Paris
Paris, known globally for its luxury hospitality and enduring appeal as a top tourist and business destination, serves as a key benchmark city for UK hoteliers. Our editorial coverage examines high-profile hotel launches along the Champs-Élysées, developments in boutique and palace-grade properties, and investment trends shaping the Parisian market. We also report on how Parisian hospitality innovations and travel patterns inform strategy and standards across the UK hotel sector.
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Jun- 2025 -10 JuneHotel Brands
Dorchester Collection’s Coworth Park launches reimagined spa
Coworth Park, Dorchester Collection’s luxury country house hotel located in the heart of Berkshire, has launched its reimagined spa. Set within the 240-acres of countryside at Coworth Park, the spa with views over the wildflower meadow has been redesigned to reflect its natural setting. Light-filled spaces, soft textures and nature-inspired…
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May- 2025 -30 MayAppointments
Rosewood appoints new COO and VP of operations EMEAC
Rosewood Hotel Group has appointed a new chief operating officer (COO) and a vice president of operations (EMEAC) to its corporate executive team. Anthony Ingham, the group’s new COO, will begin his term on 1 September, 2025, reporting directly to Sonia Cheng, the group’s CEO. Ingham brings decades of experience…
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29 MayPeople
The Royal Horseguards Hotel names Charles Oak as GM
Clermont Hotel Group has announced the appointment of FIH Charles Oak as general manager of the The Royal Horseguards Hotel. Oak is a highly respected leader in high-end hospitality, with extensive experience in both guest service and operational leadership. Early in his career, he completed a mini-MBA: the Advanced Management…
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12 MayHotels
Tarka to open new 242-pod hostel and rooftop bar in Edinburgh
Tarka Edinburgh has received a £10.3m investment from OakNorth to fund the acquisition and development of a new 242-pod hostel and rooftop bar in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre. Located on South St Andrew Street next to St Andrews Square and just minutes from Waverley Station and the St…
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9 MayRestaurants & Chefs
The Grand Hotel Birmingham to launch speakeasy concept
The Grand Hotel Birmingham will be launching Downstairs At The Grand on Friday 16 May, which will serve as the city centre’s “only late-night live music jazz bar”. The speakeasy concept, which will be taking over Isaac’s, the hotel’s restaurant, will be running from 10pm until 2am on Thursdays, Fridays…
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Apr- 2025 -29 AprilHotels
Schroders Capital acquires W Edinburgh
Schroders Capital has completed the acquisition of the 244-bed W Edinburgh from Nuveen Real Estate for an undisclosed sum. W Edinburgh, Marriott International’s first luxury property in the market and the first W Hotel in Scotland, opened in November 2023. The hotel is situated in St James Square in the…
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28 AprilHotel Brands
Marriott International to acquire CitizenM in $355m deal
Marriott International has reached an agreement to acquire the lifestyle brand CitizenM, in a $355m (£266m) deal. Marriott said Citizen M is a “unique and innovative” offering in the select-service segment. The transaction is expected to accelerate Marriott’s global expansion of its select-service and lifestyle lodging offerings, as the company…
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25 AprilHotel Brands
Starhotels appoints Stefano Squecco as new cluster general manager
Starhotels has announced the appointment of Stefano Squecco as the new cluster general manager of all three hotels in London: The Pelham, The Gore, and The Franklin. Squecco officially assumed his new role in January and brings considerable expertise and a deep understanding of the luxury hospitality sector. He will…
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24 AprilPeople
Adagio appoints director of OPS, IT, digital, purchasing and transformation
Adagio has announced the appointment of Marie-Isabelle Gruson to its executive committee as director of operations projects and services (OPS), IT digital, purchasing, and transformation. Having been with Adagio since the brand’s creation, Gruson brings 25 years of operational experience and knowledge of on-the-ground realities. She will leverage this expertise…
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14 AprilHotels
European hotel investment hits €22bn in 2024, Savills finds
Pan-European hotel investment totalled €21.9bn (£18.9m) in 2024, making the highest level since 2019 and a notable 47.6% year-on-year increase, according to Savills’ latest European Hotels Report. It comes as hotels have been “at the forefront” of the European real estate recovery, and were one of only two commercial real…
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