🔎 Trend of the day: renovation as a lever for repositioning. From Luchon to Copenhagen by way of Deauville, investors and operators are transforming existing assets to move upmarket, at a time when reputation alone is no longer enough to guarantee a property's performance.

🔎 Trend of the day: from mountain peaks to seafronts, French hospitality is betting on experience. France's highest hotel in the Pyrenees, a hotel and thalassotherapy complex in Saint-Malo, a four-star hotel with spa in Saint-Nazaire and a family handover on Belle-Île: exceptional sites remain the favoured playground of investors and independent hoteliers.

EXTENDAM has announced the sale of the ibis Styles Paris Montmartre Nord, a 45-room, 3-star hotel on rue du Ruisseau in Paris's 18th arrondissement. Renovated and repositioned from 2021 onwards with MyHotels, the property will continue to be run by the operator, which remains a co-investor, now alongside an industrial family. The transaction forms part of the asset management company's asset rotation policy in the Paris market.

From 15 to 18 October 2026, ECO-ONE is holding the second Paris edition of The Hotel Drop, its pop-up online sale of second-hand hotel furniture. The pieces come from two Parisian 4-star hotels: Les Jardins de la Villa, set to become Alfred Hotels' first 4-star property, and La Belle Juliette, part of the Hôtel Paris Rive Gauche group. Four months after a first edition that drew 4,000 registrants, the scheme is establishing itself as an outlet for furniture released by hotel renovation cycles.

🔎 Trend of the day: demand for accommodation remains robust, from the mountains to the campsite. Two 5-star hotels open in Courchevel Moriond, Paris suites post 82% occupancy, outdoor hospitality breaks records and a new TUI hotel opens in Phnom Penh: the appetite for travel shows no sign of fading – the challenge now is to capture more of its value in the face of the platforms.

YTL Hotels and a private fund managed by BlackRock have acquired Capri by Fraser China Square, a 304-room hotel on the fringe of Chinatown in Singapore, from Frasers Property for around S$330 million (c. €229m). Under new management since 1 October, the property will become Hotel Stripes Singapore Chinatown, part of Marriott International's Autograph Collection. The deal is the latest in a series of Singapore hotel transactions valued at around S$1 million per key.

EXTENDAM has announced the sale of Hôtel Le Lyret, a 3-star, 37-room hotel in the heart of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Acquired in 2022 alongside Mont-Blanc Collection when it traded as Hôtel Les Gourmets, the property was fully renovated and repositioned before reopening in December 2024. The exit brings to a close a transformation cycle carried out over four seasons in one of Europe's most visited Alpine destinations.

🔎 Trend of the day: the Palace model goes abroad. From the Corinthia in Brussels, which is campaigning to bring the label to Belgium, to the Mont Cervin Palace in Zermatt, which is strengthening its management team, European luxury is laying claim to the codes of French-style hotel excellence.

Canadian group Manga Hotel Group has announced the acquisition of the Royal Sonesta Chicago River North, a 261-room hotel in the heart of Chicago, now operated independently as Hotel 505 River North. Following two deals in New York, the transaction marks the group's entry into the Chicago market and paves the way for a new property under its TOOR Hotel brand.

🔎 Trend of the day: the leadership transfer market is in full swing. A general manager returns to Le Christopher St Barth, a string of departures at L'Isle de Leos, a newly created role at Discovery Hospitality in the Philippines, new leadership at ERTH and Banyan Tree: with seasonal reopenings and pre-openings approaching, groups are securing their management teams.

🔎 Trend of the day: upscaling under strain. From Paris to the Exumas, high-end projects are running up against their stakeholders – staff on one side, neighbours and environmental campaigners on the other. Meanwhile, the major brands press on with their push into emerging destinations, from the Vietnamese coast to the vineyards of Kakheti.

Choice Hotels International announced on 30 September 2026 that it had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Harvest Hosts, a US membership network for RV travellers. The deal carries an enterprise value of around €114 million (approximately $130 million). The franchisor is thereby extending its "value-minded" customer base into outdoor travel, through an asset-light model consistent with its long-term strategy.