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New York, United States | Nicholas Untermann appointed General Manager of Viceroy Park Avenue
Viceroy Hotels & Residences has appointed Nicholas Untermann General Manager of Viceroy Park Avenue, the brand's future New York flagship, scheduled to open in February 2027 in the NoMad district. A veteran of Terranea Resort and Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, he joins the pre-opening team of a project that marks Viceroy's return to Manhattan.
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Hong Kong, China | Conor Hadlington appointed General Manager of Conrad Hong Kong
Hilton has entrusted the general management of Conrad Hong Kong to Conor Hadlington, who took up the post on 28 September 2026. A veteran of Mandarin Oriental, InterContinental and Shangri-La, the British executive now oversees operations, commercial strategy and the delivery of brand standards at the 513-room hotel in Pacific Place, in the Admiralty district.
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Governance, United Kingdom | RBH Hospitality Management Strengthens Its Leadership Team
RBH Hospitality Management, the British third-party hotel management company, has announced a series of appointments and promotions within its senior leadership team, including Stuart Houston's move onto the Executive Committee as Chief Operational Finance Officer. The reshuffle comes as the London- and Glasgow-based operator continues its UK growth, buoyed by several recent signings, including the management of the five-star Cameron House resort on the banks of Loch Lomond.
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Paris, France | Amandine Leiba Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Kerria AM
Kerria AM, a Paris-based real estate asset management firm specialising in the capital's value-added market, has announced the appointment of Amandine Leiba as Chief Executive Officer. The creation of this CEO role — a first for the company since its founding in 2020 — reflects the firm's growth trajectory, as it manages more than €450 million in refurbished asset value across Paris and the surrounding region.
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group | Four New General Managers Appointed in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Suzhou and Geneva
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of four General Managers across its international portfolio, as part of the group's transformation strategy. Paul Jones takes charge of the Bangkok hotel, Anthony Tyler of Kuala Lumpur, Martin Schnider of Suzhou and Christian Wildhaber of Geneva. This governance reshuffle illustrates the depth of the group's management pipeline and its ability to move senior executives between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
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Governance, United Arab Emirates | RMAL Hospitality Renews Board of Directors, Appoints Georges Farhat as Acting CEO
RMAL Hospitality PJSC, the hospitality arm of the Al Fahim family group, has announced the composition of its new Board of Directors following its Annual General Meeting. Khaled AlFahim, a fourth-generation figure at the helm of the Abu Dhabi-based family group, takes on the role of Chairman, while Georges Farhat has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer. The reshuffle comes as the company, structured as a Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC), enters a new phase of its governance.
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France | Serge Foulon Appointed Chief Executive of MMV
MMV, the second-largest hotel operator in the French Alps and a subsidiary of Compagnie des Alpes, has announced the appointment of Serge Foulon as Chief Executive Officer. With more than 25 years of international hotel leadership experience, he succeeds Fabienne Carrasco and joins the group's Distribution & Hospitality Division to accelerate the brand's upmarket positioning and digitalisation in the mountains.
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Lausanne, Switzerland | Clara Muller Appointed Senior Director of Development at Sophos Hotels
Sophos Hotels has announced the arrival of Clara Muller as Senior Director of Development, based in Lausanne, effective 1 September 2026. The executive will lead the group's development department, supported by Louis Finders, promoted at the same time to Director of Development & Feasibility. The dual move restructures Sophos Hotels' development team at a pivotal moment in its growth.
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Operator, USA | Elizabeth Herzberg appointed Senior Vice President, Development at PM Hotel Group
Elizabeth Herzberg joined PM Hotel Group in May 2026 as Senior Vice President, Development. She arrives after more than seven years at Mint House, the hotel brand she helped guide through its acquisition by Kasa in early 2026. The appointment strengthens the development team at the US hotel management group.
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Miami, US | David Resnick Named Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Driftwood Capital
David Resnick joins Driftwood Capital, the Miami-based hospitality investment platform, as Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer, effective August 2026. He arrives after more than two years leading investments at 13th Floor Investments. The appointment strengthens the leadership team of a firm on the rise in the US hospitality investment market.
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Australia | Bastian Germer Moves from The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad to Park Hyatt Sydney
Bastian Germer is taking over as General Manager of Park Hyatt Sydney, the iconic harbourside hotel, from August 2026. The German hospitality executive leaves New York, where he had led The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad since 2021, to relocate to Australia. The appointment caps a career spanning more than three decades with some of the world's leading luxury hotel brands.
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Paris, France | Olivier Daguzan Appointed President of Grape Hospitality
Grape Hospitality has announced the appointment of Olivier Daguzan as President of the Group, weeks after the completion of a €481 million refinancing designed to support its transformation strategy. A graduate of ICN Business School with more than twenty-five years' experience gained at Accor and then Essendi, he succeeds Frédéric Josenhans, who will support the transition until the end of the year as Senior Advisor.
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1 October 2026, Principality 🇲🇨 | Laurent Herschbach Appointed General Manager of Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo
Laurent Herschbach, until now General Manager of the Ritz Paris, takes over as General Manager of the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo from 1 October. He succeeds Klaus Kabelitz, appointed interim General Manager in April 2026 to oversee the Monegasque high season, who now returns to London.
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia | Adrien Harel Appointed General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
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.
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United States | TKO Hotels offers €1.7bn for Service Properties Trust’s 92 hotels
TKO Hotels, a hotel owner based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, announced on 9 October an unsolicited all-cash offer of around €1.7bn to acquire the 92 hotels held by listed REIT Service Properties Trust (SVC). The deal would cap almost seven years of disposals that have sharply reduced the hotel exposure of a vehicle once entirely dedicated to hospitality.
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2027, Germany | Novum Hospitality, IHG and HD Hotels sign four hotels in Dortmund
Novum Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts and property company HD Hotels have concluded agreements covering four hotel projects in Dortmund, totalling 429 rooms and scheduled to open in 2027. The package combines the return of three existing hotels to Novum's portfolio with a new-build project, all set to join the Garner and Holiday Inn - the niu brands. It marks a further step in the franchise partnership that has linked the Hamburg-based group with IHG since 2024.
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United States | In Chicago, UNITE HERE Local 1 launches strike at six hotels on the eve of the marathon
Staff at six downtown Chicago hotels, including the Palmer House Hilton, the Waldorf Astoria and the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, walked out on Friday 9 October 2026 at the call of the UNITE HERE Local 1 union. The action comes during Chicago Marathon weekend, one of the busiest periods of the year. It forms part of negotiations covering more than 7,000 workers across 46 hotels in the city.
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New York, United States | Nicholas Untermann appointed General Manager of Viceroy Park Avenue
Viceroy Hotels & Residences has appointed Nicholas Untermann General Manager of Viceroy Park Avenue, the brand's future New York flagship, scheduled to open in February 2027 in the NoMad district. A veteran of Terranea Resort and Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, he joins the pre-opening team of a project that marks Viceroy's return to Manhattan.




