Minor Hotels News
Minor Hotels Receives Two Top Honours at Global Alliance Awards in Brussels
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, with the award-winning loyalty programme GHA DISCOVERY, has announced the winners of its 2025 awards. Minor Hotels was recognised in two categories, Best Use of Technology and Best-Cross-Brand Contribution for its NH Hotels & Resorts brand. GHA also acknowledged Minor Hotels’ Tivoli Hotels & Resorts brand for its 15 years of membership in the alliance.
Minor Hotels Continues to Expand Its Presence in the Nordic Countries
NH Copenhagen Grand Joanne is the latest addition to the NH Hotels & Resorts portfolio. It marks the second Minor Hotels property in the Danish capital and the third in the Nordics, alongside NH Collection Copenhagen and NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa. This opening further underscores the strategic importance of the Nordic region for Minor Hotels, as the group continues to expand its presence across key European markets.
Seven Tides appoints Minor Hotels to manage DUKES The Palm
Luxury residential and hospitality developer Seven Tides has signed a strategic hotel management agreement with Minor Hotels as the new operator of its five-star DUKES The Palm, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, which is located on the west trunk of Palm Jumeirah, effective from 1st August 2025. “This is a strategic appointment as Minor Hotels already successfully manages our existing asset, the neighbouring NH Collection Dubai The Palm, and the agreement will provide enhanced synergy between the hotels,” said Abdulla Bin Sulayem, CEO, Seven Tides.
Avani Barbarons Seychelles to Relaunch Following Major Transformation, Elevated to Avani+
Minor Hotels announces the upcoming relaunch of Avani+ Barbarons Seychelles which is set to reopen on 16 June 2025.
FHS Africa 2025 honours David Green, William E. Heinecke and Hala Matar Choufany
The 2025 Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa Awards will honour three exceptional individuals whose leadership, vision, and integrity have profoundly shaped the hospitality industry in Africa and beyond.
Minor Hotels Unveils a Strategic Repositioning of Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites
Minor Hotels reveals an evolution of Oaks Hotels, Resorts & Suites, announcing a shift from serviced apartments to full-service hotel, resort and suites brand. A reinvigorated service focus, introduction of unique operating hallmarks and refreshed brand identity will create global resonance and distinction in a competitive market.
Anantara Veli Maldives Resort Launches Artist in Residence Programme with Cambodian-Based Artist, FO
The endless blue horizon, sun-kissed shores and kaleidoscopic underwater world at Anantara Veli Maldives Resort sparked a creative awakening for Cambodian-based artist, FONKi as the adult-only resort hosts its first Artist in Residence. Born in Paris to Khmer refugee parents and raised in Montreal, FONKi is a dynamic artist renowned for blending contemporary street art with traditional Cambodian influences. He is also the curator and owner of FT Gallery in Phnom Penh and the founder of Murals for Cambodia Festival, fostering local talents and elevating Phnom Penh as a thriving art hub in Southeast Asia.
Minor Hotels Appoints Shobhit Khattri as Associate Vice President of Development
Minor Hotels, a global hospitality leader with over 560 properties in 58 countries, announces the appointment of Shobhit Khattri as Associate Vice President of Development for India, Nepal and Bangladesh as the group accelerates its expansion in the South Asian countries.
Minor Hotels Announces the First Avani Branded Resort to be Built in India
Minor Hotels announces the arrival of the Avani Hotels & Resorts brand in India with Avani+ Sunray Beach Visakhapatnam Resort, an exclusive new-build resort and branded residences development set along the scenic Sunray Beach in Visakhapatnam, India. The project will feature 117 hotel rooms and 58 branded residential villas, alongside a suite of premium amenities designed to set a new benchmark for hospitality in the region. The announcement comes as Minor Hotels significantly accelerates its expansion strategy in India, targeting 50 new openings in the country over the next decade.
Exclusive Breakfast Dishes Created to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of NH Collection Hotels
Throughout 2025, NH Collection Hotels & Resorts, which is part of Minor Hotels, is celebrating 10 years since the brand’s creation. To mark this milestone, the brand has collaborated with 10 renowned Michelin-starred chefs at 10 of its hotels across the globe to create the “Signature Breakfast Constellation Edition”, an initiative highlighting one of the brand’s core pillars, gastronomy.
Minor Hotels Announces the Upcoming Debut of the NH Hotels & Resorts Brand in Copenhagen
Minor Hotels, global hotel owner and operator with more than 560 hotels and resorts in 58 countries located in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Africa, as well as the Indian Ocean, announces the upcoming debut of the NH Hotels & Resorts brand in Copenhagen, the city where the group already has the five-star hotel NH Collection Copenhagen.
Minor Hotels Announces the Upcoming Debut of the NH Collection Brand in Paraguay
Minor Hotels, global hotel owner and operator with more than 560 hotels and resorts in 58 countries located in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Africa, as well as the Indian Ocean, announces its upcoming debut in Paraguay with the development of a new NH Collection hotel in Asunción. This ambitious project will be part of a large-scale mixed-use real estate development, establishing itself as a new architectural icon and a benchmark for the city.