360°: the world hotel news round-up for 11.11.2026 | From Abbeville to Maui via Istanbul and Brescia

🔎 Trend of the day: luxury sets the pace. In Italy, five-star hotels now account for €10.4 billion in direct tourist spending. Four Seasons unveils a new private-jet world tour for 2028, Viceroy opens in Sun Valley and Brescia prepares a five-star boutique hotel under the Design Hotels banner.

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L'actualité hôtelière internationale du 11 novembre 2026
L'actualité hôtelière internationale du 11 novembre 2026
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Luxury: the one segment that never eases off? From Italy to Idaho, five-star hotels keep racking up records, openings and exceptional itineraries.

Hotel industry news of the day, 11 November 2026: openings, signings, appointments and major business events. Here is what mattered in the sector today.

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2026, Morocco | RISMA and Sofitel reopen Sofitel Essaouira Beach & Spa after a major renovation

Casablanca-listed Moroccan hotel group RISMA and Sofitel (Accor) officially inaugurated Sofitel Essaouira Beach & Spa on 10 November 2026. The hotel's 119 rooms and suites face the Atlantic, a few minutes from the medina. After an extensive renovation, the two partners want to make Essaouira a leading luxury destination on Morocco's Atlantic coast, just as air links to the city are improving.
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2026, United States | Braemar Hotels & Resorts refinances four luxury hotels for €320m

On 10 November 2026, US hotel REIT Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR) closed a new CMBS loan of approximately €320m ($358m), secured by four of its seven hotels, including The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas and The Ritz-Carlton Reserve Dorado Beach. The transaction reduces the weighted-average spread on the debt of these four hotels by approximately 104 basis points and could push final maturity out to November 2031.
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2026, Europe | IHG passes the 50-hotel mark for voco in Europe

IHG Hotels & Resorts now has 50 voco hotels in operation across Europe, a milestone announced in London on 10 November 2026. Eight years after its launch, the group's premium brand still has 26 projects in its European pipeline. It is relying on the conversion of existing assets to accelerate its growth in the premium segment.
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2030, Worldwide | Hilton plans to nearly triple its Waldorf Astoria Residences portfolio

Hilton says its Waldorf Astoria Residences portfolio will reach 34 properties and 3,498 homes by 2030, nearly three times its current size. The group reports record sales in Florida, new signings in Mexico, Spain and Dubai, and well-advanced construction in Miami and Costa Rica. Together, these announcements show the growing place of branded residences in its luxury strategy.

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