On 30 September 2026, IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the signing of a Kimpton in Rome, the luxury and lifestyle brand's first address in the Italian capital. Owned by Castello SGR's Rome Hotel Development Fund, the 114-room property is due to open in 2029 in the Via Veneto district. Italy is now a priority market for IHG, and the deal confirms the group's growing momentum there.

Belvilla Deutschland GmbH is taking over the operation of the eight Seminaris hotels in Germany. Four properties switched over on 15 September and the remaining four follow on 1 October 2026. Founded in 1978, the brand is disappearing from the German market. PRISM, parent company of Belvilla and Sunday Hotels, continues its rapid expansion there, a year after making Antwerp Belvilla's gateway into urban accommodation.

French scale-up Naboo, which specialises in corporate event procurement and management, is launching operations in Singapore and Australia. Following the United States, these two first markets are set to serve as anchor points for its expansion in Asia-Pacific, where MICE spending reaches €1.6bn in Singapore and almost €10bn in Australia.

Hilton and Heiwa Real Estate have announced the signing of Motto by Hilton Kyoto Shijo Karasuma, the lifestyle brand's first address in Japan, scheduled to open in 2029. The 108-room hotel, managed by Hilton, will take the group's Kyoto portfolio to seven properties and underlines Japan's strategic weight in Hilton's lifestyle development across Asia Pacific.

PRIMESTAR Group is broadening its executive team with two appointments to its management board (Geschäftsführung), effective 1 October and 1 November 2026. Anke Bogansky takes charge of Finance and HR, Björn Wilkens of Development and Asset Management, while Martin Gotschewski brings Operations and Technology together under one remit. The Berlin-based operator is positioning itself to continue growing its portfolio in Germany, Austria and Poland.

Four Seasons has named Hervé Fucho General Manager of its future resort at Tropicalia. He is a French-born, kitchen-trained hotelier who has spent nearly three decades with the group. The resort is due to open in 2027 on the island's north-east coast. Developed by Cisneros Real Estate, it will be the brand's first property in the Dominican Republic.

Minor Hotels has appointed Patrick Manthe as General Manager of Avani+ Luang Prabang, a 53-room property in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Laotian city. The Swiss hotelier, previously at the helm of Amari Pattaya, takes up the role as the group strengthens its presence in Laos, following the opening of Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane in July 2026.

Fusion Hotel Group signed a hotel management agreement with Han Spaces in late September 2026 for Fusion Resort Tuyen Lam Lake Da Lat. The group's first resort in Vietnam's Highlands, the project marks a step away from its traditional coastal and urban destinations towards a mountain town now positioned in the wellness segment.

Rosewood New Zealand has entrusted Jason Viljoen with leading Talent & Culture across its three New Zealand lodges: Rosewood Cape Kidnappers, Rosewood Kauri Cliffs and Rosewood Matakauri. Based at Cape Kidnappers since September 2026, the former general manager turned HR specialist joins Rosewood after more than eight years with Accor. His brief: to shape the employee experience across a growing portfolio of luxury lodges.

Six Senses has appointed Samantha van Exter as General Manager of Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, as she leaves London after eleven years to move to Saudi Arabia. Named Hotelier of the Year 2025 at Hotel Designs' Brit List Awards, she takes the helm of the first resort to open at The Red Sea destination, at a time when the Kingdom's west coast is seeing a wave of luxury openings.

Grandi Stazioni Retail and Pacini Group announced on 28 September 2026 that the hotel under development inside Milan Central Station will join Curio Collection by Hilton as The Duke Milan. Backed by an €11 million investment, the 44-room project, due in 2027, forms part of the station's transformation into an urban destination and of Hilton's growth strategy in Italy.

Brahman Hills, a hotel estate in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, announced in late September 2026 the appointment of Anja Bosken as General Manager. With more than four decades of experience, including ten years abroad between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar, she joins the property as it asserts a wellness-led positioning built around a 22-hectare garden.