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![Fairmont Tokyo [Credit: Accor] Fairmont to debut in Japan](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Screenshot-2022-05-24-at-11.50.38-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Fairmont Tokyo will form part of a development designed under the National Strategic Special Zone Program, and is slated to open in 2025.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Dream Frisco, a boutique 200-key hotel from Dream Hotel Group, will form part of the new Firefly Park mixed-use development in the town of Frisco, Texas.Â

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustria: In partnership with Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, Superbude have designed a hotel room for a guest to win a one night stay with a friend.
![[Credit: The Crossroads Hotel – Newburgh] Ascend Hotel Collection adds three US properties](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/NY110LobbyTemp2_1-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Harborview in Wisconsin, The Crossroads Hotel – Newburgh in New York, and the 17 West Hotel in Oklahoma have joined the Ascend Hotel Collection by Choice Hotels.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Mactaggart Family & Partners, the majority investor in Resident Hotels Ltd, has acquired a controlling stake in Sleeperz Hotels.
![[Credit: Rod Long on Unsplash] Five ways to address the hotel staffing shortage](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/photo-1590381105924-c72589b9ef3f-800x445.jpeg)
Reading Time: 4 minutes[SPONSORED CONTENT] Here are five ideas to address the hotel staffing shortage by levelling up customer service and attracting new talent.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: BHN speaks to Jonathan Mills, CEO of EMEA at Choice Hotels, about the changing needs of franchisees.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: BHN speaks to Agnès Roquefort, CDO at Accor, about the growth of the group’s lifestyle and luxury hotels.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show Awards 2022, which celebrates boutique hoteliers driving innovation and excellence, has opened for entries.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Paris-based Experimental Group has purchased the Cowley Manor, its first UK property outside of London.