Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA has announced the appointment of Sylvain Lagier as Vice President of Operations. He takes charge of the operator's Region 3, a portfolio of more than 25 hotels in the United Kingdom operated under brands including Mercure and Radisson.

Accor has entrusted Sylvain Chauvet, the 52-year-old French executive, with operational leadership across Africa for Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems, effective 1 September 2026 and based in Casablanca. The appointment marks a return to the African continent for an executive who built the bulk of his career there, following eight years at the helm of the Sofitel Mexico City Reforma.

MHP Hotel AG taps a returning executive to lead its 285-room property on the Außenalster

Machefert Collection has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Sauvage to the newly created role of Director of Strategy. Co-founder and former Managing Director of Evok Collection, the executive returns to Paris to rejoin the family-owned group where he began his career twenty-five years ago. The appointment comes as Machefert Collection enters a new phase of development, just months after the validation of its court-approved continuation plan.

Ayla Ghaffarzadehgan has been appointed Senior Investment Manager within Corinthia Real Estate Ventures (CREV), the investment arm of Corinthia Hotels, in London. She joins the Maltese hotel group after nearly five years at Blackstone as a Senior Associate. The appointment comes amid a broader management renewal at Corinthia Hotels, following Simon Casson's departure from the role of Chief Executive and the arrival of Peter Roth in a newly created operational leadership position.

A decree dated 12 June 2026 now regulates the length of medically prescribed sick leave in France, coming into force on 1 September. For a hotel industry structurally exposed to absenteeism in physically demanding roles, the measure is being greeted with both reassurance and questions from HR leadership.

Hôtelière du Couttet has announced the suspension of the refurbishment works at the Hôtel du Couttet in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, following an order from the Grenoble Administrative Court that calls into question the contractual framework allowing the works to continue. The ruling, issued in August 2026, blocks access to the €30 million financing line secured this past January — just two months after work resumed on the site.

Aman has announced the launch of Aman Seoul, its first address in South Korea, developed in partnership with Shinsegae Property. Located in Cheongdam, in the Gangnam district, on the banks of the Han River, the project will bring together a hotel, branded residences and an Aman Club. The announcement, made on 2 September 2026, marks the ultra-luxury brand's entry into a Korean market increasingly asserting itself in residential luxury.

The French hotelier, who has led nine properties across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and North America over the past eighteen years, takes the helm of the hotel in a Dhaka market undergoing intense competitive restructuring.

Constellation Hotels has appointed Neil Jacobs, former CEO of Six Senses, to lead a new London-based luxury hotel management company. The new structure is set to eventually bring together The Connaught, The Emory and The Berkeley, along with forthcoming projects in Paris and Marrakech, following on from the split concluded this summer between Constellation Hotels and Maybourne.

🔎 Trend of the day: private members' clubs, luxury hotels' new weapon. After decades of Soho House's dominance, palace hotels and lifestyle properties are now investing in this format too, from London to Geneva via Barcelona and Vienna, turning their facilities into genuine living spaces open to local residents.

Blackstone is preparing to file its stock market listing application for Hotel Investment Partners (HIP), its Spanish hotel platform, with the CNMV, according to newspaper Cinco Días. The deal, which would combine a partial share sale with a €700 million capital increase, is expected to target a listing in late October or early November.