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Mercure, a leading brand within the Accor group, today announces the opening of Mercure Sofia City, the brand's first hotel in Bulgaria.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,200 hotels across more than 95 countries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) to foster better educational opportunities and industry exposure for students pursuing a diploma in Hospitality Management.

The China International Import Expo, which is being held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10, is attracting a large number of international travelers and hotel bookings in the city have soared 80 percent compared to last year, according to data from travel platform Qunar.

Dalata Hotel Group has acquired The Radisson Hotel, Dublin Airport and intends to reflag the property under its Clayton Hotels brand.

French multinational hospitality company Accor Group, the largest in Europe and the sixth worldwide, has highlighted the importance of plant-based eating to reduce the group’s carbon footprint and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

ActivumSG, working with Global Hospitality Investment Group, has acquired a mixed-use asset Sutton Point. Located adjacent to Sutton train station in Greater London, the hotel-led asset which was originally developed in 2019 was purchased for £21 million.

Dubai is a magnet for international restaurants, from celebrity chefs to big brands. Now, it is set to welcome Tattu from London, which will be opening in Ciel Tower. Scheduled to launch in summer 2025, here’s what to expect.

Ennismore is opening its first venture in Asia with the 25hours Hotel Jakarta The Oddbird. The 38-storey, 210-key hotel is nestled in the heart of the Sudirman Central Business District within Jakarta’s District 8.

A unique hotel in the Philippines has recently been recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest building in the shape of a chicken. The hotel, named “Manok ni Cano Gwapo,” is situated within the Campuestohan Highland Resort, in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, and stands at an impressive height of 34.931 metres (114 feet 7 inches).

Pyramid Global Hospitality has announced a strategic merger of its European division, Hamilton Pyramid Europe, with London-based Axiom Hospitality. 

Princess Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of two luxury all-inclusive properties, Princess Senses The Mangrove and Princess Grand Jamaica. This marks the first openings in Jamaica by the Spain-based hotel and resort empire. Located in a tranquil cove on Green Island and nestled in a mangrove, the resorts boast exquisite ocean-front views and the soothing tranquility of gentle waves from the Caribbean Sea. 

Property Perfect Pcl, a leading real-estate developer in Thailand, has announced the sale of the Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit Hotel for 5.055 billion baht. The sale is part of the company’s strategic plan to strengthen its financial position and reduce debt, according to a press release on Monday.

The iconic Art Nouveau Hotel Evropa on Prague’s Wenceslas Square has reopened to the public after an extensive renovation that lasted over a decade. Now rebranded as “W Prague,” the hotel is managed by Marriott as part of its upscale W Hotels collection.

Mercure Hotels celebrated a monumental milestone recently, commemorating the recent opening of its 1,000th address worldwide, Mercure Hotels marked this monumental milestone at Mercure Dubai Deira on 30 October 2024. 

Around 200 representatives of the hospitality sector staged a protest outside the government office in central Vilnius on Thursday, the 31st of October, to protest against the VAT increase from 9% to 21% that came into effect at the beginning of this year. 

Blackstone and Travelodge Asia have bought an office building in Seoul to convert into a “select-service” hotel for around KRW120bn (€80m). The 16-storey building sits in the centre of Gangnam’s prime office and commercial district.

Century Casinos, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) announced today that it opened its new land-based casino and hotel in Caruthersville, Missouri.

A police inspector with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police was arrested for punching a female employee in the face and injuring her at a hotel in Kitaibaraki City on Friday.

Netflix and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino announced plans to open a new dining experience with Netflix Bites Vegas, a culinary residency.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts surpassed a major milestone in China: signing nearly 600 direct franchise agreements across the country in just five years. The achievement is a testament to Wyndham’s owner-first approach to franchising and increased efforts in recent years to reduce its reliance for growth on master licensees—a move underscored in 2019 when the Company reacquired direct franchising rights for its Days Inn brand in China.

Tru by Hilton, Hilton’s innovative and energetic hotel brand for practical travelers, is set to transform the hospitality experience in Colombia with the opening of Tru by Hilton Cali Sur, the brand’s first hotel in the country.

Every employee at a luxury hotel on the Nottinghamshire border that shut down suddenly has lost their job, according to the liquidators. Stapleford Park Hotel, located near Melton, ceased operations with immediate effect earlier this month due to "adverse trading conditions".

Meliá Hotels International and the startup Wiongo have launched a pilot project at the Sol Katmandu Park & Resort hotel in Magalluf with the help of four robots in the buffet service with the room team. 

Australian boxing champion Jayson Tonkin is in a Thai hospital intensive care unit after being found next to the body of his dead relative in a hotel room in the coastal resort city of Pattaya.