Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the Hotel Investment + Development Event (HIDE), organised by Hotel Analyst, a discussion focussed on how branded residences combine developer returns with hotel performance.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: The five-star Hyatt Regency Rome Central hotel is scheduled to open on 28 April 2026, marking the brand’s debut in Italy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Revenue management software happyhotel has closed a €6.5 million Series A funding round led by venture capital fund Reimann Investors.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Russell Imrie, president of BWH Hotels GB, about navigating business rates reform, the collective actions hoteliers can take, and how to protect margins in a challenging market. Filmed at the BWH Hotels GB Annual Members’ Conference at The Belfry Hotel & Resort.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Allen Simpson, CEO of UKHospitality, about why he calls a proposed holiday tax in England “incredibly stupid,” its potential impact on the hospitality sector, and how hoteliers can influence policy. Filmed at the BWH Hotels GB Annual Members’ Conference at The Belfry Hotel & Resort.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle hotel brand The Webster will open its first property near Covent Garden, London this summer followed by a site in Times Square, New York in winter 2026.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Patricia Yates, CEO of VisitBritain and VisitEngland, to discuss the impact of US political shifts on UK travel flows as well as how regional mayors are deliberating the introduction of a tourism tax. Filmed at the BWH Hotels GB Annual Members’ Conference at The Belfry Hotel & Resort.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Thomas Pritzker, executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels, has immediately retired after his ties with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in the latest files released by the US Department of Justice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Real estate firm Electra America Hospitality Group, a joint venture between Electra America and AKA and which owns Hotel AKA Brickell, will reposition the property as Brickell Arch, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Miami, effective March 4.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Developers DSM Real Estate Partners and Stafford Development Company have begun construction on The Chambray, a 125-key boutique hotel in downtown Roswell, Georgia.
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