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Minor expands into Europe and South America
POSTED 30 Jan 2015 . BY Helen Andrews
MHG has chosen Portugal and Brazil as the starting points for future expansion into Europe and South America Credit: Shutterstock / Thiago Leite
Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has completed the strategic acquisition of six hotels in Portugal and Brazil and the rights to the Tivoli Hotels & Resorts brand for Brazil. MHG has thus chosen Portugal and Brazil as the starting points for future expansion into Europe and South America.

The Brazil acquisition comprises two Tivoli properties, one in Sao Paolo and one on the coast close to Salvador in Bahia – plus the intellectual property rights for the brand in the country.

In Portugal, MHG made strategic asset acquisitions of four Tivoli properties – one in the country’s capital, Lisbon, and three in the Algarve.

The spas at Tivoli-operated properties were managed by Banyan Tree, according to a report in Spa Business in 2012. It is unclear at this stage what form of management the properties’ spas will be under now.

MHG’s portfolio now includes a total of more than 16,000 keys across 125 hotels and resorts in 21 countries.
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Minor expands into Europe and South America
POSTED 30 Jan 2015 . BY Helen Andrews
MHG has chosen Portugal and Brazil as the starting points for future expansion into Europe and South America Credit: Shutterstock / Thiago Leite
Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has completed the strategic acquisition of six hotels in Portugal and Brazil and the rights to the Tivoli Hotels & Resorts brand for Brazil. MHG has thus chosen Portugal and Brazil as the starting points for future expansion into Europe and South America.

The Brazil acquisition comprises two Tivoli properties, one in Sao Paolo and one on the coast close to Salvador in Bahia – plus the intellectual property rights for the brand in the country.

In Portugal, MHG made strategic asset acquisitions of four Tivoli properties – one in the country’s capital, Lisbon, and three in the Algarve.

The spas at Tivoli-operated properties were managed by Banyan Tree, according to a report in Spa Business in 2012. It is unclear at this stage what form of management the properties’ spas will be under now.

MHG’s portfolio now includes a total of more than 16,000 keys across 125 hotels and resorts in 21 countries.
RELATED STORIES
Minor re-flags Four Seasons Bangkok as Anantara property


Minor Hotel Group (MHG), which owns the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, Thailand, will begin to operate the hotel under its own luxury brand Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas in March 2015.
Minor takes over management of Zanzibar resort


Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has taken over the management contract for the property currently operating as Essque Zalu Zanzibar in Tanzania. The property will be transformed into a Per Aquum resort by the end of 2015.
Minor Hotel Group rebrands Mozambique resorts


A 12-villa resort on Medjumbe, a tiny private island in the Quirimbas Archipelago off the northern coast of Mozambique, has been rebranded and launched as an Anantara property by Minor Hotel Group (MHG) and its long- term strategic partner Dubai-based Rani Investment.
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