Accor has entrusted Craig Kelmar with leadership of the Pullman, Novotel and ibis Sydney Olympic Park precinct, eighteen years after he first started out at the very same site. The appointment, effective August 2026, marks the culmination of a career of more than twenty-two years built entirely within the French group in Australia.

EOS Hospitality Credit Partners, EOS Investors' hotel credit platform, has provided a $105 million (approximately €91 million) mortgage loan to T2 Hospitality. The financing covers the TETRA / AC Moffett Park campus, a recently built dual-branded Marriott hotel complex in Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley. This marks the second deal closed by EOS Hospitality Credit Partners since its launch.

The North American operator grows its own talent to lead the integration of new hotels and its revenue strategy, as its portfolio continues to expand across the United States and Canada.

The Austrian large-scale wellness destination specialist and the American hospitality giant have announced a strategic alliance to explore new health and longevity experiences. The initiative, unveiled on 13 August 2026, draws in particular on the Marriott Design Lab and aims to place wellness at the heart of the guest journey.

Marriott International has announced the rollout of its Series by Marriott brand in New Caledonia, in partnership with Company Hôtelière de Nouméa (SHN). Three resorts from the group — in Nouméa, on the Isle of Pines and in Bourail — join the portfolio, extending a collaboration between the two companies spanning more than thirty years.

Hilton has opened Conrad Nagoya, a 170-room hotel developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Estate atop The Landmark Nagoya Sakae, the new flagship tower of the Sakae district. The opening marks the debut of Conrad Hotels & Resorts in the capital of Aichi Prefecture, Japan's fourth-largest city, and confirms the luxury brand's growing momentum in the archipelago following Tokyo and Osaka.

At Virtuoso Travel Week 2026 in Las Vegas, the global luxury travel network unveiled a new AI-powered collective intelligence and decision-support tool. The solution aims to structure and make accessible the full breadth of data and know-how accumulated by the Virtuoso community.

Between April and June 2026, Preferred Hotels & Resorts welcomed 10 new member properties, from Bali to Kenya, via Belgium and Portugal. This latest wave of additions confirms the brand's strategy around independent hotels of character, amid strong demand for authentic, locally rooted experiences.

A subsidiary of UK-based UnderTheDoormat Group, TrustedStays is launching its platform in France through an exclusive GDS partnership with Amadeus. The move allows professionally managed accommodation, such as Veeve and Quartier Libre, to be booked through the same channels as traditional hotels, as French business travel spend is forecast to reach €31.6 billion in 2026.

Mandarin Oriental, Geneva has announced the appointment of Christian Wildhaber as General Manager, effective 1 September 2026. The Swiss hotelier, a native of Vevey, joins the Geneva property after leading Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta since August 2025. The appointment reflects the luxury hotel group's internal mobility policy and strengthens its presence in one of Europe's most strategic business hubs.

Mövenpick Hotel Casablanca has entrusted its general management to Ismail Ben Younes since July 2026. With more than fifteen years' experience across international groups including Iberostar, Radisson Hotel Group and Accor, the Tunisian executive takes up his post as the property prepares for a full renovation, amid the ongoing acquisition by Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts.

The Standard, London has entrusted its general management to Murray Scott, who leaves his post as General Manager of The Hoxton, Holborn after two years. The appointment, effective since July 2026, forms part of the lifestyle strategy being deployed by Hyatt Lifestyle Group in London.