Pine Cliffs Resort, a Luxury Collection Resort, located in Albufeira in the Algarve, has announced the appointment of Ramón Von Schukkmann as Complex General Manager. Taking up the role in August 2026, the executive returns to a property where he worked sixteen years earlier, now bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in international luxury hospitality.

Hyatt has announced the integration of Hotel Palace Berlin, a historic property in City West, which will become Hyatt Regency Palace Berlin from the first quarter of 2027. The move strengthens the group's positioning in the business and MICE segment of the German capital.

Treudelberg Resort Hamburg announces the arrival of Carl Artmann as General Manager, effective 1 August 2026. With more than twenty years of national and international hospitality experience, he will work closely with his predecessor, Rolf Haug, over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition as part of the property's ongoing development.

Accor announces the arrival of the Pullman Hotels & Resorts brand in Panama, marking the opening of the Group's very first premium hotel in the country. Due in 2028, the Pullman Panama City will feature 300 rooms, event spaces, coworking, restaurants, wellness areas and a rooftop, in one of Latin America's leading business hubs.

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.