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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.

The Justice Department is promoting a legal theory that mere use of price-setting algorithms among competitors should be considered unlawful, even if places like Las Vegas hotels don’t actually use them to set final prices.

New slim-line automated minibar option increases F&B profitability while providing a more modern and stylish approach to in-room design.

LG Business Solutions USA is launching a new streaming service, LG Channels, on its hotel televisions and set-top boxes to provide hotel guests with a range of free programming options.

Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has signed an agreement with Shanghai Airport Group Co. to open the new Aerotel airport hotel at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Terminal 2, marking the official debut of Aerotel in Shanghai.

LFPI Group has joined forces with a group of private investors to acquire the Le Yachtman hotel in La Rochelle.

Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hospitality business and owner of Premier Inn, has successfully completed the sale-and-leaseback of two trading Premier Inn hotels.

Marriott International has made a strong debut in Luxembourg this year, with one hotel recently opened and another set to open by the end of the year.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is set to nearly double its portfolio in India, aiming for 100 properties within the next five to six years.

It's no surprise that IHCL is expanding its airport hotel portfolio. These hotels are increasingly popular, especially among business travelers. With traffic often turning into a crawl, imagine the time saved: you land, grab your bag, and in minutes, you’re at your hotel. Now, who wouldn’t want that?

The owner of a hotel in Florina, northern Greece, was being questioned by a prosecutor on Monday after 14 guests at his facility were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty heating system.

Ennismore, investor Chagall B.V and White House Development B.V. have announced the signing of Mama Shelter Amsterdam. Set to open its doors in Q1 2027, the brand’s first outpost in the Netherlands will blend local charm with Mama’s distinctive spirit.

Rustica Hoteles has announced the opening of its first hotel in Cusco, the Rustica Urubamba in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This new hotel offers a unique proposal, blending modern comfort with the traditional essence of the Sacred Valley, enhanced by a diverse culinary offering.

The BoTree, a five-star London hotel which opened last year, has been put up for sale at a rumoured price tag of £275 million. The 199-bed property has been brought to market on a “vacant possession basis” and JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group has been appointed to advise the sale of the hotel.

Singapore-based hospitality group CDL Hospitality Trusts has acquired Hotel Indigo Exeter via a pair of London-based subsidiaries, CDL HBT Investments III Property and CDL HBT Investments III Retail, for a purchase price of £19.4 million.

The volume of U.S. hotel rooms under construction increased year over year for a seventh consecutive month, according to CoStar’s latest September 2024 data.

Budget hotel chain Travelodge is pushing forward with its growth in Spain by securing agreements for three new hotels. These upcoming properties will be located in the popular cities of San Sebastian, Cadiz, and Alicante, marking an important step in the company’s expansion strategy. Once these hotels open, Travelodge’s presence in Spain will increase to a total of 15 properties.

The luxury Bvlgari Hotel London has appointed Duncan Palmer as its managing director. Palmer joins the five star Bvlgari hotel from The Beaumont, where he oversaw the property’s extension and renovation.

Culinary Agents launches HospitalityCareerPaths.com, a new platform with career insights as well as exclusive pay, benefits and skills data. The site also features career paths and advice from over 500 industry leaders in diverse roles to help aspiring, new, and seasoned workers navigate career growth.

BTG Pactual, a Brazilian investment bank, is making moves in the hospitality sector after receiving preliminary approval from Brazil's antitrust regulator to acquire 18 hotels from AccorInvest for 1.7 billion reais ($300 million).