Dusit International will open the Dusit Princess Ipoh on 1 October 2026, a 268-room property in the heart of the historic city of Ipoh, in the state of Perak. The Thai group's third Malaysian property is backed by a partnership with local developer Plenitude Berhad and aims to support the growing momentum of domestic tourism in the region.

The Kingdom Business & Luxury Travel (KBLT) Congress opened its doors on 6–7 September 2026 at the Mövenpick Hotel and Residences Riyadh, bringing together more than 100 pre-qualified Saudi buyers and leading global travel brands. The event comes as the Kingdom's outbound travel spend is set to exceed €26.4bn in 2026, driven by a luxury segment already valued at €11.6bn. For hoteliers and investors, the gathering is emerging as a strategic barometer of a market whose expectations are being fundamentally reshaped.

Haider Mbarek has taken over as General Manager of Aurora Tunisie, a hotel complex under development in Sfax. He brings more than twenty years of experience across Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and the Indian Ocean, with a particular specialism in property openings.

On 1 April 2026, France's Cour de cassation confirmed that a dismissal letter signed by the HR manager of another company within the employer's group was without real and serious cause, in the absence of proof of her authority over the subsidiary concerned. The Court also partially quashed the ruling on a separate point, leaving the door open to additional sums. The case involves an automotive distribution group, but the principle established is directly relevant to hotel groups, which are often structured with multiple subsidiaries and shared HR functions.

Stripped of the safety net of emergency housing contracts and squeezed by the upmarket shift of the French hotel stock, the budget hotel sector must now win back guests on the strength of its product alone. Targeted renovation, online reputation, specialisation by guest type: the levers exist — provided the asset valuation model is rethought. An opinion piece by Widiane Mendes, Managing Director of Byron Gestion.

Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita has announced the appointment of Gregory Viaud as General Manager, as the property enters a new era following a seven-month transformation. A group veteran with more than twenty years of experience, Viaud joins the island after leading the opening of Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr in Morocco.

Four Seasons has named Ivan Giles General Manager across both the Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai and Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle in northern Thailand. The Mexican-born executive, who brings more than twenty years of experience with the group spanning the Americas and Asia, joins from the Four Seasons Resort Langkawi in Malaysia, where he has served as General Manager since 2022.

Between cultural patronage, news stories and pricing controversies, the hotel industry is once again in the spotlight, both in Paris and internationally. Hotel industry news today, 5 September 2026: here's what you needed to know in the sector today. 🔎 Trend of the day: Parisian catering and hospitality return to the spotlight amid patronage, an eagerly awaited reopening and a pricing controversy, while internationally there's a wave of appointments, awards and darker news.

Kerzner International entrusts the general management of One&Only Mandarina to Jules Dubois, whose eighteen-year career in luxury hospitality also marks his return to the One&Only brand.

After eighteen years at the helm of Accor Vacation Club, Craig Wood joins Minor Hotels to lead Minor Vacations, the Thai group's vacation ownership division.