Alessandra Manzanares

🏨 nhow Hotels & Resorts has opened its second Italian hotel in Rome at Corso d’Italia 1, near Villa Borghese, Via Veneto, and Piazza di Spagna. Designed by Rafael de La-Hoz and Emiliano Calderini, the hotel features 260 rooms with advanced technology, including suites with high-end audio systems and private bars. The LUDO restaurant combines Southern Italian cuisine with entertainment. Facilities include 10 meeting rooms for up to 600 guests, with modern audio-visual equipment.

🏨 Hotel Imperiale, via Veneto, Rome, reopened by OMNIA Hotels after an 18-month restoration. The 19th-century building blends historical charm with modern comfort. It features 81 rooms and suites, the top-floor suite offering a panoramic terrace. The Convivio Lounge serves as a vibrant urban space. CEO Francesco Lazzarini emphasized the project's collaboration with the Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali. Architect Andrea Auletta integrated sustainable technologies. OMNIA Hotels operates 8 hotels in Rome, enhancing its hospitality portfolio.

📍 Hilton announces three new Curio Collection hotels in Italy by 2028, targeting Genoa, Sorrento, and Milan. The Grand Hotel Savoia Genova, debuting in December 2025 with 117 rooms, marks Hilton's first entry in Genoa. Majestic Palace Sorrento, opening spring 2027, will offer 75 rooms and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Cadorna Hotel Milan, set for January 2028, will feature over 120 rooms. This expansion underscores Italy's importance in Hilton's European growth strategy.

📍 Mövenpick by Accor debuts in Italy with a new hotel in Bari, managed by Greenblu Hotels & Resorts. The hotel, located in the Murat district, is a sustainable refurbishment of the Palace Hotel. Mövenpick, founded in 1948, now boasts over 130 hotels worldwide. This opening marks Accor's 75th property in Italy, with 186 rooms, a private spa, and 12 modular meeting rooms for up to 300 people, enhancing its European presence.

🏨 W Florence, parte di W Hotels di Marriott Bonvoy, apre a Firenze nell'ex Grand Hotel Majestic. Dispone di 119 camere, 16 suite e una Penthouse. Il design combina elementi storici e moderni, con un cortile centrale e un rooftop garden. Il costo per una notte a luglio parte da 745 euro, in agosto da 608 euro. La struttura offre una palestra 24/7 e esperienze culinarie uniche, rivolta a una clientela internazionale di fascia alta.

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group, in 2025, acquired four French hotels in Paris Opéra, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Cannes, and Bourges, expanding its portfolio to 34 properties. New additions include Cour des Loges Lyon and Radisson Blu Hotel, Montpellier, offering luxury and premium experiences. Partnerships with Covivio and Byron Capital support this growth. Elie Younes, Radisson's global chief development officer, emphasizes France's strategic importance in their expansion plans. Over 65% of Radisson's worldwide owners possess multiple hotels.

🏨 Mikhail Kusnirovich, a Russian billionaire, acquired Villa Durazzo in 2021 from the D'Amico family to transform it into the five-star Bosco Palace Hotel on Lake Maggiore. The historic site, known for hosting Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill, will feature 93 to 117 rooms, a spa, pool, luxury dining, and a private beach club, opening between March and May 2026. Renovation began in 2022, aiming for international appeal.

🏨 Giorgio Armani, the fourth-richest man in Italy with a net worth of $11.3 billion, passed away yesterday. Born in Piacenza in 1934, he founded Giorgio Armani Spa in 1975. International success came in the 1980s through cinema, most notably with "American Gigolo." Armani Hotels & Resorts launched in 2005, with the first hotel opening in 2010 in Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The Armani Hotel Milano opened in 2011, and new projects are planned in Saudi Arabia. Since 1990, Armani has opened 26 restaurants and cafes across four continents.