Aperturas de hoteles

🏡 Cantora, Isabel Pantoja's estate in Cádiz, will be transformed into a luxury rural hotel after receiving preliminary project viability approval from Medina Sidonia's Town Hall. An investor group hired to manage Pantoja's finances proposed the initiative, which includes hosting events and capitalizes on the area's annually held popular equestrian tournament.

🏦 OK Mobility expands into Bosnia and North Macedonia, opening offices in Sarajevo and Skopje, responding to a 40% increase in booking demand in Southeast Europe over the last year. With more than 70 'OK stores', the company now reaches 17 destinations. Sarajevo airport welcomed 1.3 million passengers in 2023, while Skopje airport saw over 3 million. Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia attracted nearly a million and over half a million tourists in 2022, respectively. CEO Othman Ktiri emphasizes the dynamic growth in Southeast Europe's tourism.

🎸 Hard Rock International launches its European flagship hotel, Reverb by Hard Rock, in Hamburg. Located in the historic St. Pauli bunker, the hotel boasts 134 rooms and suites, diverse culinary options, Hamburg's largest public rooftop garden, and a live music venue. Operated by the Hamburg-based RIMC Hotels & Resorts, Reverb is designed to be a cultural hub for music fans, locals, and travelers.

🏦 In Málaga, the City Council advanced urban planning on Friday for the transformation of the unused 14-year-old historical Post Office building into a luxury five-star hotel. Israeli magnate-owned Nitsba Spain SL, which purchased the property for €23.5 million in a 2019 public auction, requested the planning. The hotel will boast 178 to 200 rooms, creating at least 150 jobs. The project expands the building area from 2,264 to 3,461 square meters and increases buildable space by 3,866.65 square meters to 17,480.45 square meters. Citizens can comment on the proposal for 30 days on the Urban Planning website before seeking the regional government's environmental impact approval. The Post Office building has been closed since 2010.

🌏 Corea del Norte reabrirá fronteras para turismo en diciembre 2024, cinco años tras el cierre por Covid. Oficinas de turismo Koryo y KTG anuncian la reapertura de Samijiyon, zona accesible desde China. Se espera acceso inmediato a Pyongyang y turismo inicialmente para países amigos. La zona, ubicada al pie del monte Paektu, ha sido modernizada recientemente, con nuevas líneas de tren anunciadas por líder Kim Jong Il. Pre-pandemia, turismo norcoreano mayoritariamente de China y en menor medida de Rusia.

🏡 Hotel Palacio de Cimiano in Panes, Asturias, seeks a buyer at €13 million after closing a year ago. Mayor José Manuel Fernández highlights it as a potential job creator and economic booster for the region, mentioning the layoff of over ten locals when the hotel shut down.

🏡 In Toledo, the 16th-century Casón de los López building is set to be transformed into a boutique hotel. Local media report that the Toledo City Council has approved the rehabilitation of this historic structure, once frequented by the writer Miguel de Cervantes. The renovation project includes the creation of a 13-room hotel facility.

🏨 Alda Hoteles, a budget accommodation chain, expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding three new establishments in Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, and Galicia, reaching 21 opened lodgings. With the latest 85-room addition, the total count of units offered is now 475 across 94 accommodations, 86 of which are operational. The Alda Puerto Calderón in Oreña, a 2-star hotel with 40 rooms; Alda Nueva Castilla in Sigüenza, also a 2-star with 18 rooms; and Alda Narón in Narón, a 1-star hotel with 27 rooms, were the recent openings. The company outdid its 2022 and 2023 record by opening 10 more hotels in the January-July period.

🏨 In Kröv, southwest Germany, a hotel collapse resulted in at least one death, with eight others trapped under the debris. The incident occurred at 23:00 on Tuesday, with 14 people in the building at the time; five escaped unharmed. Rescue efforts have been complicated by the unstable structure of the building. The cause of the collapse is unknown, occurring roughly 100 kilometers west of Frankfurt.

🏨 A former car dealership has been transformed into an urban hotel in Madrid's Lavapiés district, located on Ronda de Valencia Street. The hotel's design preserves the original structure and façade to maintain the area's urban style, featuring avant-garde architectural solutions. As of now, the hotel does not have a managing chain. Further details may be found in the full article [here](https://desarrollohotelero.com/inversores/madrid-convierten-un-antiguo-concesionario-de-coches-en-un-hotel-urbano/).