Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A Santa Monica hotel developer has been fined a record $15.5 million by the California Coastal Commission. Sunshine Enterprises Ltd was fined after it

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Minor Hotels is set to launch the Asian Institute of Hospitality Management in academic association with Les Roches Global Hospitality Education. Set to launch

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Hyatt and Small Luxury Hotels of the World have announced the expansion of their loyalty alliance. The expansion comes as the partners celebrate the

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrance: Accor has announced plans to add WOJO co-working spaces in its hotels across Europe, with different offerings across the economy, mid-scale and luxury segments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Signature Living is to sell 30 James Street and the Shankly hotel in Liverpool for £57 million. The company says the sales will allow

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVietnam: Thai hospitality group Akaryn is to open a boutique resort in Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed port in central Vietnam. Akyra Hoi An,

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The shortlisted hotels for the 2019 BoHos – the Boutique Hotel Guest Experience Awards – have been revealed. To emphasise the importance of guest

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: A UK marketing agency has started construction of its own 10-bedroom hotel on Portugal’s Silver Coast. Pic PR – the agency behind HospitalityPR.com and

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Regional hotel occupancy dropped 0.7 per cent to 68 per cent in Q1 2019, with average room rate down 2.1 per cent to £64.95.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKenya: Autograph Collection Hotels has added Sankara Nairobi to its portfolio, its first property in Kenya. Sankara Nairobi is in the Westlands commercial, retail, and