
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hyatt will redevelop the South Congress Hotel in Austin, reopening in 2027 as The Standard and the brand’s first US opening in more than a decade.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Privately held real estate investment and operations company Elysian will open its boutique hotel bohème in East Austin in summer 2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Real estate development firm Pearlstone Partners in collaboration with vacation rental platform AvantStay will launch The Code in Austin this December.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: “Affordable luxury” lifestyle brand citizenM has revealed three hotel openings in the United States next year, taking the group’s total to 36 properties.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Boutique hotel MOLLIE Aspen has named Austin Luckett as the property’s general manager ahead of opening this winter.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Real estate investment manager Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners has acquired a plot of land in Austin which will encompass a new-build property part of Graduate Hotels.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSA: Virtual reception app Virdee has partnered with dynamic mapping and navigation provider MapsPeople, to offer guests an interactive hotel experience.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Operto Guest Technologies, a provider of smart device automation, has acquired STAYmyway, a smart hospitality technology company based in Murcia, Spain.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Serena McCabe has been appointed as area director of sales and marketing for the soon to open Thompson Austin and tommie Austin. McCabe brings more than 15 years of sales experience to the role, with a specialty in boutique and independent hotels. Prior to Thompson and tommie Austin, McCabe

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The 80-suite luxury boutique hotel from Inherit Hotel Group has opened on Austin’s South Congress Avenue. The property is owned, operated and developed by David and Simona Krug, the husband and wide duo behind Inherit Hotel Group. Colton House Hotel was designed by Austin-based LEVY Architects with interiors by