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After nearly three decades leading luxury hotels across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, international hospitality executive Roberto Abbagnale has turned his insider experience into fiction with the release of his debut novel, The Hotel Odyssey. The book lifts the curtain on the glamour and grit of hotel life.

Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm, in partnership with Columbia Threadneedle and QuinSpark Investment Partners (“QuinSpark”), has today signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pullman Paris Montparnasse from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“Unibail”), a leading European retail REIT.

The United Nations has urged its staff to limit attendance at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil in November due to high accommodation prices, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets.

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide reached a deal to acquire the parent company of Ace Hotel, betting that the influential lodging brand can help the firm expand globally.

International real estate company Vastint is looking to sell £500m worth of its UK hotel portfolio following a strategic review.

Treebo’s decision to spin off Hotel Superhero signals a bolder tech bet as it aims for a standalone revenue stream and broader customer base beyond its own hotels.

Global Mutual, a leading real estate investment manager, today announced the launch of Global Mutual Hotels, following the acquisition of Okami Hospitality Partners, a specialist hotel investment and asset manager.

Legacy Hotels Holding announced its official launch; introducing a bold vision to redefine hospitality across the Middle East, North Africa, the CIS region, and select global markets.

Affected guests and travel agents booked on Disney Adventure will be provided with flexible rebooking options.

A Cold War-era bunker in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, is undergoing renovations to become a dual-purpose luxury hotel and fallout shelter. 

Dubai is all set to break yet another world record later this year when the world’s tallest hotel finally opens its doors. Soaring at a staggering 377 metres, the impressive Ciel Dubai Marina, Vignette Collection will replace the Gevora Hotel as the world’s tallest hotel.

The capital witnessed an extraordinary celebration of flavours and traditions at the launch of Romance of the Indian Curry, authored by celebrated chef Davinder Kumar, Vice President – F&B, Le Méridien New Delhi, and President of the Indian Culinary Forum. The event, hosted at Le Méridien New Delhi in association with Shubhi Publications, brought together stalwarts from gastronomy, hospitality, and culture.

The rise of autonomous AI agents could threaten the core business model of platforms like Booking.com and Expedia, which rely on charging hotels a commission for bookings.

St Vincent Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves revealed plans for two major hotel investments totaling $1.3 billion, signaling a potential economic renaissance for the Caribbean nation.

A third hotel formerly owned by the embattled Public Hospitality Group has been successfully sold by receivers as the unwinding of the once powerful hospitality empire continues.

Hotels, and other similar businesses in the hospitality industry, are being targeted by an advanced, highly convincing, phishing campaign. The goal of the attacks is to harvest usernames, passwords, and potentially multi-factor authentication tokens (MFA) from two hospitality-centric platforms: Expedia Partner Central, and Cloudbeds.

ECKO Hotels & Resorts, a recently established hospitality brand in India, has announced a rapid expansion with the opening of multiple new locations across the country. Launched in April 2025 with properties in Rishikesh, Tapovan and Haridwar, the chain has added more than 1,000 keys in just four months.

London-based Yotel has named Marriott International veteran Phil Andreopoulos as CEO to direct plans to double its global hotel portfolio to 15,000 rooms by 2030.

Oravel Stays Limited, the parent company of Sunday Hotels and OYO in the UK, has rebranded as PRISM to represent its growing global portfolio and premium hospitality focus.

A portfolio of 15 purpose-built Marriott-branded hotels totalling 3,230 rooms are up for sale for £500 million.

In one of the most notable hotel transactions in Spain this year, ActivumSG earlier this month acquired the five-star Fairmont La Hacienda in Spain’s Costa del Sol for €175 million.

Today marks the debut of Dean Group, an independent and character-driven hospitality group that celebrates the essence of place. The announcement of Dean Group marks the exciting new formation of a distinctive portfolio where local stories meet global ambition.

Accor, one of the world’s largest hospitality groups, is undertaking a bold digital transformation, standardising its global property management systems on Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud. The deployment spans 5,500+ hotels in 110 countries, covering everything from economy brands like Ibis to luxury icons like Raffles and Sofitel.

Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management is starting a franchise program with 35 participating training schools to develop tourist sector staff targeting families on income support, officials said.