Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Independent hotel collection BWH Hotels GB has appointed Gary Wallace as CFO and Akshada Kodag as national sales manager, premium and extended stay.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/South Korea: Lotte Hotels & Resorts, the global hospitality arm of Lotte Corporation, and owner-operator Highgate, have entered into a strategic partnership that will see Highgate assume management of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: The Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) has added four brands to its portfolio, expanding with 22 properties across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Part of Iconic Hotels & Resorts, Strand Palace has promoted Jill van Rest to general manager, the property’s first female GM since 1998.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Boutique hotel brand The PIG has sold its Groombridge Place property in Tunbridge Wells to a private buyer.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesGreece: Hilton has signed a franchise agreement with the Troulis family to open the Conrad Corfu luxury resort in Q1 2026.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBWH Hotels GB’s annual conference SMRDC Fest 2025 shared insights for independent hoteliers to drive profitability and strengthen commercial performance.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAce first entered sale negotiations in early 2023 with Portland-based Sortis Holdings, which agreed to buy the brand for roughly USD $85 million. That transaction never closed, with Sortis stating that Ace lost “multiple hotel management contracts, totalling over 20 per cent of the portfolio” after the initial settlement agreement.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/Japan: Japanese operator Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide (SPW), a company of Seibu Group, has acquired Ace Group International, parent company of Ace Hotel and its in-house creative agency Atelier Ace.
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