Equilor Asset Management, owned by Hungarian developer BDPST Group, will buy the Sofitel complex which consists of a 4-star hotel and an adjacent office building, local news portal index.hu reports.

Marriott Hotels, the signature flag of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 hotel brands, has opened Tirana Marriott Hotel, the first Marriott Hotel in Albania. The hotel is located next to the multi-purpose complex of the National Arena and within walking distance to governmental offices, international institutions as well as key historical and cultural sites.

Hospitality group Accor will open a new Mercure hotel in Bucharest in the fall of 2023. The new hotel located next to Unirii Square will be operated under a franchise agreement with local company Sab Serv Expres. 

Radisson Hotel Group has opened its 18th hotel in Poland with its first Radisson Blu Resort in Ostróda. Radisson Blu Resort & Conference Center, Ostróda Mazury is located directly on Lake Drwęca in the Masurian Lake District.

Hotel chain Louvre Hotels Group, part of Chinese Jin Jiang Holding, aims to reach five affiliated hotels in Romania, including projects in Brașov, Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest. 

Accor is expanding its portfolio in South-East Europe with the signing of Swissôtel Kopaonik in Serbia. In partnership with KOP2020 DOO, the premium hotel brand will welcome its first guests just in time for the 2024-2025 winter season. 

Marriott International has signed an agreement with Riva's Hotels & Resorts to bring Marriott Hotels to Croatia. Located in Icici on the Opatija Riviera, the new-build hotel is anticipated to open in 2024.

Hospitality group Accor has signed 47 properties in Eastern Europe and the ‘New East’ in 2022, going as far as Georgia and Kazakhstan for a total of 5,476 rooms. 

Verno House Budapest, Vignette Collection, is set to open in the summer of 2023 under a franchise agreement and voco Budapest is to open in late 2023 under a management agreement, europe-re.com reports

SIF Hoteluri Oradea has reached a deal to sell the Hotel Eurohotel in Baia Mare for €2.1 million. The 3-star hotel is located near the city center and features 64 rooms, a restaurant and conference halls.