citizenM US
Hotel

citizenM reveals three US openings in 2024

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.

MOLLIE Aspen
Movers and Shakers

MOLLIE Aspen names general manager

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

Graduate Hotels to launch in Austin 2025
Hotel

Graduate Hotels to launch in Austin 2025

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.

Virdee
Technology

Virdee and MapsPeople partner for indoor mapping

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

Operto Guest Technologies acquires STAYmyway
Technology

Operto Guest Technologies acquires STAYmyway

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.

Thompson Hotels appoints sales director in Austin
Movers and Shakers

Thompson Hotels appoints sales director in Austin

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

Hotel

Colton House Hotel in Austin opens

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