FRHI news

AccorHotels will acquire Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts for a cash amount of CHF560 million (€482 million) later this year, subject to regulatory approvals. The deal ... More

Lindsay Madden-Nadeau and Aldina Duarte Ramos will both remain with Accor after the company’s acquisition of FRHI earlier this year, working under the well-being umbrella ... More

AccorHotels has bought a 5 per cent stake in luxury resort operator Banyan Tree in a move to strengthen its position in the luxury hotel ... More

After the recent acquisition of Starwood, hotel giant Marriott has launched a new luxury division that will include St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, ... More

Andrew Gibson has been named vice president of wellbeing for Accor Luxury. Gibson was previously vice president of spa and wellness for FRHI Hotels & ... More

Following the approval of shareholders at the General Shareholders Meeting yesterday (12 July), AccorHotels Group has officially acquired FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) and its ... More

Variable pricing is a hot topic in hospitality, but does it work in the spa business? In an exclusive Thought Leader column for Spa Opportunities, ... More

To celebrate International Women's Day 2016 today, AccorHotels has launched an initiative to champion women across its hotel brands, with a commitment to 35 per ... More

The 49th edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide, held in Bologna, Italy, this March, will feature a two-day spa symposium, with panels and discussions about the global ... More

Swissotel will manage a 180-bedroom hotel in Saudi Arabia with an emphasis on vitality and fitness. The Swissotel Al Khobar is planned to open in ... More

A panel of global spa professionals at the London Health Show last week said modern technology is rapidly changing the way spas operate. “If I ... More

Andrew Gibson, vice president of spa & wellness for FRHI – parent company of Swissotel, Raffles and Fairmont – spoke yesterday at the London Health ... More

Commune Hotels & Resorts – which operates Alila, Joie de Vivre and Thompson Hotels – is merging with independent hotel operator Destination Hotels, which runs ... More

FRHI will open a Swissotel in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia in 2018 – the brand's first hotel in the Balkan country. The 200-bedroom flagship ... More

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will develop a new luxury hotel in Morocco, the Fairmont La Marina Rabat-Salé. The 200-bedroom hotel, set to open in 2019, ... More

Paris-based AccorHotels will buy FRHI – the owner of Raffles, Fairmont and Swissotel – for approximately US$2.9bn (€2.6bn, £1.9bn) in cash and shares. Accor operates ... More

The fourth panel at Spameeting EMEA at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai yesterday (6 December) was about the relationship between hotel general managers and spa ... More

Spameeting EMEA 2015 kicked off yesterday (6 December) with an afternoon conference programme at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai, UAE. Spameeting is a two and ... More

Upmarket hotel operator Swissotel is aiming to meet the growing demand for wellness travel by creating fitness-focused guestrooms for health conscious travellers. The specialised fitness ... More

Spa managers need to actively court clientele, says Lindsay Madden-Nadeau, FRHI’s director of spa integration and operations, and that means last-minute flexibility and openness from ... More

Swissotel is opening a new hotel in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province in eastern China, in 2020. The property is being developed with Nanjing ... More

Swissotel is opening a new 170-bedroom resort in Bali in late 2017 in partnership with resort developer PT Bali Ragawisata. Designed by TONTON Studio, the ... More

The owners of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, which includes Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company and a Quatari government fund, are looking to ... More

New details about the spa at the recently opened Fairmont Ajman have been revealed to Spa Opportunities. With panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf, the ... More

FRHI Hotels & Resorts has signed agreements with developer Citystars Properties to brand and operate two new hotel projects in Egypt, in addition to the ... More