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BLLA, the singular voice in the independent Luxury Boutique Lifestyle Hotel space, has formally opened the educational platform to all BLLA members and the hospitality industry in collaboration with Équité, the leading global luxury strategy, communication, and brand activation firm. The platform is now available to accept registrations for our association members who receive discounted pricing, including independent hotel properties and those in a small brand group of boutique hotels.

On the heels of selling the 1 Hotel Central Park to Host Hotels & Resorts for $265 million, Starwood Capital Group has sold the Yotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, to U.K. PE firm Millemont Capital Partners for an undisclosed price.

Leo Rotshteyn joins Virgin Hotels Collection as Global Head of Revenue Management and Distribution, bringing over 30 years of experience driving multi-million dollar profit growth in the hospitality industry. 

Wilderness Mokete, a collection of tented suites, has opened in the Mababe region of Botswana. Located on the eastern fringes of the Okavango Delta, the property is spread across over 50,000 hectares of private concession land and offers safari experiences. 

Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has confirmed that its reimagined flagship Dusit Thani Bangkok hotel will officially open to guests on 27 September 2024, signalling an exciting new chapter for the company in Thailand and internationally.

The low-carbon, great-value hotel chain, easyHotel, has announced it has acquired a brand-new hotel in Madrid, Spain which is scheduled to open in spring 2025. The new hotel will be the second easyHotel location in the Spanish capital, following the opening of a franchised hotel in late 2022.

AN 11-YEAR-OLD Irish girl has died after plunging from the seventh floor of a Majorcan hotel where she was staying with her family.

Rajit Sukumaran has taken on an expanded role as IHG Hotels & Resorts' Senior Vice President & Managing Director, East Asia & Pacific (EAPAC) to oversee its growth, performance and reputation in more than 20 countries.

Thailand currently has nine certified Tourism Cares hotels, five of which use the CF-Hotels platform to reduce their carbon footprint.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Tauheed Rehman of District Korangi has ordered the arrest of three policemen who were allegedly involved in committing brutality against a local hotel owner for asking them to pay up the bill for breakfast.

Hilton has opened the latest European property under its DoubleTree brand, with the unveiling of the Doubletree by Hilton Nice Centre Iconic.

A British tourist has been rushed to hospital after plunging from his Majorca hotel balcony. The holidaymaker was said to be “seriously injured” when paramedics took him away. He was admitted to Son Espases Hospital in the island capital Palma. Medics there have yet to say what his current condition is.

IHG Hotels and Resorts has launched a new ‘community’ of low-carbon hotels to raise awareness of sustainable operations and drive further adoption across its portfolio.

Mercure Szczyrk Resort, in Poland, will become the longest on the continent. Inside the curved 330m building will be 446 rooms, each with panoramic views of the the Silesian Beskid.

US has injected $81 million in Senegal’s hospitality industry as it backs a government plan to boost tourism’s contribution in the economy.

Hyatt Hotels Corp. is nearing a deal to buy boutique hotel operator Standard International, continuing a run of acquisitions that has helped Hyatt add luxury properties in leisure destinations.

Contemporary design-focused hotel ME Dubai and global technology brand HONOR have teamed up for an immersive pop-up store taking place from today until 23 July, that will transform the hotel’s lobby into a futuristic AI portrait studio.

J. Michael Cline, the 64-year-old co-founder of movie-ticketing firm Fandango, leaped from The Kimberly Hotel, landing in a courtyard on the third floor, on Tuesday morning.

The suspect in the killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila was a former pool cleaner who allegedly wanted to retaliate against the hotel for firing him.

The key players of the European hospitality industry will come together early this autumn at the famous Radisson Collection Royal Hotel in Copenhagen for the greatly awaited European Hotel Awards 2024. This renowned happening, expected to be one of the most important in the hospitality scene, assures to revel fineness and invention within the sector.

Drake's Island in Plymouth is back on the market, a mere five years after it was purchased for £6m. The current owner of the 6.4-acre island, Morgan Phillips, has decided to put it up for sale and is inviting offers.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts' luxury & lifestyle portfolio, opens Kimpton BEM Budapest, heralded as ‘the city’s newest hotspot in Buda.’ Transformed from a historic 19th-century mansion to a sophisticated 127-room enclave, this boutique hotel welcomes guests with a front-row seat to Budapest’s celebrated historic and cultural landscape.

A picture of the carpet has been shared on the mildly infuriating thread on Reddit - where it sparked a debate among 1,500 users. So can you see what's going on?

Hengqin, the mainland Chinese island located next to Macao, has introduced a new series of policies aimed at boosting development in its hotel industry.