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Gravity Haus, the Colorado-based hospitality management and social club, appoints Mike DeFrino, former CEO of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, as its president.

Accor is set to strengthen its footprint in Australia and New Zealand with the signing of a significant portfolio of hotels with Bayview International Hotels & Resorts.

Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Radisson Hotel Group, marking a new chapter in their mutual commitment to driving tourism and enhancing the Kingdom’s global visibility as a leading destination.

Copenhagen Sparkling Tea officially stepped into India’s premium retail segment with the launch of its direct-to-consumer platform on 1st May 2025. 

As luxury goes local and lifestyle goes upscale, Hilton’s NoMad debut in Singapore makes a clear statement about the future of luxury hospitality in the region.

Louvre Hotels Group MENA will be expanding its footprint across the Middle East and North Africa with a series of new openings, brand debuts, and a growing regional presence. 

A hotel is giving away free swimwear it designed itself to visitors. Guests at Travelodge in West Street, Brighton, can now get their hands on the limited edition swimwear line.

As Indian hospitality keeps evolving, the real competition might soon be all about the food.

A candy-pink model of The Grand Budapest Hotel is among more than 600 objects that will be included in a Wes Anderson exhibition in London.

Kempinski Group has renewed and deepened its longstanding partnership in China with BTG Hotels, as the pair work together to exploit opportunities in the country’s growing hospitality sector.

A Costa del Sol hotel receptionist told how he saved the lives of a young British tourist and her newborn baby after she gave birth prematurely when blackouts hit Spain. The holidaymaker in her 20s is stable in hospital after the dramatic delivery in the early hours of Tuesday at the Puente Real Hotel in Torremolinos.

Sir Richard Branson celebrated the opening of Virgin Hotels, London Shoreditch by handing out hundreds of prizes. The founder was seen in front of the hotel with a large red trunk that contained vintage Virgin Record Sleeves, which he handed out to the crowd.

A DEVASTATING fire has killed at least 15 people including one woman and multiple children in a horror hotel inferno in India. Several people were injured after a huge blaze ripped through the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata - forcing guests to jump out their windows to escape.

Presenters delivering innovative ideas in window box style screens not dissimilar to the transparent PVC-fronted packaging of dolls and action figures, accompanied by musicians encased in their own toy box screens. You wouldn't be judged too harshly if you'd thought this was a film premiere, a musician's album launch or a fashion event. But no! It was AccorInvest's rebrand event being held in Paris, recorded and simultaneously streamed across three destinations - London, Munich and Warsaw.

Global travel tech company OYO’s parent Oravel Stays Limited has signed leases to operate six former Mercure hotels, part of the Accor Group, as it expands its Sunday brand in the UK.

Carletta Andrews visited the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston with her husband to enjoy a nice night out on April 16. However, at the end of her meal, she found a baby snake in her margarita.

A 31-year-old French tourist was critically injured on Sunday after she fell from the seventh floor of a hotel in Camp de Mar.

One of the major hospitality companies on the Las Vegas Strip is laying off concierge staff in nearly all of its hotels, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. MGM Resorts confirmed the end of the concierge desk at the MGM Grand, Park MGM, The Signature at MGM Grand, New York-New York, Mandalay Bay and Vdara, the outlet reported. The desks will close Monday.

The heartbeat of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi Airport, is undergoing a significant transformation. In response to a striking surge in tourism over recent years, Finavia has announced a strategic €3 million investment to extend the airport terminal by 1,000 square meters. 

Locals living near a hotel in Columbia were evacuated out of precaution Friday evening after the building; which was under construction at the time, partially collapsed.

A chain of Mexican restaurants has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused it of underpaying and overworking its employees for seven years.

Stays at NUSTAR include the services of dedicated butlers specially trained by Heilbron Hospitality, one of the world’s most respected training institutions for hospitality service.

A Florida man caught on camera crawling into a valet key room and stealing nearly $2 million in stolen high-end vehicles last summer is now behind bars, officers said.

Portugal-based investment firm plans to develop 40 Super 8s over the next 10 years, many new construction with modular design.