Australian hotel group TFE Hotels is committing €62m (AUD 100m) to the renovation of its first-generation Adina properties in Australia, Europe and the UK. Announced on 6 September 2026, the programme accompanies the repositioning of the apartment-hotel brand in response to growing demand for residential-style accommodation, alongside new openings and the rollout of a dedicated digital guest experience platform.

RIU Hotels & Resorts inaugurated the Riu Palace Phuket on 4 September 2026, a 5-star, 504-room property on Mai Khao Beach, immediately adjacent to Sirinat National Park. The opening marks the Spanish hotel chain's entry into the Thai market, featuring a 24-hour All-Inclusive concept and the premium Elite Club by RIU offering. For the family-owned group, which now operates 101 hotels across 22 countries, the new property forms part of a strategy to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia.

Starboard Hotels, in joint venture with LaSalle Investment Management, has acquired seven Accor hotels in the UK from Ares Real Estate Funds and EQ Group, for an undisclosed sum. The deal takes Starboard's UK portfolio to 28 properties and marks the group's first private equity transaction. The seven hotels will continue to operate under Accor franchise, in key regional markets including Birmingham, Sheffield, Southampton and London.

The Alpine developer has signed a binding agreement on an exceptional asset in Val d'Isère and has raised its stake to 64% in the Lac Bleu scheme, which is replacing the historic hotel of the same name in Méribel.

Around sixty historic hotels from the Accor collection will welcome the public on 19 and 20 September, across 26 destinations in France and abroad

Greek property company PREMIA Properties announced on 22 June 2026 its entry into the capital of AKTI Hotels & Resorts Group and the financing of the modernisation of three properties in Rhodes and Kos. The deal, estimated at more than €250 million including renovation works, is expected to be finalised by the end of 2026 and forms part of PREMIA's hotel portfolio growth strategy.

Adrien Harel has been appointed General Manager of the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, effective 24 August 2026. The Mauritian hotelier returns to a property he already knows well, having previously served there as Resort Manager. The appointment reflects Four Seasons' preference for internal mobility at its most iconic addresses, while marking the return of an executive shaped over nearly two decades within the group.

France's leading hotel private equity firm strengthens its presence in eastern Paris alongside KER Hospitality, with a recently renovated 3-star, 31-room asset.

According to a statement issued on 3 September 2026, Ayesa Engineering is strengthening its position in the hospitality sector by taking on the management of several Holiday Inn Express projects in Spain on behalf of Tikehau Capital and Quest Capital. Construction of the first of these properties, a 244-room hotel, has now begun in Madrid. Opening is scheduled for the first quarter of 2028.

Dusit International will open the Dusit Princess Ipoh on 1 October 2026, a 268-room property in the heart of the historic city of Ipoh, in the state of Perak. The Thai group's third Malaysian property is backed by a partnership with local developer Plenitude Berhad and aims to support the growing momentum of domestic tourism in the region.

The Kingdom Business & Luxury Travel (KBLT) Congress opened its doors on 6–7 September 2026 at the Mövenpick Hotel and Residences Riyadh, bringing together more than 100 pre-qualified Saudi buyers and leading global travel brands. The event comes as the Kingdom's outbound travel spend is set to exceed €26.4bn in 2026, driven by a luxury segment already valued at €11.6bn. For hoteliers and investors, the gathering is emerging as a strategic barometer of a market whose expectations are being fundamentally reshaped.

Haider Mbarek has taken over as General Manager of Aurora Tunisie, a hotel complex under development in Sfax. He brings more than twenty years of experience across Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and the Indian Ocean, with a particular specialism in property openings.