Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Hut Group (THG), one of the world’s largest online beauty and wellbeing retailers, has acquired the Eclectic Hotel Group. The transaction includes the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustria: Vienna House has bought 17 city hotels and two projects from Rostock-based arcona Group for an undisclosed sum. In addition to eight arcona Living

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Following a 2018 home rentals trial, Marriott has launched Homes & Villas by Marriott International. Homes & Villas by Marriott International is a home

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb is partnering with developer RXR Realty to convert elements of New York City commercial properties into a “new category of urban lodging.” The

Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: Tel Aviv-based blended hospitality startup Selina has announced it has raised $100 million in a Series C financing round led by Access Industries. Grupo

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The European NoMad hotel will open in summer 2020 at the former Bow Street Magistrates Court in London. The NoMad London will mark the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThailand: AKARYN Hotel Group has pledged to go completely single-use plastic free by June 2019 across the entire hotel group. Eco-led efforts across the group

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hilton’s lifestyle brand Canopy has announced new signings in Washington DC, Paris, Bordeaux, Portland (Maine) and Venice, Italy. The Venice and Paris openings will

Reading Time: 3 minutesEdinburgh: Research commissioned by hospitality firm Criton reveals hotel guests’ core requirements, such as loyalty programmes, self check-in/out and digital door key access. The survey

Reading Time: 3 minutesChina: InterContinental Shenzhen, Shenzhen Telecom and Huawei have partnered to create the world’s first 5G smart hotel. By introducing the hotel industry’s first end-to-end 5G