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360°: Today’s Hospitality News Round-Up | From Amboise to Lucknow via Tokyo and Zurich
🔎 Today's trend: hospitality between showcase and backstage. As Lucknow, Amboise and Tokyo celebrate new openings and collaborations, France's restaurant sector faces renewed scrutiny over working conditions in the Big Mamma case.
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United States | Goldman Sachs commits €351M to physical real estate with LCN Capital Partners acquisition
The Goldman Sachs Group announced on 18 August 2026 the acquisition of LCN Capital Partners, a platform specialising in sale & leaseback transactions, for a consideration of up to €351M ($410M). The deal gives Goldman Sachs Asset Management a specific area of expertise - the resale of corporate real estate while preserving its use through a long-term lease - after two years marked by high interest rates that curbed investment in physical real estate. For the hospitality sector, the acquisition is also a reminder that LCN held exclusive talks in 2025 to buy nine Silken hotels in Spain, before ultimately being outbid by Hotusa.
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360°, world tour of the day’s news | From Barcelona to New York via Bulle and Oyem
🔎 Today's trend: between technology expansion in Latin America, strategic appointments, upcoming openings and forced closures, global hospitality is moving at very different speeds depending on the region.
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Results, USA | Choice Hotels posts Q2 2026 results, driven by a clear US market recovery
Choice Hotels International reports revenue of $441 million for the second quarter of 2026, with 2.6% global net rooms growth and US RevPAR growth for the first time in several quarters. The Group, now led by Dom Dragisich as Interim CEO, raises several of its full-year targets while entering the next phase of its asset-light strategy, with the first sales of wholly owned hotels expected in the first half of 2027.
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Spain and Portugal | Tikehau Capital and Quest Capital launch Selecto, a franchised hotel platform with IHG
Tikehau Capital and Quest Capital announce the creation of Selecto, a new operator dedicated to urban hospitality in Spain and Portugal, franchised with IHG Hotels & Resorts under the Holiday Inn Express brand. Launch funding, provided by alternative lender Maslow Capital, covers an initial portfolio of four projects in Madrid, Malaga and Barcelona, with a combined gross development value exceeding €200 million.
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Q2 2026 Results | Marriott International posts 3.4% worldwide RevPAR growth and a record pipeline
Marriott International reports strong second-quarter 2026 results, driven by 3.4% worldwide RevPAR growth and a record development pipeline of nearly 629,000 rooms. The Group raises its full-year guidance despite an international RevPAR decline weighed down by the conflict in the Middle East.
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360°, world tour of the day’s news, 4 August 2026 | From Corsica to Mijas, via Cannes, Gironde and Évian
🔎 Today's trend: behind sometimes strong tourist flows, the real economics of hospitality remain mixed. Falling spending in Corsica, post-wildfire cancellations in Gironde, new residential mobility solutions in Évian and investment in Spanish luxury illustrate an industry facing profound shifts in usage.
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Development, France | IWG acquires Wojo, absorbing Accor’s coworking business
International Workspace Group (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature, Stop & Work) announces the acquisition of Wojo, Accor's coworking business, which becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group. The deal adds 186 workspaces to IWG's network and seals a long-term partnership with Accor around flexible workspaces within its hotel network.
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Transaction, Italy | Kryalos SGR completes double hotel acquisition in Rome for Room00 Group
Kryalos SGR, an independent asset management company with €14.2 billion under management, has completed the acquisition of two hotel assets in Rome, near Termini station and Piazza di Spagna, on behalf of the Kryalos Room00 Fund. Both properties will be operated by Spanish operator Room00 Group, which thereby grows its Rome footprint to four addresses, backed by €27.5 million in financing from UniCredit.
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Transaction, USA | Bankruptcy sale of former Wyndham City Centre in Springfield, Illinois
Hilco Real Estate announces the bankruptcy sale of the former Wyndham City Centre, a landmark 369-room hotel in the heart of Springfield, Illinois. Bids must be submitted by 15 September, as part of the Tower Capital Group, LP bankruptcy proceedings.
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Financing, Ethiopia | MIDROC secures $80M to renovate the Sheraton Addis and develop a new property in Addis Ababa
MIDROC Ethiopia, the hospitality arm of MIDROC Investment Group, has secured $80 million in financing to fund the renovation of the Sheraton Addis, Luxury Collection, as well as the development of a new Sheraton-branded property in Addis Ababa. This financing forms part of a broader $116 million investment to strengthen the upscale segment of the Ethiopian hospitality market.
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Technology, USA | Expedia Group acquires Layla to accelerate its AI-powered trip planning strategy
Expedia Group announces the acquisition of Layla, an AI-native travel planning and booking platform founded in Berlin in 2023. The deal strengthens the Group's strategy around a fully AI-driven travel experience, from inspiration to booking.
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Results, USA | Hyatt reports Q2 2026 results, driven by luxury and a record pipeline
Hyatt Hotels Corporation reports its second-quarter 2026 results: comparable RevPAR up 5.9%, pipeline up 10% to 154,000 rooms, and adjusted EBITDA up 3.4% to $297 million. The Group raises its full-year RevPAR outlook, buoyed by the FIFA World Cup in the United States, while remaining cautious on the pace of openings in the second half.
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Personnel Moves
Design, Australia | In Sydney, Mathew Dalby joins Gensler as Design Director, Hospitality
The American architecture giant is building out its hospitality practice in Asia-Pacific, entrusting regional creative leadership to a designer with thirty-five years of experience in luxury.
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Americas | Hilton Leans on Hilton Honors to Power Its All-Inclusive Portfolio
The group is rolling out its loyalty strategy across a fast-developing all-inclusive segment in Mexico and the Caribbean, with stays available from 51,000 points
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International | Aiden by Best Western passes the 58-hotel mark worldwide
BWH Hotels continues to grow its boutique brand Aiden by Best Western, which has now reached 58 hotels worldwide, with more than 20 additional properties in development. Buoyed by recent openings in Germany, Thailand and the United States, the brand is also preparing to enter Canada by the end of the year. This momentum confirms investor appetite for the independent lifestyle segment, backed by the strength of BWH Hotels' network and loyalty programme.
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Courchevel, France | Madeleine Munier appointed General Manager of Monte-Carlo One Courchevel
Madeleine Munier has been appointed General Manager of Monte-Carlo One Courchevel, the first property under Monte-Carlo Company des Bains de Mer's international brand outside the Principality. She takes up her role during the pre-opening phase, with the first guests expected for the 2026/2027 winter season. With nearly nine years at Airelles, including a spell leading La Bastide de Gordes, she brings solid experience in luxury hotel management and hotel openings to the project.
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