Apex Hotels Group has rebranded as Apex Hospitality Group as part of a restructure intended to reflect the company’s expansion into both urban and rural markets. The business, founded in 1996, will now operate through three divisions: Apex Hotels, Monogram Collective and Hospitality Linen Services. Apex Hotels remains the group’s city-centre brand and recently added […]

Preferred Hotels and Resorts will open The Newman in central London in February 2026 as part of a wider global pipeline of eight properties scheduled to join the group next year. The Newman will sit in Fitzrovia, with design studio Lind and Almond overseeing interiors shaped by the district’s Victorian and Art Deco influences. The […]

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved plans to convert Albany House, a 1980s office building on Albany Street, into a 102-room hotel operated under Whitbread’s hub by Premier Inn brand. Artisan Real Estate will redevelop the five-storey sandstone property, located at the corner of Albany Street and Broughton Street, with completion expected in summer […]

A portfolio of 14 properties in Scarborough and Bridlington, which includes a series of hotels and guesthouses, have been brought to market for an undisclosed amount, after the owner entered administration earlier this year in August.  Administrators at Grant Thornton were appointed over 11 properties in Bridlington and three in Scarborough. Several of the assets […]

Why the year ahead demands strategic precision, not optimism, as RevPAR growth slows and regional divergence widens  After three years of post-pandemic rebound, the hotel sector enters 2026 facing a fundamentally different competitive landscape. The era of recovery-driven expansion is over. What lies ahead is slower growth, rate-led performance, and widening divergence in demand patterns […]

Prize by Radisson has opened a 172-room hotel in central Osnabrück, the first property to feature the brand’s refreshed design approach aimed at creating warmer and more tactile interiors. Located on Johannisstrasse between the Neumarkt district and the Old Town, the hotel gives guests a walkable base close to cafés, boutiques, the Museum Quarter and […]

Windemere Hotel is set to undergo a substantial restoration following a multi-million-pound investment by its new owners BH Group. The hotel, which dates to 1847 and overlooks Windermere from an elevated position above the town, closed at the end of the autumn half-term to allow refurbishment work to begin.  The contract for the project has […]

Hotel operator the Amano Group expects its portfolio to grow from 1,500 rooms to more than 3,000 over the next three years as it pushes ahead with an expansion programme across key European cities. The company plans to open eight additional hotels by 2028 in both existing and new core markets, including Leipzig, Hamburg, Munich, […]

King Street Townhouse will refurbish two event spaces and 10 guestrooms as part of a redesign scheduled to complete in April 2026. The work forms the centrepiece of the Manchester hotel’s plans to mark its 10th anniversary. The project will update the South Terrace and Lounge, which the hotel says will provide greater flexibility for […]

Dublin-based Clayton Hotel Liffey Valley has completed a refurbishment of its bar and restaurant as part of its 20th-anniversary celebrations, unveiling redesigned spaces intended to update the hotel’s core hospitality areas. The revamp covers the Globe Restaurant and Bar, where teal and blue interiors have been introduced alongside wood finishes and new lighting.  According to […]