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The Elora Mill Just Got More Remarkable — The Walser Building Opens This Fall

The Elora Mill is proud to announce the opening of the restored Walser Building this October, a landmark addition and the 8th heritage restoration on the property, making it one of the most anticipated hospitality expansions in Ontario this year. A building that has stood at the heart of Elora since 1851 will now host nine new hotel rooms, each one shaped by the same reverence for heritage, craft and design that has defined the Elora Mill.

Melbourne's Accommodation Scene Gets a New Address: Urban Rest Melbourne Opens on Lonsdale St with an Australian-First

Urban Rest, the Australian-founded flexible living operator, launches Urban Rest Melbourne after a multimillion-dollar renovation. Located at 23-33 Lonsdale Street, Urban Rest Melbourne offers modern, oversized apartments, a brand new residents' lounge, digital check-in, and a state-of-the-art fitness and group training centre by Conditn. The launch will also see the property become the first mixed-use asset in the country to combine co-living and short-term accommodation in one building, offering a truly flexible living model. 

AI Travel Agents Loom as Hospitality's Next Gatekeeper, Accor Grows First-Half Profit in a Soft Market

Thursday's sharpest thinking is about who controls demand. The warning is that the next disruption is less a cheaper OTA and more AI travel agents that decide which hotels a guest ever sees, and that regulatory wins against platforms have changed little, leaving direct relationships as the only asset that compounds. Accor posted higher first-half profit, and hospitality hiring technology is consolidating.