
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: The Dean has opened The Dean Munich, a 281-room lifestyle hotel in the city’s Westend neighbourhood, marking the brand’s largest property to date and its second opening in Germany.

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: The PuLi Group has appointed Dean Winter as chief executive officer and Vittorio Dincao as general manager of The PuLi Shanghai as the company prepares to expand.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Formed from the Irish independent hotel collection, Dean Group has established itself as an international platform with upcoming additions in Europe and the US.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Lifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) has acquired The Gates Hotel South Beach in Florida which will become the US flagship of the Dean Group.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIreland: The four-star Clarence Hotel, formerly owned by members of the rock band U2, has been acquired by Press Up Hospitality Group following a €43 million loan from Leumi UK.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Eden Hotel Collection has appointed three general managers across its portfolio, including Bovey Castle, The Greenway Hotel and Brockencote Hall.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: TODD Architects has won planning permission to redevelop the Grade II-listed Central Methodist Hall in Birmingham into a hotel-led leisure scheme.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: TODD Architects have submitted plans to refurbish and redevelop the Central Methodist Hall into a hotel on behalf of Press Up Hospitality Group and sister company Oakmount.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, JB Duke Hotel and The Lodge at Duke Medical Center have relaunched the Manager In Training (MIT) Program for upcoming hospitality leaders.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe House Collective by Swire Hotels, a group of four independent hotels, has joined representation company The Set Collection.