Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The 195-room Mama Shelter London Shoreditch hotel has permanently closed, with coliving operator ARK rebranding the site ahead of an expected July reopening.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Luxury management company Capella Hotel Group has appointed Roland Fasel as president, responsible for overseeing the group’s two brands: Capella and Patina.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Six Senses London has opened within the former Whiteley’s emporium on Bayswater’s Queensway.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBoutique Hotel News is launching the Global Branded Residence Awards. The 2026 awards will feature 17 categories.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Travel and hospitality operating system Lighthouse has launched The Hotels Network app, a direct booking platform for hotels available in ChatGPT.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Lifestyle hospitality brand Virgin Hotels Collection has appointed Paloma Martinez as the group’s vice president of operations for the Americas.
Reading Time: 4 minutesMiddle East: The escalation of geopolitical events across the Middle East has caused severe travel disruption. Local authorities and operators respond.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the suspected sharing of “competitively sensitive information” between Hilton, IHG, and Marriott using STR.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A report from the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYU SPS) Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows how AI is shaping hotel distribution and operations.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Sustainable boutique hotel The Green House, Bournemouth, has appointed asset management consultancy Rockingham Partners as a strategic adviser for the business.
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