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Trinity Investments, along with Oaktree Capital Management and Partners Group, has acquired The Standard, London, a luxury lifestyle hotel featuring 266 rooms and suites. Located in King's Cross, the hotel occupies the Brutalist-style Camden Town Hall Annexe building and includes six food and beverage venues. This acquisition follows Hyatt's recent purchase of Standard International, which includes The Standard and Bunkhouse Hotel brands.

Wynn Resorts Macau has recently partnered with Switzerland’s prestigious EHL Hospitality Business School to launch a certified hospitality management program, aimed at nurturing the next generation of young professionals in Macao’s hotel and tourism industry.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has teamed up with investment firm Lafayette Square to provide diverse hoteliers with improved access to capital.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol officially opened Thursday morning with the iconic Hard Rock guitar smash ceremony. Virginia’s first casino, originally opened as “Bristol Casino – Future Home of Hard Rock” in July 2022, marked the next chapter of its journey.

A Connecticut heir murdered his financier dad at a five star Irish hotel after his father came to help him through a mental health episode, police say.

Indian Hotels (IHCL) has reported its tenth consecutive quarter of record performance, with revenues up 28% year on year with an ebitda margin up to 29.9%. Its revpar, a key measure of performance at the hotel level, was up 10% internationally, with occupancy of 75%.

Airelles Venezia is set to open in autumn 2025, with rooms in grand 16th century buildings at €1,000 a night.

The Norfolk Mead Hotel, near Norwich, opened the beer spa in August and it is the first one to open in the UK. Guests are invited to soak in the ale which experts claim is actually good for your body.

Lopesan Hotel Group, the leading hotel company from the Canary Islands, in partnership with the investment firm Stoneweg Hospitality, has acquired the Hotel Miguel Angel, previously owned by General Mediterranean Holding S.A SPF, an iconic luxury hotel in the heart of Madrid’s Paseo de la Castellana.

InterGlobe’s lifestyle brand Miiro is expanding across Europe with its latest addition, The Mansard in Gstaad, bringing Miiro into Switzerland’s celebrated hospitality market. This launch strengthens Miiro’s presence in Europe, with The Mansard joining sister properties in Paris and Barcelona, alongside upcoming locations in London and Vienna set to open in 2025.

Aiello, a pioneering startup specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP), is excited to announce its strategic partnership with Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR). This collaboration seeks to revolutionize the hospitality industry by integrating the AI-powered Aiello Voice Assistant (AVA) across six MHR properties in Singapore and Thailand. 

Istrian hotel group Valamar has just presented its €139 million project to create a five-star tourist resort in Poreč, where the company is based. Due to open before the season starts in 2026, the Pical resort north of town will be the largest single investment of its kind to be initiated in Croatia.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced plans for affiliates of Hyatt and Grupo Piñero to enter into a long-term asset-light strategic joint venture, headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, which will manage Bahia Principe-branded hotels and resorts and own the Bahia Principe brand.

Series three of the upcoming HBO hit series The White Lotus will be released next year, and its filming location has reportedly been leaked.

Accor has partnered with Jadran Hotels Rijeka to bring the iconic 135-year-old Hotel Continental into its boutique collection. The hotel, set to reopen in 2026, will offer 75 elegantly designed rooms, blending Croatian hospitality traditions with modern comforts.

Radisson Hotel Group debuted its Braille menus across its South Asian properties. The move aims to enhance accessibility for visually impaired guests and ensure an inclusive dining experience.

Salt Lake City’s historic Union Pacific Depot has been reimagined as the Asher Adams, an Autograph Collection hotel, now open to guests. 

“We are pleased to appoint 1834 Hotels, whose expertise and scale will ensure our hotels continue to operate at the high standards our investors and guests expect,” said Elanor Investors Group Managing Director, Tony Fehon.

KS Hotels and HMD Asia have announced the acquisition of the iconic La Résidence hotels, located in the Luang Prabang in Laos and Siem Reap, Cambodia. Both properties were previously owned and managed by Belmond.

Accor has long been dedicated to serving as a social elevator, creating an environment where its team members can advance their careers regardless of their backgrounds, prior work experience or education.

Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts and luxury fragrance brand Jo Loves have sealed an exclusive global partnership which will see the brand’s signature scent, Mango Thai Lime, introduced to all properties in the network.

Indian luxury hospitality group Oberoi Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans to open the UK’s first Oberoi hotel in London’s Mayfair towards the end of 2027.

In the ongoing investigation into One Direction singer Liam Payne’s death, three suspects have been charged for their alleged involvement in the pop star’s sudden demise last month.

The police are looking for a man who committed a remarkable theft at the Kurhaus hotel in Scheveningen. In broad daylight, the man put a rare statue weighing over 50 kilograms into his suitcase and walked out without anyone noticing, The Hague police said on the investigation program Team West. The statue, worth 15,000 euros, is still missing.