Daniel Charlton has been appointed General Manager of the Dusit Princess Hotel Residences Nairobi, marking his return to Kenya after several years with the Dusit group and other international brands. With more than twenty-five years of experience spanning Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific, he previously held a leadership role in Nairobi between 2015 and 2017. The appointment reflects the continued development of Dusit Hotels and Resorts in East Africa.

🔎 Today's trend: hospitality between showcase and backstage. As Lucknow, Amboise and Tokyo celebrate new openings and collaborations, France's restaurant sector faces renewed scrutiny over working conditions in the Big Mamma case.

Marriott International has announced the appointment of Daniel Dubowski as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, effective August 2026. Based in the United States and reporting to the group's technology leadership, he joins the world's largest hotel group after more than two years in the same role at Hertz. The move comes as cybersecurity establishes itself as a growing strategic priority for hotel groups, which face cyberthreats targeting their infrastructure and guests directly.

The Goldman Sachs Group announced on 18 August 2026 the acquisition of LCN Capital Partners, a platform specialising in sale & leaseback transactions, for a consideration of up to €351M ($410M). The deal gives Goldman Sachs Asset Management a specific area of expertise - the resale of corporate real estate while preserving its use through a long-term lease - after two years marked by high interest rates that curbed investment in physical real estate. For the hospitality sector, the acquisition is also a reminder that LCN held exclusive talks in 2025 to buy nine Silken hotels in Spain, before ultimately being outbid by Hotusa.