Reading Time: < 1 minuteThailand: Bangkok-based Minor Hotel Group (MHG) has completed its acquisition of Tivoli Hotels & Resorts, a Portuguese brand with 14 properties across Portugal and Brazil.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hyatt has announced the first Centric hotels outside of the US, in Tokyo and Montevideo. US: Hyatt has announced the first Centric hotels outside

Reading Time: 2 minutesNetherlands: IHG has announced the signing of the first Kimpton hotel outside of the Americas. Netherlands: IHG has announced the signing of the first Kimpton

Reading Time: 2 minutesSingapore: FRHI Hotels & Resorts has launched Neqta Hotels, a lifestyle hotel brand aimed at Chinese millennial travellers. Singapore: FRHI Hotels & Resorts has launched

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hong Kong-based Cachet Hotel Group will debut the Cachet brand in California with the co-branding of Westlake Village Inn. US: Hong Kong-based Cachet Hotel

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Edinburgh Collection has signed a franchise agreement with Choice Hotels International to become the first UK member of the Ascend Hotel Collection. UK:

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Commune Hotels & Resorts and Destination Hotels have joined forces to create a major owner/operator of boutique and lifestyle hotels. US: Commune Hotels &

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: A study funded by the AHLA claims a significant portion of Airbnb’s revenue comes from “full-time renters acting as illegal hotel operators”. US: A

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Lark Hotels will launch its second California property when the White House in downtown Napa opens its doors in March 2016. US: Lark Hotels