The waterfront-focused platform doubled its inventory to 75,000 properties in 90 days by positioning itself for AI-driven travel search and charging no guest booking fees.
LE reports 6,020 projects with 705,825 rooms in Q1 2026 pipeline, with luxury segment hitting record highs and 2026 supply growth forecast at 1.4%.
The collection adds properties across 29 destinations including first-time markets like Key West and Palm Springs, bringing total portfolio to over 700 hotels.
Hilton will debut eight luxury and lifestyle brands in new Asia Pacific markets this year, with over 15 more planned for 2026.
IHG will develop four hotels with 1,000+ rooms at Vietnam's massive Can Gio coastal development, including the first Holiday Inn Express and Garner properties in the country.
Three new properties in Miami Beach, Palm Springs, and Hudson Valley bring the upscale brand to 90-240 rooms each with distinctive local design elements.
Davidson will oversee the 123-room resort's multi-year transformation, adding golf, spa, meeting space, and dining venues through 2027.
Minor Hotels appointed Mikhail Kolesnik to lead expansion in the Balkans and CIS while announcing its first Croatian and Slovenian properties opening in 2027.
Tom Kelley becomes CEO of the new holding company structure, which combines renovation specialist Digney York with millwork manufacturer EIS Hospitality.
DHM takes over the 371-room luxury property on Country Club Plaza, marking its third Missouri hotel and first Kansas City management contract.
onefinestay will transfer management of 200+ London and Paris homes to Veeve while focusing on 40 curated luxury properties and leisure destinations.
The 11 PentaHotels properties across three countries will convert to Holiday Inn, voco and Garner brands by H1 2027, adding 1,808 rooms to IHG's European portfolio.
The brand reached 20 hotels with occupancy exceeding 70% on average and targets 300 locations by 2032.
Hotel Equities adds three properties across Ontario, Florida, and Texas, expanding its third-party management platform to over 200 hotels.
HVMG's Elevate platform has completed $80+ million in renovations and manages seven active hotel projects for third-party owners.
The rebrand unifies Veriu Hotels Suites, Punthill and UKO under one platform operating 90 sites with 5,950 keys across short, medium and long-term living.
Ivy Hospitality upgraded 182 total rooms across two adjacent Marriott properties, introducing each brand's latest design prototype to the market.
The weekly bulletin covers eight major European hotel transactions totaling over €500 million, including Covivio's €217M Milan portfolio and MCR's £123M London boutique collection.
The Filipino independent brand will open properties in Coron next year and Siargao later, expanding from its MICHELIN-listed Boracay flagship.
The partnership with Olive Hospitality advances Hilton's goal of 150 Spark hotels across India, targeting emerging cities beyond metros.