Latest news: Marriott expands Apartments; ground-up from Sonesta; Margaritaville in KC

Marriott expanding Apartments. Marriott International is expanding its Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy brand with signed development agreements in the U.S., Italy and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the U.S., Marriott recently announced an agreement with Roxbury Group for a 92-key development in Detroit (a conversion of The Plaza Apartments) and is partnering with Midas Hospitality for a 50-key development in St. Louis that will be co-located with a new Sheraton hotel downtown. The company also has an agreement with i Castello Sgr for a 47-unit project called Le Géant in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy. It also has an agreement with NEOM to bring a 218-key project to the island of Sindalah on the northwest coast of Saudi Arabia.

Sonesta’s first ground-up ES Suites. Newton, Massachusetts-based Sonesta International Hotels Corp. is building the first Sonesta ES Suites brand project developed from the ground up in Port Charlotte, Florida. The 117-key Sonesta ES Suites Port Charlotte is scheduled to open in Spring 2025.

Margaritaville to Kansas City. A $150-million Margaritaville Hotel is opening in Kansas City, Kansas, in the spring of 2025. The 229-key Margaritaville Hotel Kansas City is a partnership between the Margaritaville and Kansas City-based Homefield KC and Sunflower Development Group. It will be managed by Davidson Hospitality Group.

Hyatt Centric expands in Mexico. Hyatt Hotels Corp. is partnering with Inmobiliaria Canels, SA de CV and GACO&BA to expand its Hyatt Centric lifestyle brand in Mexico. The 105-key Hyatt Centric Querétaro is scheduled to open in 2025 and will be the second for the brand in Mexico.

Aman opening in Bangkok. Aman Resorts, Hotels & Residences is opening Aman Nai Lert Bangkok in the third quarter of 2024. The 52-key hotel with an additional 39 branded residences will be located in Nai Lert Park’s tropical gardens.

IHCL adds in India. Mumbai-based Indian Hotels Company Ltd. has signed a deal for its third property in Ayodhya, a 150-key IHCL SeleQtions hotel, which will sit on 1.3 acres near the airport.

Accor expands in Philippines. Accor is adding two new properties in the Philippines. The 175-key ibis Styles Subic will become the first international branded hotel on the former site of a U.S. military base and is scheduled to open in 2026. It will also open a 250-key Mercure Subic adjacent to the ibis property.

IHG partners in Dubai. Dubai-based Kleindienst Group is partnering with IHG Hotels & Resorts to operate the Côte d’Azur Monaco Hotel at The Heart of Europe in Dubai under the voco brand, as voco Monaco Dubai. The 198-key property will open in the first quarter of 2024.

Radisson adds in Indonesia, Germany. Radisson Hotel Group will open a 150-key beachfront resort in Anyer, Indonesia. The company also announced its first Radisson RED brand in Berlin with the 133-key Radisson RED Berlin Kudamm. Arena Hospitality Group will be the co-owner and manager of the Berlin property, which will open later this year.

Meliá to open in Puerto Plata. Mallorca, Spain-based Meliá Hotels International has signed a preliminary agreement with the Bergantín Trust to develop a hotel in the Puerto Plata tourism district in the Dominican Republic.

Cheval to open in Glasgow. London-based Cheval Collection, with owner 141WRS, will operate the 70-key Cheval Maison – West Regent in Glasgow in 2026. The company said it will be the first of its kind in Glasgow. Cheval operates nine locations in London, three in Edinburgh, Scotland and one in Dubai.