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A half-naked West Country Tesco worker who gave a London Shard hotel room a "total and complete trashing" cost the owners just shy of £150,000. Kellar Knight, 23, treated his new girlfriend to a £1,300-a-night stay at the Shangri La Hotel on the 39th floor of the skyscraper in June 2024, but things went horribly wrong after “a couple of drinks”.

Turkeys Gobble and Waddle were treated to a luxury VIP hotel stay at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC.

Australia based TFE Hotels has made its long-awaited UK debut with the first of two landmark Adina properties: The Hobson Cambridge by Adina and The Wellington Glasgow by Adina.

A shop at the famed Manhattan hotel, where scenes from the movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” were filmed, is holding a Kevin McCallister lookalike contest this holiday season. And the winner could get the opportunity to check-in to The Plaza just like Kevin.

Service Properties Trust (SVC), one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REIT), continued its restructuring by selling 34 hotels for 224.7 million dollars. This sale was completed on November 18 and 19, 2025. This sale is part of a larger transaction whereby SVC is selling one hundred and thirteen hotels. 

The Georgian Hotel Association has warned of mounting financial losses across the country’s hospitality sector due to a new tourist fraud scheme involving delayed refund claims.

The Michelin Key — the hotel world’s equivalent of the Michelin Star — has officially entered India, marking a watershed moment for the country’s luxury hospitality sector. In its first-ever India list, Michelin has awarded 36 properties across the country, introducing a new global quality benchmark for hotels and elevating India’s position in the premium tourism landscape.

Lotte Hotel & Resorts hosted a diplomatic lunch on November 21 at Signiel Seoul, inviting ambassadors from over 20 countries, including Canada, New Zealand, and Thailand, to celebrate “Kimchi Day,” the company announced on November 24.

A £1,000-a-night ultra-luxury hotel is soon to grace the streets of London’s Piccadilly, just a stone’s throw from the iconic Ritz Hotel. The brainchild of Singaporean magnate Asok Kumar Hiranandani, this new development promises to transform the luxury hotel scene in the city. 

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, and NUO International Hotel Management Co., Ltd., recently signed a strategic Letter of Agreement to collaborate on brand development and international expansion.

The new guide covers five key pillars of disability inclusion – Inclusive Training, Spaces, Hiring, Digital Interfaces and Programmes – in a move to empower accommodation providers to provide welcoming and inclusive stay experiences for guests, while fostering inclusive hiring and training practices.

My Place Hotels of America has launched commercial-support platform Market Force. The platform incorporates My RevPulse, powered by IDeaS for AI-driven revenue management, and Kalibri Labs' Hummingbird Commercial for market-specific intelligence by channel, segment and rate. These applications, part of My Place's 2025 technology expansion, now work together within Market Force.

Macau concessionaire SJM has confirmed it will acquire satellite casino L’Arc and its associated facilities as part of a HK$1.75 billion (US$225 million) transaction but will not proceed with previously stated efforts to take ownership of Inner Harbour satellite Ponte 16.

Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group have sold the Equinox hotel, office and retail space at the 35 Hudson Yards tower in New York for a reported $541 million to Japan’s privately held Mori Trust.

A Doncaster hotel has unveiled the ultimate getaway for Jeremy Clarkson fans – a suite with the presenter’s face staring down at your bed.

Global Asset Solutions has expanded its team further, with the appointment of Duncan Kinnear as hotel asset manager.

Novotel, a leading global hotel brand with 600 hotels in 68 countries, has become the first hospitality brand to join the Seafood Task Force (STF).

Brookfield Hotel Properties has acquired the 1,003-key Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, the largest hotel in the city, from Blackstone for an undisclosed amount.

Forbes Travel Guide ("FTG"), the global authority on luxury hospitality, today announced the 2025 Hotel Icons List, recognizing 23 legendary Five-Star hotels.

Two weeks after launching agentic bookings in AI Mode to reserve restaurants, buy event tickets and make beauty and wellness appointments, Google confirmed it is developing similar capabilities for hotel and flight reservations.

Wei Cong Seah will invest globally in early and growth-stage startups in technologies aligned with Genting Group’s diverse business lines.

Pullman Hotels & Resorts, part of Accor’s premium portfolio, has announced a sweeping brand transformation designed to position the group as one of the world’s most dynamic hospitality players.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL),India’s largest hospitality company, today signed definitive agreements to acquire 51% stake in Sparsh Infratech Private Limited, owning company of the brand ‘Atmantan’, a well-established luxury wellness centre located in Mulshi near Pune.

Kempinski Hotels has announced the appointment of seasoned hospitality executive, Alan Chin, as Managing Director for Greater China and Mongolia and General Manager of KEY International Hotels Management Co. Ltd, in a move to strengthen the group’s presence and accelerate growth in one of its most dynamic markets.