Shangri-La Group announces the soft opening of JEN Hangzhou by Shangri-La, the JEN brand's tenth property worldwide and its first in the city. Set within the former Hangzhou Oxygen Plant site, inside the Hangzhou Kerry Plaza complex, the 176-room hotel blends preserved industrial architecture with the lifestyle brand's signature "Live New Asia" spirit.

Minor Hotels reports stable results for the second quarter of 2026, with core profit up 2% to THB 2.8 billion, driven by strength in Europe and the Americas offsetting disruption in the Middle East. The Group also accelerates its asset-right development strategy, signing 29 hotel management agreements in the half, including 20 in the second quarter alone.

Alexandre Ventadour has been appointed President of the Comité Martiniquais du Tourisme by Serge Letchimy, President of the Executive Council of the Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique, following Bénédicte di Geronimo's decision to step down. A territorial councillor already heading several strategic committees and President of the Martinique Développement agency, he also brings nearly fifteen years of experience in digital and advertising, at Yahoo!, Facebook and then at the helm of his own digital transformation consultancy, Complay.

In Mougins, Mathieu Soler and Thierry Pignatta make gourmet ravioli and gnocchi the way they would prepare a dish in their own kitchen: thin egg-yolk pasta, generous knife-cut fillings, jus, stocks and bisques made in-house. Behind Maison Mathy and its 25-plus recipes lies a timely response to a pressing industry challenge: allowing hotels and restaurants to outsource certain production without switching to industrial products.

Andorran bank Andbank announces the launch of Actyus Hospitality Fund II, a new investment vehicle with €200 million in equity and debt, aimed at acquiring five to six three- and four-star hotels in Spain. The fund targets the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the Costa del Sol, building on the previous Atalaya vehicle, launched in 2020 with Navis Capital and THB Hotels.

Air France-KLM announces the appointment of Jean-Noël Rault as Regional Director for the Caribbean, succeeding Lionel Rault, now heading the North Africa, Sahel and West Coast regional directorate. Based in Pointe-à-Pitre, he will oversee the development of both airlines across a region covering Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Cuba and Santo Domingo, destinations where air connectivity directly shapes tourism and hospitality activity.

Fes Marriott Hotel Jnan Palace, a recently renovated five-star, 244-room property, appoints Nabil Azerfi as General Manager. A former Secretary General of the Regional Hospitality Industry Association, he joins the hotel's leadership as the property, owned by Madaëf, the tourism investment arm of the CDG group, completes a major architectural overhaul by Paul Sartres.

Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts entrusts Goffredo Dell'Appennino with the General Manager role at Bvlgari Hotel Roma, following five years leading the brand's Milan property. This appointment reflects a career spanning more than twenty years in luxury hospitality and international dining, built largely within the Group, across Europe and Asia.

The club deal, long confined to closed family-office circles, has become a popular financing structure in French hospitality in recent years. Acquiring freeholds, repositioning brands, restructuring portfolios: several recent transactions illustrate the specific nature of this vehicle when applied to the hotel sector, sitting midway between real estate investment and operational risk-taking.

JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group announces it has advised the Thai Savetsomphob family on the leasehold acquisition of Staybridge Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit, a 411-room IHG-branded property, sold by Origin Hotel PLC. This marks the fourth collaboration between JLL and this family of investors, in a Bangkok market still driven by demand for well-located international hotel assets.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide announces the appointment of Scott Weisz as Executive Vice President and Chief Hospitality Officer. With more than 27 years at the Group, he will continue to oversee the Owner Services, Resort Operations, Asset Management and Architecture & Construction teams, in a career built entirely at Marriott.

Edgar Suites, developer and operator of upscale apart-hotels, announces a €180 million bank financing arranged with Crédit Agricole CIB, BNP Paribas and Company Générale, with tax advisory support from law firm Arsene. The deal covers ten assets, seven in France and three in Spain, and is set to support the Group's strategy of reaching 4,000 rooms in development and operation by 2030.