• Newsletter December 22: Season's greetings
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| | | | | | Belmond is acquired by LVMH in $3.2 billion deal France: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has entered an agreement to acquire Belmond for $25 per Class A share in cash. Read more.... |
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Nathan Outlaw to open restaurant at The Goring
UK: The Goring in London's Belgravia is building a seafood restaurant that is set to launch in late spring 2019.
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St. Charles Coach House Hotel joins the Ascend Hotel Collection
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Brookfield to enter Indian market with Leela Hotels deal
India: Brookfield Asset Management is in the final stages of buying at least four of luxury hotels from Hotel Leelaventure.
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BLESS Hotel Ibiza to open in 2019
Spain: BLESS Collection Hotels has announced the launch of BLESS Hotel Ibiza, the second property from the new luxury brand.
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| | | | Season's greetings
• The sale of Belmond to luxury goods conglomerate LVMH marks the start of a new chapter for the hotel group, which last made the headlines for its, in my opinion, ill-advised change of name from Orient-Express Hotels in 2014.
Ditching an iconic brand name which is known far and wide, indeed way beyond its own industry, for a new and unknown company name, and spending $15 million in the process struck many industry observers, myself included, as an odd move.
In its defence, Belmond has a string of hotels which are iconic brands in their own right - Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire, Hotel Cipriani in Venice, and Reid's Palace in Madeira, to name a few.
And now these properties join Bvlgari Hotels and Cheval Blanc in the hospitality division of the Paris-based luxury goods giant. I hope they continue to set the benchmark for luxury hospitality.
This is the last BHN newsletter of 2018. I'd like to wish all our readers a wonderful festive period and a happy new year. We'll be back with our next newsletter on January 7 2019.
George Sell, editor, Boutique Hotel News
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| | Five hospitality and travel trends for 2019
BHN editor George Sell looks at five industry trends which will make waves in the travel and hospitality space in 2019.
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| Quick Q&A: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Artigas, Wilson Associates
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Artigas, design director at Wilson Associates, speaks to BHN about Wilson's stand at Sleep + Eat, entitled "Perspective: To See and To Share".
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