As previously announced in “The Bulletin” on September 14th, the Hotel Mondello Palace in Palermo is currently closed for a complete renovation and refurbishment of its interior and exterior spaces. The property, set to reopen in the third quarter of 2024, will become part of the “Mövenpick” brand portfolio of Accor. The accommodation offering will...Read More

The Mondello Palace Hotel in Palermo has been recently sold by Società Industria Alberghiera Turistica S.p.A. (S.I.A.T.) to Mondello Palace Hotel S.r.l., a subsidiary of Geimcor S.p.A., linked to entrepreneur Luigi Masciotta. The new owners plan to invest over 10 million Euros to redevelop the closed hotel into a luxury property, with completion expected by...Read More

Ennismore and ActivumSG Capital Management have signed a long-term management contract to bring Ennismore’s SLS lifestyle brand to Europe. The project is a 490-room hotel on Barcelona’s waterfront for the second half of 2024. The facility will develop on 31,326 square meters, and will overlook the marina on the north-east side of the 22° district...Read More

Accor is expanding its portfolio on domestic soil by opening the Ibis Styles Roma Aurelia, 4* with 229 keys, located in Rome, near Via Aurelia. The structure, which is spread over 5 floors, is characterized by a hall, conceived as a large informal space that is equipped with tables for co-working. In the hotel there...Read More

Accor is planning to open more than 300 hotels in 2022. The focus is on the luxury and premium segments, which currently account for almost 40% of Accor’s new openings, including Raffles Hotels in London and Doha, and the Skipper Sofitel Barcelona. The midscale and economy segments will also be important for the group’s expansion....Read More

An important urban regeneration project will bring to MilanoSesto, among other things a hotel that will be built (in 2026) close to the new Sesto San Giovanni station and near the future “Città della Salute e della Ricerca” (City of Health and Research). Amapa will manage the hotel in franchising, and has signed a 25-year...Read More

Adagio, one of the European leaders in the aparthotel market, continues its development in 2022 and announces the opening of 7 new properties in Europe and the Middle East. The group plans to open two new properties in Germany, the Adagio Access Kiel City (90 apartments) and the Adagio Access Hamburg Muhlendamm; its first property...Read More

The new opening in the Capitoline area leads the Mercure brand (Accor Group) facilities to a total of 32 hotels in Italy. The Mercure Roma Centro Termini, 4 stars, is located in the immediate proximity of the Termini station and will be equipped with 39 keys. The Mercure brand room offer is mainly concentrated in...Read More

Ambitions, objectives and strategies of Accor and its brands will be at the center of Jerome Lassara’s speech at ITHIC,into the afternoon session dedicated to the financial if lifestyle, mixed use and hybrid models in Italy. Jérôme Lassara is the VP Development at Accor South Europe and a Board Member of Assofranching Italy and of...Read More