🔎 Today’s trend: measured expansion meets regulatory vigilance. While Najeti and the Golden Tulip in Avignon continue their upmarket push in France, international news is a reminder that hospitality must also contend with environmental and fiscal pressure – from Turkey to Fiji, by way of Spain.
🇫🇷 France
🤝 Acquisition | Najeti Hôtels & Golfs Collection has acquired the Hôtel Chantaco, a 24-room four-star property in Saint-Jean-de-Luz – the group’s first foothold on the Atlantic coast and its 12th address in France. A renovation programme is planned, and the property will now operate year-round. #BasqueCountry #Acquisition #France
⭐ Classification | The Golden Tulip Avignon Le Paradou has secured its fourth star following renovation works that have already covered 42 of its 98 rooms, as well as the pool and restaurant. The property, taken over in 2024 by the Sofra group in partnership with Louvre Hotels Group, confirms its upmarket trajectory. #Avignon #Classification #France
🌍 International
🇺🇸✨ Appointment | Taylor Cerwin has been named the new General Manager of the White Barn Inn, an Auberge Collection property in Kennebunkport, Maine. She brings more than a decade of luxury hospitality experience across sales, marketing and operations. #USA #Appointment #AubergeCollection
🇺🇸 Promotion | Terence Greenhall has been promoted to Vice President of Hotel Technology at Remington Hospitality, after more than 20 years with the group. He will now oversee IT support across the properties as well as the portfolio’s technology strategy. #USA #Promotion #Remington
🐢 Environment 🇹🇷 | A five-star hotel on Denizyaka beach, near Antalya in Turkey, has lost its “turtle-friendly tourism” certification and faces sanctions. The property is accused of having dug into protected dunes and accumulated waste there. #Turkey #Environment #Sanctions
📊 Rates 🇬🇷 | Autumn hotel rates are soaring in the Greek islands, up 131% since 2019 in the luxury segment, according to the Virtuoso network. The rise reflects the broader lengthening of the Mediterranean tourist season. #Greece #Rates #Luxury
🏛️ Opening 🇲🇹 | In Żurrieq, in southern Malta, two historic buildings – a 17th-century palazzo and a 19th-century townhouse – are to be converted into a 21-room five-star hotel by the Baldacchino Holdings group. A planning decision is expected on 10 September 2026. #Malta #Heritage #Opening
⚖️ 🇪🇸 | Dispute In Spain, seven elected officials from the municipality of Carboneras have been implicated for delaying the annulment of the permit for the Algarrobico hotel, a symbol of coastal overdevelopment abandoned for more than 20 years on the Almería coast. The permit was finally revoked in July. #Spain #Algarrobico #Justice
💰 Taxation 🇫🇯 | In Fiji, a new 5% tax on tourism turnover, effective from 1 September, is worrying industry professionals. Combined with corporate tax, it could account for up to 58% of profits for operators with the thinnest margins. #Fiji #Taxation #Tourism
🏨 Sale 🇦🇺 | In Australia, the iconic Hydro Majestic Hotel in the Blue Mountains, opened in 1904 and comprising 84 rooms, has been put up for sale by Salter Brothers. The sale prospectus points to potential for a further 91 suites. #Australia #Sale #Heritage
