From 2025, the Holiday Inn City Centre will be operated under the Scandic brand, after the completion of an extensive renovation.

The total construction pipeline currently stands at 1,673 projects/249,264 rooms, up 1 per cent by projects year-over-year.

In a new, modern building in the city’s oldest park, the new hotel offers inspiring art and contemporary design in the heart of Helsinki.

The region’s pipeline is 776 projects/118,400 rooms, with 404 projects/61,842 rooms scheduled for construction in the next 12 months.

At the close of the second quarter, the total pipeline is slightly less than the all-time high of 3,711 projects/704,101 rooms set in Q2 2022.

The Group also announced more offerings to its owners and guests, including Art’otel in its portfolio, blending art and lifestyle.

While project counts may be slightly down YOY, travel gained significant momentum, expected to continue an upward trajectory.

Newly trans­formed guest rooms and suites feature a warm con­tem­po­rary design that com­ple­ments the serene wood­land and lake­side setting.

The economy segment is booming, and to meet demands Scandic Hotels opens its first hotel under its new Scandic Go brand in September.

Just hours from Bangkok and easily accessible from both domestic and inter­national flights, Hua Hin is one of Thailand’s most popular destinations.

Book It Easy is now available across all key conference hotels in EMEA, and allows organisers to save hours of precious time.

With 505 hotel rooms and event space for up to 570 people the hotel has been designed to offer ”meetings in the park.”

At the close of 2022 the total global construction pipeline stands at 14,267 projects, a 4 per cent increase year-over-year (YOY).