Hotel management company Valor has acquired four hotels from Tower Hotel Management, adding 700 rooms to reach 7,000 bedrooms across the UK.

The new hotels include the Crowne Plaza Aberdeen Airport, Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Airport, Holiday Inn Express Trafford City, and Hampton by Hilton Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

The US headquartered global company launched in Europe in 2014 with the management of 11 IHG-branded hotels. Worldwide, Valor now has a network of over 100 properties across 65 cities and 22 countries since being founded in 2012.

In other news, Valor has announced that it will operate The Medlock, the new hotel set to open in partnership between Manchester City and Radisson Hotel Group later this year. Featuring 401 rooms, the hotel will welcome business and leisure visitors, as well as those attending Co-op Live, the UK’s largest indoor arena, plus match-days at the Etihad and Joie Stadiums.