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Hampton by
Hilton pipeline
‘largest in brands
history’
Hilton has revealed its Hampton by
Hilton brand, the largest in the Hilton
portfolio, “continues to lead the way in
the upper-midscale segment” and has
“the largest pipeline in brand history”.
Hampton was also recently
recognized at the top of the ‘Hotels &
Motels’ category on the Entrepreneur
magazine Franchise 500 list for the 10th
year in a row.
Shruti Gandhi Buckley, global
head, Hampton by Hilton, said:
“Building on our record of innovation
and performance success, Hampton
maintains strong momentum
worldwide.
“Our decade-long No. 1 ranking on
Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise
500 Hotels & Motels list underscores
the brand’s ability to empower our
owners and franchise partners
to continue to build and operate
successful hotels that meet the
evolving needs of travelers.”
Hampton currently has more than
2,430 properties in 25 countries and
territories. In the fourth quarter of 2018
alone, the brand opened the doors to
24 new hotels, including 10 in China,
and surpassed the milestone of more
than 250,000 rooms open worldwide.
With more than 640 hotels in
development, Hampton’s pipeline is
currently the largest in brand history
and the largest within the Hilton
enterprise. The brand will continue to
expand in key global regions including
South America, with four first-in-
country locations slated to open in
2019: Chile, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
Hampton will also expand its footprint
in China, where it is the fastest-growing
international hospitality brand, with 59
open and nearly 200 signed hotels in
the country.
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HOTELS
Galliard
completes
construction
of £110m Great
Scotland Yard
Hotel
London developer Galliard Group has
completed the three and a half year
construction of the new Great Scotland
Yard Hotel in London, due to launch
later this year.
Once the location of the original
Scotland Yard Metropolitan Police
HQ, the 93,000 sq ft hotel with 153
bedrooms and suites will be owned
by Abu Dhabi-based multinational
conglomerate company Lulu Group
International and operated by Hyatt.
The developer said it has a “police and
military theme”, with historical links to
Jack the Ripper, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
and Rudolf Hess.
In 2013 Galliard Group acquired a 125-
year Crown Estate lease on the building
which was exchanged for a forward sale
of the hotel when completed to LuLu
Group International in 2016 for £110m.
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HOTEL OPENINGS
Travelodge opens
two hotels in West
Midlands
Travelodge is continuing to expand
its presence in the West Midlands
officially opening its first hotels in
Walsall and Solihull.
Collectively these two hotels
represent an investment of £15m for
third party investors, create 40 new
jobs and boost Travelodge’s portfolio
to 580 hotels - which includes 25
properties in the West Midlands.
Walsall Travelodge, is a 60-room
hotel located close to the railway
station represents an investment of
£5m for the landlord. The purpose built
hotel was officially opened by Andy
Street, mayor of the West Midlands
combined authority, mayor of Walsall,
Marco Longhi and Hannah Thomson,
Travelodge, people director.
The Solihull Travelodge, is an
82-room hotel and represents an
investment of £10m for the landlord.
The hotel was officially opened by Gary
Steele, Travelodge regional director
for the south west, and Adnan Ahmad,
district manager for Birmingham and
hotel manager, Jyoti Rana.
The hotel features an on-site
restaurant called the Bar Café,
complimentary car parking and offers
16 ‘SuperRooms’, the company’s
premium economy room.
Solihull Travelodge is the second
hotel in the West Midlands to offer
SuperRooms, the other hotel is
Birmingham Bull Ring Travelodge.
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