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Travel intelligence and marketing platform Skift announced the acquisition of two travel-adjacent platforms: Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, a women’s member organization, and Hospitality.fm, a podcast studio.

ME Lisbon will open its doors on 1 August, marking the Portuguese debut of the ME by Meliá brand.

Dusit International has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SYDEL to establish Dusit France, a joint venture created to bring Dusit’s unique brand of Thai-inspired gracious hospitality to France for the first time.

As direct competition in India is increasing and suppliers are cutting middlemen, MakeMyTrip is moving to international markets to increase supply and distinguish itself.

Virgin Hotels Chicago, which marked the debut property for the hotel brand 10 years ago, has been acquired in a £57m deal. The 250-room property has been purchased by an affiliate of Michigan-based firm Accelerated Assets, which specialises in converting properties to timeshare investments.

Marriott International, Inc., the global hospitality leader, has signed an agreement with one of Uzbekistan’s leading developers, Alliance Holding LLC, to launch the country’s first JW Marriott hotel.

Hotel Equities has revealed that its founder, Fred Cerrone, will retire effective Nov. 22, concluding a 58-year career in the hospitality industry. Upon his retirement, he will become chairman emeritus of the company.

An advisor-exclusive platform, Teldar offers travel agents access to more than 2 million accommodations around the world. Teldar is a subsidiary of Accor and part of the Gekko Group. The platform has been operating in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the U.K., Spain and Portugal.

Nazuna has introduced an innovative hospitality recruitment approach that intends to address the persistent issue of high employee turnover in the sector. Partnering with 'in the HOTEL,' a specialized hotel industry recruitment service, the company now offers potential candidates a free stay at one of its luxury machiya inns in Kyoto before proceeding with formal interviews.

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is proud to announce that former president and CEO, Robert A. “Bob” Gilbert, has been selected as a 2025 inductee into the Events Industry Council (EIC) Hall of Leaders. 

 In a defining moment for hospitality education and industry collaboration, Pride Hotels Ltd. and the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to power the ‘Pride Hotels & Resorts presents DREAM Program – Powered by IIHM India’. This partnership combines Pride Hotels’ operational excellence with IIHM’s academic leadership to create a new generation of industry-ready hospitality leaders.

Following Sunday's tragic murder-suicide at Tsuen Wan's Panda Hotel involving a depressed father and his family, mental health experts are sharing vital guidelines for supporting loved ones in crisis. Psychiatrist Wong Ching-yi outlines these essential dos and don'ts.

Nammos Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the appointment of Carolyn Turnbull as CEO, effective immediately. A globally respected industry leader, Turnbull brings more than two decades of international experience and brand-building expertise to the role.

Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI) is making a bold play in the Philippine tourism and gaming scene with plans to invest close to $2 billion in new integrated resorts in Boracay and Cebu.

The hospitality industry and tourism in general in Austria are largely supported by people with a migrant background, according to a study by the Austrian sociological institute Dema, which was cited by the website of the Austrian Radio and Television. Almost half of the employees in the industry in Austria are either immigrants or children of immigrants, according to a study by sociologist Günter Ogris. 

Emblems Collection continues its expansion in Italy with the addition of three new properties in 2026. These new openings in Siena, Umbria and Puglia mark an important milestone for the brand in the region, significantly enhancing its presence there.

Ennismore has teamed up with Thailand’s Platinum Group to launch Mama Shelter Bangkok Platinum, the brand’s first property in Thailand. Scheduled to open in 2029, the hotel will be part of The Platinum Square, a new mixed-use development in the city’s Pratunam district.

Marriott International completed its $355 million acquisition of lifestyle hotel brand CitizenM, the company announced Wednesday.

 Hard Rock International has announced a project with HR Hotel FZ LLC, a joint venture between Malta-based Db Group and RAK Hospitality Holding (RAKHH), to developer a hotel and residences in he United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hard Rock Hotel & Residences Ras Al Khaimah is slated to open in 2028.

A new Ibis Styles hotel—part of the French Accor Group, a global hospitality leader—is set to officially open in Moldova in the autumn of 2025. The Ibis Styles hotel marks the first flagship project of the large-scale and innovative urban concept ‘German Village’, developed by Regata Imobiliare.

A 20-year-old hotel employee, Diwakar Yadav, was shot dead outside hotel Ishan Inn in Vikalp Khand under Chinhat police station limits late Monday night. The accused, Akash Tiwari, 22, a property dealer with a criminal record, fired at Diwakar from close range after a brief altercation and fled.

The Local Committee for Planning and Building in Nahariya has conditionally approved the plan by Shoval Group to build a hotel on the Akhziv-Nahariya beach, near the shoreline.

The owner of the Loungers bar chain and Poundstretcher, the discount retailer, is weighing a takeover of two of Britain's best-known hotel chains.