The Business Travel Magazine Oct/Nov 2019

THE REVIEW
R O O M R E P O R T
IN BRIEF
Selina adds Latin flair
Latin American hotel
group Selina has made its
UK debut with the launch
of the Selina NQ1
Manchester. The Northern
Quarter property has
37 guestrooms, suites
and shared rooms, a
restaurant, bar, coffee
shop, Irish pub and a
basement club.
CitizenM goes fourth
CitizenM will open a
226-room hotel close to
London Victoria railway
station in 2021, its fourth
hotel in the city. Slated for
a site on Vauxhall Bridge
Road, construction on the
10-storey hotel will begin
in May next year using
CitizenM’s innovative
prefabrication method.
Voco loco
IHG will open its fourth
Voco hotel in the UK
before the year's end.
The 201-room hotel in
Reading, currently
operating as the
Millennium Madesjki,
will be transformed to
offer guests "an unstuffy
and exciting new hotel
experience." IHG aims to
open 200 Voco hotels
globally by 2029.
Brand new Hyatt
The Hyatt Hotels group
has launched Caption by
Hyatt, a new lifestyle
brand within the select
service category. The
concept "will bring people
closer together, allowing
them to work, eat or
socialize in comfortable,
flexible, communal spaces
that encourage meaningful
conversations". Hotels will
be located in 'dense' urban
markets and emerging
neighbourhoods.
Greenwich goes RED
thanks to Radisson
radisson Hotel Group will open its third Radisson RED
property in the UK next year, with a London opening joining
existing hotels in Glasgow and Liverpool.
The 70-room property from the ‘upscale, lifestyle selectservice’
brand will be located in Greenwich, within walking
distance of the O2 Arena and five miles from London City
Airport. It is part of an £8billion project to redevelop the
capital's Greenwich Peninsula and will also feature a bistro,
bar and gym.
“Radisson Red is for those who wish to stand out of the
crowd and it now lands in London. Opening in 2020, it
perfectly blends business and play around the O2,” says
Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chief Development
Officer, Radisson Hotel Group.
ACcor has launched an economy
brand, called greet, that will feature
boutique design hotels with a focus
on upcycling. The first has opened in
Beaune, Burgundy, with further
openings planned in paris, lyon and
marseilles. accor aims to have 300
greet properties open by 2030
yotel starts
city centre
programme
YOTEL Edinburgh has opened its
doors to become the brand’s first
city centre hotel in Europe.
The property comes as part of
a rapid growth strategy that will
see five Yotels debut across the
continent in the next year in key
locations including Amsterdam,
London and Porto.
The 276-room hotel is on bustling
Queen Street, close to the city’s
historic hot-spots. Signature Yotel
features include space-saving
adjustable SmartBeds with Serta
Gel mattresses and amenities
from Urban Skincare.
Rooms also include multiple
power and USB charging ports,
free super-fast wifi, and HD smart
televisions. Additional amenities
include self-service kiosks, a
modern gym and two interconnecting
meeting spaces equipped
with modern AV technology.
The hotel also features Imaginex
360-degree projection space for
film screenings, social events,
product launches and meetings.
Listed return
to edinburgh
from IHG
InterContinental Hotels has
returned to Edinburgh with the
opening of the InterContinental
Edinburgh – The George.
The listed building, located in
the city’s New Town, has been
welcoming guests since 1881
including the likes of Scottish poet
Robert Burns and novelist Sir
Walter Scott. InterContinental
previously operated the hotel
before it became The Principle
Edinburgh George Street in 2005.
The refurbished property offers
ten different room types, while
its King’s Hall can accommodate
up to 300 guests.
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