Marriott International continues to expand in Eastern Europe with the opening of its first hotel in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the 75-suite Residence Inn Sarajevo. The hotel, operated by an affiliate of US-based Interstate Hotels & Resorts, is the first internationally-branded hotel in the country and fills a gap in the extended stay market with spacious suites and studios that enable guests to thrive on long stays.

New research by Hilton Garden Inn into the nation’s eating habits reveals that a hearty cooked breakfast has been voted the number one ‘treat’ meal by Brits, overtaking classics such as curry, roast dinner and fish and chips. The study of 2,000 adults reveals that more than a quarter rated a cooked breakfast as their favourite blow-out meal, with twenty-nine per cent admitting to tucking into at least one a week. 

Rocco Forte Hotels has announced a strategic partnership with Fondo Strategico Italiano Spa, the Italian State-backed sovereign fund 80 per cent controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and 20 per cent by Bank of Italy. It has a paid-up share capital of €4.4 billion. FSI will inject £60 million into Rocco Forte and Family in exchange for an equity stake of 23 per cent, valuing the enlarged equity at £260 million.

As winter approaches in Russia’s capital city, a warm respite beckons just a few steps from Red Square. Closed for many years, a grand set of doors has just been thrown open, revealing luxurious accommodations, five inviting dining and drinking establishments, and an unparalleled international standard of personalised service: welcome to the new Four Seasons Hotel Moscow.

Global hotel chain Tune Hotels - part of the Tune Group, the private investment group of Tony Fernandes, founder and Group chief executive of low-cost airline AirAsia - has unveiled plans to open up to 25 new properties by 2020, amounting to a further £200m in the UK. The announcement comes as the select-service hotel group opens the doors to its sixth UK property in Newcastle this week, and sees the UK as its strategic hub for expansion into Europe.

The NH Collection Eurobuilding has opened its doors as one of Madrid’s most emblematic hotels and NH Collection’s flagship property in Spain, following three months of intense refurbishment and a multi-million pound investment. Located just ten minutes from Madrid’s city centre and historical sites, the 431-room, four star hotel offers an unmatched culinary experience in the Spanish capital, with four areas dedicated to haute cuisine, as well as pioneering tourism technology, thanks to the trail-blazing decision to turn the hotel into the first “Living Lab” in the industry.