Mews Financial Services B.V., a regulated subsidiary of Mews Systems, obtains an electronic money institution licence from De Nederlandsche Bank, making Mews the first hotel management system to secure such approval in the European Economic Area. The licence should allow the group to bring operational and financial management together on a single platform, in line with its expansion into hospitality-focused financial services.

Alila Hotels & Resorts announces the appointment of Nebi Ozan Ozdemir as Cluster General Manager of Alila Hinu Bay and Alila Jabal Akhdar, bringing the Group's two Omani resorts together under unified leadership. After two years leading Alila Hinu Bay, he now extends his remit to the mountain sanctuary of Alila Jabal Akhdar, recognised with the Condé Nast Traveller Triple Crown Award.

Vivion Group announces it has completed a new €87 million secured financing covering six hotels in its UK portfolio, and used part of these proceeds to buy back the freehold of the St Martins Lane Hotel, in London. The deal brings together the property's freehold and operational interest, previously separated under a sale-and-leaseback arrangement.

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Gencom, a US investment firm that owns a hotel portfolio worth nearly $8 billion, announces a new organisational structure built around two distinct entities, Gencom Capital and Gencom Real Estate, alongside several strategic appointments. Karim Alibhai, founder and CEO, will continue to oversee the entire Group, while Donald McGregor becomes President of Gencom Real Estate and Alessandro Colantonio takes charge of investments.

As part of the portfolio optimisation strategy announced in a press release on 9 April 2026, Ashford Hospitality Trust had already confirmed the sale of four hotels and entered into definitive agreements for two additional sales. The Group has now completed, on 31 July, a seventh, separate divestment: the Hyatt Regency Long Island. Together, these transactions are expected to generate more than $60 million in future capital expenditure savings.

World Travel Awards announces that Diamonds Bijoux Zanzibar will host its Africa Gala ceremony on 28 August 2026. The five-star all-inclusive property, opened in January on the archipelago's southeast coast, will mark the third ceremony held in partnership with Diamonds Resorts, following two previous editions in Zanzibar in 2016 and Kenya in 2024.

Law firm ESTEEM announces it has advised 1 Asset Management and its IAM Luxury Hotels Fund on the proposed sale of the Grand Hotel Vilnius, Curio Collection by Hilton. The company operating the property is to be acquired by an entity linked to Tesonet Global, UAB, in a transaction still subject to approval by the Lithuanian Competition Council.

Rixos Hotels Gulf announces the return of Ismail Alcay to Rixos Al Mairid Ras Al Khaimah, as General Manager, as the resort embarks on a new phase of growth and transformation. With more than twenty years of international hospitality experience, he brings an intimate knowledge of the property and the Rixos brand.

Evelyne Chabrot, who devoted more than four decades to Accor, including more than twenty years in senior human resources roles, passed away on Saturday 8 August 2026. Having joined the group in 1974, she accompanied its major transformations before embarking on a second career in coaching and personal development.

The passing of Robert Lagerwey, a well-known figure in the industry, has been announced by several hoteliers who crossed his professional path. Named GM of the Year Asia and Most Dynamic GM Indonesia during his career, he notably helped the EQ Hotel Kuala Lumpur become the city's top-rated property, following a career spent across some of the world's leading luxury hotel houses, from The Ritz-Carlton to Bulgari Hotels & Resorts.