A quick roundup of global hospitality news.
MARRIOTT’S FIRST ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT: Marriott International will open its first Marriott all-inclusive property at the former Marriott Cancun Resort, which closed in March to undertake extensive renovations in preparation for reopening under its new name. The resort is expected to open in early 2024. Marriott Cancun, An All-Inclusive Resort, will feature newly redesigned rooms, suites, lobby and public and meeting spaces. The hotel will also have new restaurant concepts, pools, a lazy river and a water park. Marriott has grown its presence in the all-inclusive sector in the last four years, with Marriott’s All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy portfolio currently comprising 31 resorts under eight brands.
BULGARI OPENS NINTH HOTEL IN ROME: Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of its ninth luxury hotel, Bulgari Hotel Roma, at Rome’s Piazza Augusto Imperatore, 10. The new hotel offers 114 rooms, most of them suites. Each of the rooms offers a view of either the Piazza Augusto Imperatore or Via della Frezza street. The hotel includes five signature dining outlets, a bar, a rooftop terrace, a café, a lobby lounge, a reading room, a spa and a gym. The hotel’s public spaces are designed by Milan-based architectural studio ACPV Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, which has also designed the signature look of the other Bulgari hotels globally. Studio Polis of Rome, architect Gennaro Farina has curated the design and supervised the restoration of the building which houses the hotel.
U.S. PERFORMANCE UPDATE: Typical to Memorial Day holiday trends, hotel performance in the U.S. dipped from last week, according to STR’s data through June 3.
- Occupancy: 61.6% (-2.3%)
- ADR: $150.28 (+1.3%)
- RevPAR: $92.55 (-1%)
Among the top 25 markets, Las Vegas posted the highest YOY occupancy increase (+9.5% to 73.5%). Only Washington, D.C., registered a double-digit lift in ADR (+10.7% to $174.53). Boston posted the largest RevPAR lift (+18.6% to $176.93) from 2022. The steepest RevPAR declines were recorded in San Francisco (-15.6% to $108.49) and Orlando (-12.8% to $109.48).
HYATT VIVID TO DEBUT IN 2024: An affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corp. has entered into a management agreement with Grupo Murano for the 400-room Hyatt Vivid Grant Island, an adults-only resort, and Dreams Grands Island, a family-friendly 616-key luxury resort. Located in Cancun, Mexico, the hotels are scheduled to open in early 2024 and will join Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection. Hyatt Vivid Grant Island will be the first Hyatt Vivid-branded property in the Inclusive Collection portfolio. Guests staying at Hyatt Vivid Grand Island can access the adjacent Dreams Grand Island. The two resorts will offer 19 culinary concepts, a 26,000-square-foot spa with 25 treatment rooms, a fitness center, several pools and a beach club.
CURIO COLLECTION BY HILTON TO CROATIA:Â Hilton has signed a franchise agreement with Katarina Line do.o. to open the first Curio Collection by Hilton-branded hotel in Croatia. The Keight Hotel Opatija, Curio Collection by Hilton in Opatija, is expected to open in 2024. The 54-room hotel will be operated by Zagreb City Hotels do.o., which operates three more Hilton-branded hotels in Croatia. The hotel will feature a rooftop sundeck with a pool, a bar and restaurant on the ground floor, a spa with a pool and 100 square meters of meeting space. Curio Collection by Hilton presently has 70 hotels trading or under development in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Currently, Hilton has five open hotels across Croatia.