UK hotel sector investment activity reaches €6.1bn in 2017

The UK hotel sector witnessed an exceptionally strong level of investment activity in 2017 reaching €6.1bn (£5.5 bn). This was €2.2bn (£2bn) above the 11-year average and a 44% ...

Barings provides €184.8m loan facility for London’s Hotel Café Royal (GB)

Barings Real Estate, part of Barings LLC, has provided a €184.8m (£165 m) loan secured against the Hotel Café Royal, the iconic 150-year old five-star luxury hotel in ...

Starwood Capital Group acquires Hilton UK portfolio €151.4m

Starwood Capital Group has acquired a portfolio of seven Hilton hotels throughout the United Kingdom, totalling over 1,300 rooms from Park Hotels & Resorts for €151.4m ...

Premier Inn owner Whitbread expands into Germany with hotel deal

Whitbread has acquired a portfolio of 19 hotels in Germany from Foremost Hospitality Group GmbH. The purchase price has not been disclosed.   This acquisition will give Premier Inn ...

AccorHotels sells majority stake in AccorInvest for €4.4bn

GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in AccorInvest, the world leader in hotel real estate with a current portfolio of 891 ...

Tetrarch completes Citywest hotel acquisition (IE)

Tetrarch Capital has completed its acquisition of Citywest Hotel, a 764-room, full-service hotel, golf course and a large ancillary landholding in Dublin, Ireland. The transaction was supported ...

IHG opens Holiday Inn Express at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow (RU)

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced the opening of Holiday Inn Express Moscow – Sheremetyevo Airport. Located within a walking distance to terminals D, E and F at ...

Belmond acquires Castello di Casole resort for €39m (IT)

Belmond Ltd. has acquired Castello di Casole, a luxury resort and estate in Tuscany, Italy. The purchase price, including transaction costs, is approximately €39m with a possible further ...

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