TUI Group has announced the appointment of Louise Bates as Managing Director of TUI Blue, effective 1 October 2026. She succeeds Artur Gerber, who is stepping down at his own request after eleven years with the group but remains associated with TUI in an advisory capacity. The transition forms part of the renewed leadership of TUI Hotels & Resorts under Bernd Mäser, who has led the division since May 2026.

Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA has announced the appointment of Sylvain Lagier as Vice President of Operations. He takes charge of the operator's Region 3, a portfolio of more than 25 hotels in the United Kingdom operated under brands including Mercure and Radisson.

Accor has entrusted Sylvain Chauvet, the 52-year-old French executive, with operational leadership across Africa for Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems, effective 1 September 2026 and based in Casablanca. The appointment marks a return to the African continent for an executive who built the bulk of his career there, following eight years at the helm of the Sofitel Mexico City Reforma.

MHP Hotel AG taps a returning executive to lead its 285-room property on the Außenalster

Machefert Collection has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Sauvage to the newly created role of Director of Strategy. Co-founder and former Managing Director of Evok Collection, the executive returns to Paris to rejoin the family-owned group where he began his career twenty-five years ago. The appointment comes as Machefert Collection enters a new phase of development, just months after the validation of its court-approved continuation plan.

Ayla Ghaffarzadehgan has been appointed Senior Investment Manager within Corinthia Real Estate Ventures (CREV), the investment arm of Corinthia Hotels, in London. She joins the Maltese hotel group after nearly five years at Blackstone as a Senior Associate. The appointment comes amid a broader management renewal at Corinthia Hotels, following Simon Casson's departure from the role of Chief Executive and the arrival of Peter Roth in a newly created operational leadership position.

The French hotelier, who has led nine properties across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and North America over the past eighteen years, takes the helm of the hotel in a Dhaka market undergoing intense competitive restructuring.

Constellation Hotels has appointed Neil Jacobs, former CEO of Six Senses, to lead a new London-based luxury hotel management company. The new structure is set to eventually bring together The Connaught, The Emory and The Berkeley, along with forthcoming projects in Paris and Marrakech, following on from the split concluded this summer between Constellation Hotels and Maybourne.

Manuel Santos has taken over as General Manager of The Yeatman, the Fladgate Partnership's wine hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia, as of 31 August 2026. He succeeds himself under a new banner after four years and four months at the helm of the Monumental Palace in Porto, which he guided from the Maison Albar group through to its acquisition by H10 Hotels.

On 1 September 2026, Airbnb announced the appointment of Pepijn Rijvers as Chief Business Officer, overseeing the Homes, Hotels, Global Markets and Enterprise Operations divisions. The former Booking.com and Tripadvisor Group executive succeeds Dave Stephenson, who is leaving the group after eight years in senior leadership roles. The appointment confirms the growing momentum behind Airbnb's hotel strategy, under way since spring 2026.

Minor Hotels has entrusted Jason Marques with the general management of Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Lisboa, an emblematic hotel in the Portuguese capital and member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The appointment, effective September 2026, crowns a career spanning more than twenty years across the Algarve, Algeria, the Indian Ocean and Marriott International's European leadership structure.

Das Kranzbach, a five-star superior hotel & wellness retreat in Krün, Bavaria, has appointed Henning A. Schaub as General Manager, a role he has held since 1 August 2026. He takes up the post after two years at the helm of eriro Alpine Hide in Austria's Tyrol, where he oversaw the property's opening. The move reflects a broader pattern of talent circulating between the German, Austrian and Swiss Alpine independent luxury hotel scenes.