Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay has announced the appointment of Goeun Lee as Resort Manager, effective 1 September 2026. After nearly a decade at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul and a term as General Manager in Jeju, the South Korean executive returns to both the group and to Indonesia, a country she has known since her schooldays. The appointment reflects a strategy of internal mobility and talent promotion that Four Seasons is currently deploying across several of its island properties.

IHG Hotels & Resorts and long-standing partner Pacific Beachcomber have signed an agreement to transform the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa into Regent Bora Bora. Closed since 1 June 2026 for a full renovation, the property will reopen in late 2027, marking the first Regent hotel in French Polynesia. The deal reflects IHG's selective development strategy for its upper-upscale luxury brand.

At Arabian Travel Market 2026, Legacy Hotels Holding signed four new hotels across the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Georgia, including the region's first-ever Kyriad Prestige property. The agreements, covering close to 1,200 additional rooms, underline the Dubai-based group's growth trajectory towards a target of more than 65 hotels by 2027.

The Landmark Collection has announced the appointment of Sally Beck as the group's Deputy Managing Director, with direct responsibility for The Landmark London, its five-star hotel in Marylebone. The move sees her step down as Managing Director of Royal Lancaster London, a post she had held since 2013, after leading a full renovation of the property and driving its turnover past €69 million. The appointment comes as the British family-owned group completes its rebrand from The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company to The Landmark Collection.

Dutch real estate fund Jupiter Capital, based in Haarlem, is investing €33.1 million to enable completion of the Galaxy Tower, a 92-metre mixed-use tower in Utrecht's Beurskwartier district that will comprise 317 rental apartments and 250 hotel rooms operated by Amrâth Hotels. The deal, announced on 31 August, follows a prolonged financial dispute between developer De Lelie Vastgoed and construction firm Ballast Nedam that halted the site for more than two years. Delivery is now expected in mid-2027, over six years behind the original schedule.

A consortium formed by American operator-investor Highgate and asset manager Eternam has acquired the Athens Zafolia Hotel, a 191-room and suite property in the heart of Athens. Argenta Corporate Finance acted as sole and exclusive financial advisor to the vendors on the deal, which underlines the renewed appeal of the Greek capital among international hotel investors.

Groupe Premium, the French wealth management group led by Olivier Farouz, announced on 15 September 2026 revenue of €504 million for the twelve months to end of June 2026, up 28% year-on-year. The announcement follows the January 2026 acquisition of a majority stake in Pierre Premier Gestion (PPG), a real estate management company with exposure to budget hospitality — a development that positions the group as an emerging player in French hotel investment.

German hotel scale-up* LikeStay has appointed Vanessa Uccello as Director of Operations, effective 1 September. After more than sixteen years at B&B Hotels, where she oversaw operations across 220 hotels in Central and Northern Europe, she now takes charge of structuring operations at the young brand alongside its three co-founders.

Naumi Group has announced the promotion of Akash Sood to Area General Manager – New Zealand, an expanded role placing him in charge of the group's five properties in the country. Having joined in January 2026 as General Manager of Naumi Hotel Auckland Airport, the executive takes on this regional responsibility eight months later. The appointment reflects the growing structuring of the Singaporean hotel group's leadership in New Zealand.

Sandrine Leligois has been appointed VP Group Human Resources of KNSA Hospitality in September 2026, following nine years at Essendi, formerly AccorInvest. She joins the lifestyle hotel holding company co-owned by Keys REIM, Accor and Ennismore, as it structures its HR function to support a new phase of development.

Ott Heritage Hospitality, formerly Courbet Héritage, set out on 16 September 2026 the renovation programme for the Hôtel Victoria, a Belle Époque jewel in Grasse acquired in January 2025. The group, chaired by Jean-François Ott, is announcing a €30 million investment to transform the property into a five-star, 45-room and suite address, with an opening targeted for summer 2028. The project illustrates a development method the chairman has honed over thirty years in markets he considers undervalued.

Hospitality industry news for 16 September 2026: from major culinary comebacks to a string of bankruptcies and mega hotel acquisitions, here's what mattered today in the sector.