IHCL Clocks 20 Signings and 11 Hotel Openings in Q1 FY2027
IHCL signed 20 hotels and opened 11 in Q1 FY2027, bringing its total portfolio to 645 hotels with a pipeline of 263, on track for its 700-hotel Accelerate 2030 target.
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Emerging Travel Group Strengthens Supply Team in the Middle East
ETG appoints Samyra Krooswijk as Head of Business Development, Direct Supply Middle East, to grow its directly contracted hotel portfolio across the region and Turkey.
Strategic Sustainability & Collaboration: The Power of Ecosystem Position
Research on Kenya's circular economy finds that ecosystem position and strategic collaboration matter more than business model innovation in determining access to capital, legitimacy, and scale.
By Carlos Martin-Rios and Hala Linck
Hong Kong Strengthens Its Status as Asia's Travel and Hospitality Powerhouse with AHOCA's Asia Hub Launch, Catalysing Deeper Cross-Border Industry Collaboration
AHOCA launched its first regional chapter outside the US in Hong Kong, aiming to connect American Chinese hotel owners with Asian hospitality leaders for cross-border investment and partnerships.
The ROI of letting go: Why autonomy is Africa’s real hospitality differentiator
A Valor executive argues that empowering GMs to act as local entrepreneurs, rather than following rigid brand standards, is the key competitive differentiator for international hotel brands operating in Africa.
By Joep Schoof, Chief Operating Officer Africa, Valor Hospitality
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Vinhomes Green Paradise Can Gio Introduces Four International Hotel Brands to Coastal Megacity
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.
Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa 2026 Announces Award Recipients: Vimbai Masiyiwa and Colin Bell to Be Honoured in Nairobi
Vimbai Masiyiwa of Batoka Africa and Colin Bell of Natural Selection will receive leadership honors at the March 2026 summit in Nairobi.
Minor Hotels Continues Africa Expansion with New NH Collection Hotels in Tanzania and Ghana
Minor Hotels signed two NH Collection properties opening in 2030: a 200-key Accra hotel and 145-key Pemba Island resort, marking first West Africa entry.