
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Axiom Hospitality has launched Guild Hotels, its new London hotel brand, bringing together three properties in Fitzrovia, Bloomsbury and Marble Arch.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia: Hotel giant Accor is moving in to living sector management through a partnership with Freecity, a volumetric modular construction (VMC) specialist.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Independent hotel group Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added 11 hotels to its Legend Collection, which now encompasses more than 125 properties worldwide.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The winners of the inaugural 2026 Global Branded Residence Awards have been revealed.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show, in partnership with James Hallam Insurance Brokers, has revealed the design studios creating its hospitality spaces at Olympia London, 5-6 October 2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hotels, inns and B&Bs from across the UK and Ireland have been recognised at the 2026 AA Hospitality Awards, held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Sloan Dean, the former CEO of Remington Hospitality, has launched an AI-native hotel operating company called AI Hospitality Group.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: Wyndham has launched Dolce Nova, an upper-upscale extension of Dolce Hotels & Resorts by Wyndham.

Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: The shortlists for the 2026 Global Branded Residence Awards have been revealed ahead of the virtual ceremony on 2nd October.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Regional mayors could receive powers to introduce an uncapped levy on hotel and holiday rental stays under legislation expected to be brought before parliament within months.