Accor targets 1,600 hotels in Greater China within five to six years, up from 830 today, signing multiple luxury projects and expanding partnerships with Jin Jiang, H World, and Sunmei.
The Charleston Place, a defining landmark in the heart of Charleston's historic district at the corners of King, Market and Meeting Streets, announces the completion of the next phase of its ongoing $150+ million reimagination, ushering in a renewed era for the beloved hotel and longtime gathering place for guests, locals, and visitors alike. Building on the property's transformation under BHC, this latest chapter introduces a newly reimagined Club Level, an elevated rooftop pool experience with garden bar, a redesigned arrival area, and newly refreshed guest rooms and suites.
ITC Hotels Limited today announced the signing of a management agreement for Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels Mysuru, a 99-key hotel in the culturally rich city of Mysuru, Karnataka. The signing marks another significant milestone in ITC Hotels’ growth strategy and further strengthens the presence of the Welcomhotel brand across key business and leisure destinations in South India.
Avani Hotels & Resorts has opened Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel, introducing the brand’s premium lifestyle hospitality to the Lao capital. Set on Fa Ngum Road, overlooking Chao Anouvong Park and the Mekong River, the 197-key hotel offers a fresh base for business trips, city breaks and riverside stays in Vientiane.
Minor Hotels will manage Shurooq's seven nature-led and heritage-inspired boutique properties across Sharjah, with plans to integrate them into its upper-upscale and luxury portfolio following investment and enhancements.
Tivoli Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of Tivoli Palazzo 1880 Lecce Hotel, marking the brand’s arrival in Puglia and reinforcing Tivoli’s growing presence in Italy with its fourth property: a meticulously renovated historic palazzo in Lecce’s city centre featuring 48 rooms and suites, signature dining, panoramic rooftop experience, and a dedicated wellness area.
Weekly APAC roundup covers HVS-Styleloft Korea tie-up, a HKD750M hotel-to-student-housing sale in Hong Kong, a KRW60B Seoul coliving redevelopment, an ibis Phuket divestment, and Singapore's Greater Sentosa Master Plan.
Vietnam's branded residence sector is now worth USD 8 billion, representing 20% of Asia's regional total and surpassing Thailand and South Korea, with 15,762 units in its pipeline across 47 projects.
In December 2026, Tengile MalaMala Collection will unveil Khensani River Lodge, a new nine-suite lodge on South Africa's MalaMala Game Reserve, with bookings now open. 15 years in the making, the collection's most design-led lodge to date sits directly on the Sand River, conceived as a quieter safari experience shaped by life on the riverbank.
GHA presented its 2026 Awards across 13 categories at a CEO conference aboard Regent Seven Seas Splendor, with Wharf Hotels, Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, and Capella Bangkok among the top winners.
An automation specialist quantifies OTA virtual card revenue leakage, showing 11 hotels recovered $228K in unprocessed balances in one month, saving ~3,600 labor hours annually.
Hotelogix outlines its PMS onboarding process, claiming independent hotels can go live in 2-3 days and multi-property groups can onboard 5-6 properties per month with centralized control from day one.
We didn't go to HITEC 2026 for the demos. We went for the conversations. We sat down with exhibitors right there on the show floor. No script, no prepared questions, just one starting point: tell us what you do, in plain language. This is where it went with David Poprawka, Innovation Strategist at Infor Hospitality.
Adam Mogelonsky makes the case that the longevity revolution is no longer a luxury niche but a structural shift in guest expectations and that the most overlooked opportunity lies not in spas or fitness centers, but in the guestroom itself. For time-poor travelers who rarely make it to hotel amenities, the room is the only wellness touchpoint that reaches everyone.
Meyer Jabara Hotels attributes its 24% turnover rate (vs. an industry average of 78-84%) to an intentional leadership culture built on empowerment, shared ownership, and technology-enabled connection.
HVS Europe's weekly bulletin covers six hotel transactions across Spain, UK, Italy, and France, including Extendam's acquisition of three IHG-branded hotels in Madrid and Barcelona for undisclosed sums.
Trilogy Hotels takes over management of the 112-suite Sands Torquay Resort on Victoria's Surf Coast from 1 July 2026, expanding its Australian portfolio to 24 properties.
Hotels that pass the name-search test on AI engines often fail category queries like "best luxury hotel in [destination]," where guest shortlists are built from third-party sources hotels rarely manage.
Monday opened with three converging arguments about who controls the guest relationship in an agentic AI era: loyalty data as the chains' structural hedge, the application layer around the PMS as where AI value actually accrues, and a CDR Global World Panel piece arguing the industry's real challenge is building cultures that elevate human potential rather than absorbing legal risk. One HITEC floor conversation with RobosizeME, the AIHA member survey, and Accor's conversion of a 16th-century citadel rounded out a strong opening to the week.
HFTP's Nominating Committee has selected six new leaders for its 2026-2027 Global Board, bringing expertise in AI, hospitality finance, IT, club management, and education.