The Philippine developer commits to new development in Palawan and Ilocos Norte and organises its portfolio under two dedicated entities

The Spanish start-up will offer second-hand furniture from four Madrid hotels online from 3 to 6 September

After five years leading Rixos operations in Doha, the Italian hotelier takes charge of the brand's first all-inclusive resort in Southeast Asia.

The group partners with developer Ceerose to bring its lifestyle brand to Haymarket, at the gateway to Sydney's central business district.

Accor has entrusted the general management of Admiral Hotel Manila, MGallery Collection, to Alessandro Mortillaro. The Italian-British executive, who brings more than twenty-five years' experience across Asia and Europe, takes the helm of the Philippines' first MGallery property following four years at Sofitel London Heathrow. The appointment forms part of Accor's strategy to strengthen its presence in the Philippine luxury and lifestyle market.

Accor and Al Qimmah Hospitality, a subsidiary of BinDawood Investment, are expanding their hotel partnership in Saudi Arabia with the signing of a new 850-key Novotel in Makkah. Announced in Paris during the French-Saudi Investment Roundtable, the agreement takes the joint portfolio to five properties and more than 4,000 keys, against a backdrop of strong growth in religious tourism driven by the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

Invesco Real Estate has sold the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, a 122-room five-star hotel in the heart of the canal district, to a consortium led by Singapore's First Sponsor Group for approximately €93.5 million. Acquired in 2019 as the flagship asset of its European Hotel Fund, the property continues to be operated by Hyatt under a long-term lease running to 2042. The transaction reflects Invesco's portfolio rotation strategy, as Amsterdam confirms its appeal to international hotel investors.

Blocked by the courts since 2019, the ultra-luxury Emeraude hotel project, backed by Champagne Hospitality in Saint-Barthélemy, has just secured a favourable ruling from France's Conseil d'État. Handed down on 7 July 2026, the ruling dismisses the fraud claim brought against the building permit and redefines the conditions for admissibility of appeals lodged by competing establishments, including Eden Rock. The case now returns to the Bordeaux Administrative Court of Appeal, with a fresh ruling expected within four to six months.

Klaus-Michael Kühne, controlling shareholder of Swiss group Kühne+Nagel and long regarded as one of Germany's wealthiest men, died overnight on 23–24 August 2026 in Schindellegi, Switzerland, aged 89. Over more than six decades, he transformed the family business founded in Bremen in 1890 into one of the world's foremost maritime and air freight groups, while also building, through his stakes in Lufthansa and Hapag-Lloyd, an empire spanning the entire international mobility chain. His passing, and the question of how his influence will pass to the Kühne Foundation, directly concern a hospitality sector whose activity remains inseparable from the air and sea flows he helped shape.

British company Nova Pangaea Technologies has successfully completed endurance trials at its Teesside demonstration site, validating the stability of its REFNOVA process for converting residual biomass into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The trials demonstrated continuous operation over production cycles of up to 72 hours, with yields exceeding set targets. This milestone comes as the company launches a fundraising round to build its first commercial-scale plant, in an aviation sector seeking alternative feedstock sources to used cooking oil.

British hedge fund TCI has taken positions on loans linked to four landmark Italian hotels, including Venice's Danieli, betting on the sector's ability to sustain rate increases.

Archipelago Hotels rolls out five hotels across Java and Sumatra, combining new openings and rebrandings, driven by strong tourism growth in Indonesia in 2026.