Ascott to debut Crest Collection in Bucharest

Hospitality operator The Ascott Limited has partnered with developer Forty Management to open a hotel in Bucharest under the luxury hotel and serviced residence brand, Crest Collection. The estimated €22 million project will be developed in the Parliament Palace area of Bucharest, with construction expected to begin this autumn. The 170-room hotel is set to open in the first quarter of 2026. Read more

Kempinski Hotels Unveils Plans for Chic Ski Resort in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains

Situated in the mountains of central Romania, Kempinski Hotels reveals the latest addition to its European constellation: a contemporary ski resort that will transform the town of Poiana Brasov into a must-visit destination for trail-blazing travellers. With 120 guestrooms, Kempinski Poiana Brasov mountain resort will be the first five-star hotel in the Transylvania region and the debut Kempinski address in Romania. Read more

Radisson Group to operate hotel within Bucharest’s Central District Lagoon City

The Radisson Lagoon Hotel Bucharest is planned as the first of several such branded cooperations across the globe. It will be an upscale urban resort-style hotel with 323 rooms, a spa, 1,100 sqm of exclusive sandy beach, and access to a 10,000 sqm lagoon, a restaurant, and commercial areas. The investment will lead to 340 direct new jobs, in addition to 298 indirectly created ones. Read more

Rock Holding invests 70 million Euro in five-star hotel project in Poiana Brasov

The new project will also include all the facilities specific to a five-star tourist complex, including several restaurants and a SPA centre at international standards. The project has fulfilled and gone through all the urban planning formalities and the construction will start in the following period. The new five-star luxury project, according to international classifications, is located in the central area of the Poiana Brasov resort. Read more

Rezidor signs Radisson Blu Hotel in Brasov Romania

Radisson Blu, the iconic hotel brand driven by innovation and design, announces the signing of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Brașov, Romania. This newly built hotel will be Carlson Rezidor's third hotel in Romania complementing the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest (opened since 2008) and Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence (opened since 2015). Read more

Forty Management has started the international selection process for the hotel component in the Central District Lagoon City

Central District Lagoon City in Bucharest, will be a large mixed development, with a residential component with 570 apartments, an office building of 8,000 sqm GLA, 5,700 sqm of commercial space, as well as a hotel with 250 rooms , all built around a 20,000 sqm lagoon, implemented under an exclusive Crystal Lagoons license. Read more

Ibis Styles to open new hotel in Făgăraș

Ibis Styles Făgăraș Citadel will cater for all guests by providing 68 rooms that also will include ones adapted for families and for disabled guests. In addition, the hotel will boast a social hub, a welcome area, a buffet counter for breakfast and snack display, a multipurpose seating area, an external car park and a meeting room. Located in the very centre of Romania, the city of Făgăraș is accessible by car from major cities like Bucharest, Sibiu, and Brașov. Read more

Accor announces new Ibis hotel near the future Terminal 2 of Henri Coandă International Airport

Accor has signed a management agreement with Alexandra Residence Design to open 144-room ibis hotel by the end of 2022. The newly signed hotel will be located near the future Terminal 2 of Henri Coandă International Airport, the largest airport in Bucharest and in the country. Est Hospitality Consulting is the consultant of the project until its official opening while Cumulus Architecture is responsible for the design. Read more

First Hilton hotel in Brașov to open in 2023

Venus Crown Residence Estate will develop the first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Brașov following the signing of a management agreement with Hilton. The hotel with 150+ guestrooms is expected to open in the summer of 2023 following an investment of €21 million. The hotel will be the highest building in Brașov and the investors say that the project will enhance the city’s attractiveness among tourists. Read more

Many hotels will have to operate for less hours due to energy costs

Many hotels will operate for less hours due to high utility costs. The hotel industry has so far ignored investments in energy efficiency, but the current energy crisis and record prices are forcing hoteliers to reevaluate these aspects. Read more

Hospitality is here to stay – interview with Mircea Drăghici

Returning to normality. That’s what everyone is waiting for. The question is when and how, rather than if. Will it be a new a normal or the one we’re all used to? So far it seems to be the former, with several industries slowly restarting amid easing restrictions and hopefully gaining traction. Hospitality is no different in that regard. Read more