IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the signing of Canary Riverside Plaza, Vignette Collection by IHG – the brand’s first property in London and second in the UK&I. Developed in partnership with Yianis Group, the signing also marks IHG’s debut in Canary Wharf, one of London’s most established and well-connected business districts.
Orea Hotels CEO Gorjan Lazarov shares how the Czech group grew direct bookings from near zero to 60% of revenue by combining brand investment, data infrastructure, and technology-driven guest experience.
Opinion piece arguing Southeast Asia hoteliers can cut OTA dependency from 65-70% to 35-40% within 18 months using AI chatbots, behavioural triggers, and direct-rate advantages now available for under $50/month.
HFTP and RX will launch HITEC Paris on November 5, 2026, co-located with EquipHotel Paris at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, targeting European hospitality technology professionals.
Mews Founder Richard Valtr previews Unfold 2026, a 700-hotelier event in Amsterdam on May 27, focused on redefining the hotel operating model around AI, finance automation, and connected ecosystems.
Domes, Greece’s prestigious luxury lifestyle hospitality brand, has announced the relaunch of Pleiades Blossomhill Houses, now a member of Domes Finds sub-brand; a curated collection of concept-led stays shaped by place, culture and perspective, designed for slower living and rare experiences with bold stories to tell.
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has expanded its Luxury & Lifestyle presence in Portugal with the signing of Esperança Hotel, Vignette Collection in Braga. The signing brings IHG’s total open and pipeline Vignette Collection portfolio across the country to six hotels, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s continued growth.
Matt Bell of Mollie's outlines how the UK motel brand blends design, technology, and service culture to prove quality and affordability can coexist at scale.
Accor's 5-year program targets 100+ resource-saving solutions by 2030, starting with water efficiency in 2026 via a partnership with non-profit Water Unite to pilot scalable solutions across its global hotel network.
WorldHotels, a global brand of independent luxury and lifestyle hotels within the BWH® Hotels portfolio, today announces the addition of Willow in Trelleborg, Sweden, to its WorldHotels™ Crafted collection. Rising sixteen stories above Sweden’s southernmost city, Willow offers a striking example of beauty from the inside out—where bold exterior architecture gives way to an interior experience defined by craftsmanship, warmth and refined design.
Evok Collection announces the opening of Nolinski Golfe de Saint-Tropez in Gassin in April 2027. For the first time, Nolinski is venturing beyond an urban setting. Following Paris and Venice, the brand arrives in Gassin, on the doorstep of Saint‐Tropez, in an iconic location: the former Mas de Chastelas, set within three hectares of landscaped gardens.
Moxy Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, has debuted in Hungary with the opening of Moxy Budapest Downtown. Located on lively Kazinczy Street in one of Budapest’s most energetic neighbourhoods, the hotel brings Moxy Hotels’ playful, experience‑driven hospitality to the city, offering a bold new base for curious, social‑minded travellers.
VERTU Hospitality launches Vertu Interactive, a cloud-based digital signage platform branded as SignTouch, with its first major deployment at THE HOTEL Brussels, a 400-room Pandox Group property.
We're at a crossroads and this can go in either direction.And the answer depends on whether we, as an industry, do something to push it in the right direction. That's one of the main reasons why AI Hospitality Alliance exists.
As to who will benefit from AI search, it depends entirely on what hotels are willing to do. And by AI search, I mean mostly agentic search, not chatbot search. For the first time in forever, AI search via OpenAI or Anthropic will give hotels the opportunity to exploit a structural advantage (leveraging customer knowledge) that OTAs won't be able to match.
Day one coverage from the HumanX 2026 summit at EHL Lausanne distills ten cross-industry interviews into six arguments: AI consensus, luxury redefinition, labor honesty, guest memory, divergent threat readings, and broken metrics.
Three Radisson Blu hotels in Bergen, Trondheim, and Tromsø will join Radisson Hotel Group's Verified Net Zero program by summer 2026, bringing the total to four certified properties in Norway.
Minor Hotels, a leading global hotel owner and operator, announces the launch of Porta Rossa Hotel Firenze, Colbert Collection, marking the first hotel to open under the new Colbert Collection brand worldwide. Located on Via Porta Rossa, in the heart of Florence's historic centre, the hotel officially debuted on 12 May 2026, following a comprehensive renovation to transform it into a flagship of the brand.
Some places do not reveal themselves at first glance, Hermitage Hotel & Resort is one of them. It is not from the street that it makes its impression, but upon arrival, when the space suddenly opens up and the noise gives way to the quiet of the greenery. In Forte dei Marmi, where everything may seem already known, there is still a place capable of surprise: more than one hectare and a half of private gardens unfold as an unexpected oasis, a hidden retreat that has long defined the identity of this historic Versilia address.
Vertiq Hospitality Partners will manage the 309-room Hyde & Seek hotel in London, opening this Autumn under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio after a £42m renovation by owner MUI Group.
Handwritten Collection, an anthology of carefully curated hotels, today announced the signing of The Queen at Chester Hotel, which marks the brand's first opening in the UK.