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2027, Germany | Novum Hospitality, IHG and HD Hotels sign four hotels in Dortmund
Novum Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts and property company HD Hotels have concluded agreements covering four hotel projects in Dortmund, totalling 429 rooms and scheduled to open in 2027. The package combines the return of three existing hotels to Novum's portfolio with a new-build project, all set to join the Garner and Holiday Inn - the niu brands. It marks a further step in the franchise partnership that has linked the Hamburg-based group with IHG since 2024.
Business
360°: global hospitality news round-up, 9 October 2026 | From Barcelona to Bangkok via Brazzaville and Rehoboth Beach
🔎 Trend of the day: AI, the new engine of hotel performance. From conversational distribution to real-time pricing, industry players are embedding artificial intelligence at the heart of their value chain, from booking through to profitability management.
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Development
United Kingdom | Bain Capital and Orka Investments open The Shepherd Mayfair, an 82-key boutique hotel in London
The Shepherd Mayfair opened its doors in October 2026 in the heart of London's Shepherd Market. Owned through a joint venture between Bain Capital and Orka Investments, the 82-key boutique hotel takes a neighbourhood-focused, outward-looking approach in a Mayfair dominated by the major international hotel houses.
Headlines
360°, around the world in hospitality news, 07.10.2026 | From the Pic du Midi to Nairobi via Saint-Malo and Barcelona
🔎 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.
Development
Canada | Accor opens Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection’s first North American property
In October 2026, Accor opens Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection, in the heart of Banff National Park, Alberta. Following a major transformation, the 320-room property becomes the second opening for the group's luxury collection and its first in North America. Accor is targeting 60 Emblems properties by 2032.
Development
Thailand | Marriott signs seven hotels with FICO Corporation and introduces citizenM, Four Points Flex and Series by Marriott
Marriott International has signed an agreement with FICO Corporation covering seven hotels in Thailand, totalling 1,262 keys across Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket. The deal strengthens JW Marriott's presence in the capital. It also marks the arrival in the country of three of the group's brands: citizenM, Four Points Flex by Sheraton and Series by Marriott.
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South Africa | Kasada becomes National Hospitality Partner of Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa
Kasada and Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa announced a national strategic partnership on 6 October 2026, making the hospitality private equity platform the foundation's official hospitality partner. The agreement brings together five properties from Kasada's South African portfolio, in Cape Town and Johannesburg, around a shared goal: opening up hospitality careers to young South Africans.
Development
2028, Morocco | Radisson and ALH Hospitality sign the Radisson RED Casablanca Anfa
Radisson Hotel Group and Moroccan operator ALH Hospitality have signed the Radisson RED Casablanca Anfa, a 70-key lifestyle hotel scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2028. Coming two years after the Radisson Hotel Casablanca Gauthier La Citadelle, the deal strengthens the group's presence in the Kingdom's economic capital, which it regards as its priority market in Africa.
Development
United States | Choice Hotels opens its 600th extended stay hotel with Everhome Suites Denver Airport
Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) announced on 5 October 2026 the opening of Everhome Suites Denver Airport, the 600th hotel in its extended stay portfolio. The milestone strengthens the group's position as the leading multi-brand franchise network in economy and midscale extended stay. It comes as the segment posts its twelfth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth at the US franchisor.
Development
Japan | Hyatt opens Hyatt Centric Sapporo, the brand’s first hotel in Hokkaido
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced on 3 October 2026 the opening of Hyatt Centric Sapporo, the brand's first property in Hokkaido. The hotel offers 216 rooms and suites on the upper floors of a mixed-use tower in central Sapporo. It brings the group's lifestyle brand to the island's capital, the gateway to the ski resorts, hot springs and national parks of northern Japan.
Strategy
United States | Hyatt turns to financing, leaner prototypes and conversions to accelerate its development
On 5 October 2026, Hyatt Hotels Corporation presented three levers to help owners open hotels under its brands: a dedicated Hyatt Studios loan programme with HALL Structured Finance, lower-cost new-build prototypes and conversion brands. The group is targeting more than 300 U.S. submarkets where it does not yet have a presence, against a backdrop of high construction and financing costs.
Development
Costa Rica | JW Marriott opens its first all-inclusive resort, Costa Elena, in Guanacaste
JW Marriott has announced the opening of the JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa on Costa Rica's northern Pacific coast. With 415 rooms and operations entrusted to Mullen Hospitality Management, it is the brand's first all-inclusive resort anywhere in the world. The opening marks the entry of Marriott's luxury segment into a category the group now positions around experience and wellbeing rather than the all-inclusive formula alone.
Development
Australia | Accor opens Mercure Perth Aurea Kings Park, Perth’s third Mercure
Accor has opened Mercure Perth Aurea Kings Park, a 70-room hotel located between Kings Park and Perth's business district. The property marks a second partnership with Capital Bay Management, following The Sebel West Perth, and becomes the third Mercure in the Western Australian capital.
Development
United States | Fairmont New Orleans to open on 2 November in the former Bank of New Orleans building
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Accor) has opened reservations for Fairmont New Orleans, which will welcome its first guests on 2 November 2026 in the city's Central Business District. Developed by Kailas Companies within a tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 250-key hotel marks the brand's return to Louisiana after two decades away. It brings the number of Fairmont properties in the United States to 19.
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Personnel Moves
Hanover, Germany | Benjamin Jacobi named Managing Director Commercial at TUI Hotels & Resorts, Christian Bärwind to lead TUI Deutschland
TUI is reshuffling two key leadership roles with effect from 1 November 2026. Benjamin Jacobi, until now head of TUI Deutschland, joins the management of TUI Hotels & Resorts as Managing Director Commercial, Marketing & Sales, while Christian Bärwind succeeds him at the helm of the German-speaking markets. The double appointment is intended to bring the group's hotel brands closer to its distribution channels.
Business
United States | TKO Hotels offers €1.7bn for Service Properties Trust’s 92 hotels
TKO Hotels, a hotel owner based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, announced on 9 October an unsolicited all-cash offer of around €1.7bn to acquire the 92 hotels held by listed REIT Service Properties Trust (SVC). The deal would cap almost seven years of disposals that have sharply reduced the hotel exposure of a vehicle once entirely dedicated to hospitality.
Ouvertures & projets
2027, Germany | Novum Hospitality, IHG and HD Hotels sign four hotels in Dortmund
Novum Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts and property company HD Hotels have concluded agreements covering four hotel projects in Dortmund, totalling 429 rooms and scheduled to open in 2027. The package combines the return of three existing hotels to Novum's portfolio with a new-build project, all set to join the Garner and Holiday Inn - the niu brands. It marks a further step in the franchise partnership that has linked the Hamburg-based group with IHG since 2024.
Business
United States | In Chicago, UNITE HERE Local 1 launches strike at six hotels on the eve of the marathon
Staff at six downtown Chicago hotels, including the Palmer House Hilton, the Waldorf Astoria and the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, walked out on Friday 9 October 2026 at the call of the UNITE HERE Local 1 union. The action comes during Chicago Marathon weekend, one of the busiest periods of the year. It forms part of negotiations covering more than 7,000 workers across 46 hotels in the city.
