Australia
- The 319-room Hilton Brisbane completed a $37 million renovation, updating the entire hotel. The property is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and offers 19 professional meeting rooms and a grand ballroom that can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. For more information, call +61.7.3234.2000 or visit www.hilton.com.
England
- Melia’s ME London Hotel opened in September on the former site of the Strand Music Hall and Gaietey Theater. The 157-room hotel is one of six ME by Melia properties and offers groups private dining space, a rooftop bar, seven meeting rooms and more than 7,000 square feet of function space accomodating up to 300 people. For more information, call 877.954.8363 or visit www.me-by-melia.com.
France
- AC Hotels by Marriott debuted the 221-room AC Hotel Ambassadeur Antibes-Juan Les Pins. Set in the small seaside community in southeastern France, the renovated hotel offers indoor and outdoor pools, a private sandy beach and multiple dining outlets. It has 22 meeting rooms, the largest of which measures 6,351 square feet. The property offers exhibition space on-site and connects to the Juan les Pins Convention Center. For more information, call +33.492.937410 or visit www.marriott.com.
Germany
- Fleming’s Deluxe Hotel Frankfurt Main –Riverside opened in August with 149 guest rooms. Event facilities include ten conference rooms totaling approximately 5,800 square feet and accommodating up to 200 guests. A winter garden suite can be used for smaller meetings and private dining events. For more information, call +49.0.800.37.37.700 or visit www.worldhotels.com.
Morocco
- Delano Marrakech opened in September in the Hivernage District, marking another step forward in the growth of the Morgans Hotel Group into an international hospitality management brand. Modeled after the original Delano hotel in South Beach, Fla., the Delano Marrakech offers a rooftop event space for up to 130 guests accessible via private glass elevator. Also on the property are 30 suites, 41 guest rooms, a 20,000-square-foot spa and three private pools. For more information, call 800.606.6090 or visit www.delanomarrakech.com.
South Korea
- Starwood Hotels announced plans to debut the Aloft brand in South Korea in late 2014 with the opening of Aloft Suwon. Located 40 miles from Incheon International Airport and 12 miles from Seoul, the hotel will have 120 guest rooms, more than 4,300 square feet of meeting space and a bar, lounge and restaurant area. For more information, visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Tanzania
- Four Seasons has taken over management of the former Bilia Lodge Resort and will unveil the Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti, Tanzania this fall, where guests can view wildlife including elephants, lions, wildebeest, zebra, antelope and the other animals of the plains from an ecologically safe setting. The tented camp is set within the 5,700-square-mile Serengeti National Park and includes 60 rooms, 12 suites, five villas, a spa and an infinity-edge pool. Satellite buildings are connected to the two-story great house by raised wooden walkways. For more information, visit www.fourseasons.com.
United Arab Emirates
- The new waterfront Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara in Abu Dhabi offers more than 220 guest rooms and is part of an integrated lodging, marina and shopping destination. The ballroom has a capacity of 550 for cocktail receptions or 320 for a banquet and is divisible into three smaller spaces. Eastern Mangroves also offers a business center and five additional meeting rooms. For more information, call +971.0.2.656.1000 or visit www.abu-dhabi.anantara.com.
Vietnam
- The 2015 opening of the Mövenpick Resort & Spa, Quy Nhon will mark the company’s third property in Vietnam, following hotels in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Set on a cliff overlooking the South China Sea, the Quy Nhon resort will offer 180 rooms, 52 cliff-side villas and a 6,458-square-foot ballroom. Mövenpick says the hotel will be built to high sustainability standards. For more information, visit www.moevenpickhotels.com.