budget hotels

New research has revealed nearly half (47%) of B&B owners across the UK are nervous about oversupply in the market due to Airbnb and budget hotels.

RedDoorz aims to be the Uber of budget accommodation: its ecosystem allows owners of unbranded spaces to showcase their properties & reach out to travellers who want to avail of quality services with affordable lodging.

Favehotel Tuban Location: On Basuki Rachmad Road in Tuban, the seaport in East Java, three hours’ drive from Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport Grade: Economy Keys: 105 Facilities: Coffee shop Meeting space: Three meeting rooms They say: “Style, functionality and great value are the keys to a comfortable and pleasing stay at Favehotels” We say: Favehotel […]

Red Planet Hotels has formed a new partnership with SiteMinder as it embarks on a major expansion plan. The company, which operates 24 hotels in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan, will utilise SiteMinder’s cloud-based distribution technology to boost reservations at these existing properties, plus the 12 additional hotels it is planning to launch by […]

The largest hotel in the Australian city of Hobart is scheduled to open next month, and it has now been confirmed that the property will be branded as an ibis Styles. AccorHotels has penned a deal with the hotel’s Singaporean developer, Fragrance Group, to operate the new-build budget hotel on Macquarie Street, overlooking the River […]

Red Planet, the Asian budget hotel operator, is investing PHP80 million (US$1.6m) in the upgrade of multiple properties in the Philippines. The project includes the revamp of the façades and lobbies at all Red Planet hotels in Manila and Cebu. This will include a new colour scheme, signage, Mac workstations in the lobbies and remodelled […]

Best Western has confirmed that Asia’s first ever SureStay hotel will open in downtown Bangkok in the fourth quarter of 2017. SureStay Plus Sukhumvit 2 is a brand new “premium economy” hotel currently under construction in the centre of the Thai capital. Managed and operated by SureStay Hotel Group, a subsidiary of Best Western, the […]

AccorHotels has opened its first ibis Styles hotel in India, located in Goa. The 197-room ibis Styles Goa Calangute is located within walking distance from Tivai Beach and provides semi-all-inclusive packages, including breakfast and internet access in its room rates. All guest rooms at the budget hotel are pool facing and offer private balconies, while […]

Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands (pictured above) Location: Part of the Marina Tower complex on Pearl River Road, in Melbourne’s Docklands area Grade: Midscale Keys: 273 Facilities: Restaurant, bar, 25-metre outdoor heated swimming pool, 24-hour fitness centre, spa, steam room Meeting space: Five function rooms with space for up to 450 guests They say: […]

Huazhu Hotels Group, a major budget chain and AccorHotels’ partner in China, opened more than 700 hotels in 2016. The Shanghai-based company revealed this week that it added a total of 737 hotels to its Chinese portfolio last year, while removing 231. This net increase of 506 hotels left the company with a total collection […]

Best Western says it has high hopes for its new ‘white label’ franchise model, SureStay Hotel Group, in 2017, including the launch of the new concept in Asia. Since launching the concept in late 2016, Best Western has already approved 30 SureStay hotels in North America and one in Bangkok, and it expects to have […]

G6 Hospitality, the US-based budget hotel group, has taken its first steps into India’s fast-growing hotel sector. The company, which operates the Motel 6, Studio 6 and Hotel 6 brands among others, has signed an “area development agreement” with Chennai-based Auromatrix Holdings to roll out the three aforementioned brands across India. The partnership has scope […]