoming a key growth market in international hospitality, with rising visitor numbers and major brand activity. Our news coverage reports on developments such as Wyndham’s expansion in Batumi, new luxury resorts, and midscale openings in Tbilisi. We explore Georgia’s growing appeal to global hotel groups and investors, highlighting opportunities and trends relevant to hoteliers tracking emerging destinations and international market dynamics.
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Feb- 2025 -7 FebruaryColumns
Leading Aimbridge EMEA’s expansion and innovation in hospitality
David Anderson, Divisional President of Aimbridge EMEA, has spent over three decades in the hospitality industry, building a career that spans continents, brands, and leadership roles. His journey—from an unexpected start in a hotel restaurant to managing a vast portfolio of over 1,550 hotels—reflects a deep understanding of operations, owner…
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Feb- 2024 -13 FebruaryPeople
Aimbridge EMEA appoints European director of Operations & Quality
Aimbridge EMEA, a division of global hotel management leader Aimbridge Hospitality, has announced the appointment of Xavier Etcheberrigaray as its new Director of Operations and Quality – Europe. Etcheberrigaray joins the third-party management company from Aimbridge Hospitality’s American division, where he worked as a general manager of multiple properties. In…
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Jan- 2024 -22 JanuaryAppointments
Crieff Hydro’s trainee managers secure permanent managerial roles
Jasmine Ritchie, Shania Beaty, Georgia Williamson, Ellie Anderson, and Vianney Lemoine have secured permanent managerial roles within the Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels, after completing a qualification in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership at SCQF Level 7. The group were presented with their certificates by group CEO and chairman Stephen Leckie…
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Nov- 2022 -4 NovemberPeople
Aimbridge expands its EMEA team with international appointments
Third-party hotel management company, Aimbridge EMEA – formerly known as Interstate Hotels and Resorts, has expanded its team with a trio of appointments across the UK, Europe and the CIS. The new hires have joined Aimbridge in both development and operational roles, which it said “cements the company’s commitment to…
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Feb- 2022 -2 FebruaryHotel Brands
Preferred Hotels and Resorts adds 13 hotels to portfolio
Preferred Hotels and Resorts, the independent hotel brand representing more than 700 hotels, resorts, and residences across 80 countries, has announced the addition of 13 new member hotels to its global portfolio between September 1 and December 31, 2021. Ranging from Pendley Manor, Tring, in the UK to a lakeside…
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Jan- 2022 -14 JanuaryHotel Brands
Accor northern Europe sees signings surge
Accor has revealed it signed 25 hotels in Northern Europe in December alone, bringing Northern Europe’s total hotel signings to 89 (13,000 rooms) in 2021. It said 2021 saw strong development across Accor’s Northern European region, which today consists of more than 1,100 hotels across a portfolio of more than…
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Nov- 2019 -22 NovemberHotel Brands
Macdonald Hotels sells landmark St Andrews and Oxford Hotels
Macdonald Hotels has completed the sale of Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews and the leasehold interest of the Randolph Hotel in Oxford to Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum. The news comes after the group pulled out of a deal to sell 27 of its properties in a…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyAppointments
Hamilton Park hotel appoints new management team
A new Hamilton hotel has announced its management team as it nears completion ahead of opening this summer. Alex Cameron will head up the team as general manager at the new Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park, located within the grounds of Hamilton Park Racecourse. Cameron is a Hamilton local with…
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Sep- 2018 -10 SeptemberTechnology
Gahn Capital acquires Chic Retreats
Hospitality technology investor Gahn Capital has announced the acquisition of the Chic Retreats brand and technology as part of its continued expansion. Chic Retreats is the latest addition to the company’s current portfolio which includes Hotec and Guestmaster International, both now trading as Acomos. Gahn Capital acquired Chic Retreats’ assets,…
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Mar- 2018 -20 MarchHotel Brands
Marriott signs record 35 hotels in Europe in 2017
Marriott International has announced that 2017 represented its most successful year to date for signing development contracts in Europe, adding 35 hotels and signing 12,000 rooms. The company operates or franchises more than 547 properties and 110,000 rooms in 40 countries and territories in Europe, representing 9% of its global…
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