Three friends, a century-old hotel and a bet on independent hospitality. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, major events and mega-projects continue to redraw the global hotel map.
Hospitality news of the day, 18 September 2026: from renovations to sports events and international investment, here’s what stood out in the sector today.
🇫🇷 National
🎢 Themed hotel Futuroscope is preparing its third themed hotel, Utopia, with a futuristic design featuring 245 rooms, a 400-seat restaurant and seminar spaces. Opening is planned for December 2027, representing an €80 million investment. #Futuroscope #France #Opening
🌍 International
🏨 Renovation In Monaco, three entrepreneur friends (Stéphane Richelmi, Rui Ribeiro and Anthony Hermenier) have unveiled the fully renovated Hôtel de France, the Principality’s only two-star property. Its 28 rooms and ground floor, transformed into a lobby-bar-café opening onto the street, underwent a complete refurbishment. #Monaco #Renovation #BoutiqueHotel
🚴 Events Ahead of the UCI Road World Championships (20–27 September), Montreal’s hotels are fully booked. Average weekday occupancy is expected to climb to 90%, rising to as high as 95% on the final race weekend, compared with the usual 80%. #Montreal #Canada #Events
🌍 Development Ghana and Chinese group Sentuo have launched the Sentuo Airport Garden City, a $1.3 billion project in Accra’s airport enclave. It will include a 600-room hotel, 582 apartments and a conference centre seating 2,500. #Ghana #Accra #Investment
✨ Appointment Jamaican Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has been named co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Tourism Day. Recognition for his Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, which works with more than 30 countries. #Jamaica #Tourism #Appointment
🎮 Concept To mark Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, the Japanese city of Tomakomai, in Hokkaido, is welcoming a Poké Ball-shaped hotel. Designed by NOT A HOTEL, the property is just three metres wide. #Japan #Pokemon #ConceptHotel
🏨 Opening Clement Hoteles group will open Meet Me Madrid on 21 September, a four-star, 84-room property seven minutes from Barajas Airport and ten minutes from the Ifema exhibition centre. The hotel features 150 long-stay parking spaces along with photovoltaic and geothermal systems. #Madrid #Spain #Opening
