The French hotel group and the online travel agency are strengthening their collaboration to accelerate hotels' sustainable certification and its visibility at the point of booking, as corporate demand hardens around these criteria.

Ahead of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS° Living, the new format of the Branded Residences Forum taking place on 1 October 2026 in Dubai as part of FHS World), several industry leaders reflect on what is driving the rise of branded residences in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Susanna Mander (Meliá Hotels International), Makram El Zyr (Rotana), Victor Abou Ghanem (STORY Hospitality) and Mohamad Haj Hassan (Wyndham Hotels & Resorts) analyse a segment fuelled both by growing lifestyle demand and by investors seeking yield and capital protection.

🔎 Today's trend: Rabat, the new showcase for international luxury hospitality. Between the arrival of the Four Seasons, the Ritz-Carlton, the Conrad and now the Waldorf Astoria, the Moroccan capital is asserting a positioning that complements Marrakech, driven by business, institutional and MICE tourism.

From cabaret to hospitality, a new chapter is being written in Kirrwiller. As the Royal Palace unveils its very first four-star property, international hospitality continues its openings and expansions across the globe — not without a few controversies and sanctions along the way.Hospitality news of the day, 26 August 2026: openings, strategic expansions, appointments and air connectivity — here's what you needed to know today in the sector.

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.

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.

🔎 Today's trend: leadership moves are as much a feature of the day's headlines as major projects. From Paris to Fort Worth, hotel groups are reshuffling their executive teams, while geopolitics (United Arab Emirates) and social tensions (strike in Barcelona, shortage of crêpe-makers in Brittany) continue to weigh on the sector.

The chief executive leaves the group after thirteen years, amid a security crisis deepened by the revelation of a second incident shortly before her departure

Alliance France Tourisme has released its first trends for the French hotel industry's summer season. Amid record heat, purchasing-power trade-offs and an upmarket segment driven by international clientele, the June-to-September picture is heading towards a positive result, with a marked broadening of high-performing destinations.

Lawrence Kenwright, the man behind Liverpool's Shankly and Dixie Dean hotels, banned for five years following misleading information from a linked company

The latest CBRE Research report highlights one of the lowest coverage rates among English-speaking markets, with the development pipeline still falling well short of closing the gap between supply and demand.

🔎 Today's trend: luxury hospitality confirms its global resilience. Between strategic appointments at the helm of exceptional resorts, massive financial flows into European palace hotels, and soaring room rates in the world's leading capitals, the high end continues to pull the sector upward.