Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The Moor is the first in a planned series of openings from Homage Hospitality, a brand co-founded by Howard University graduates Marcus Carey and

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The board of Belmond, which owns Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and Hotel Cipriani, is considering putting the company up for sale. The company, formerly

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Chestnut Group has added The Westleton Crown and The Ship at Dunwich to its group of East Anglian inns. The Ship at Dunwich

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Hilton Worldwide Holdings is preparing to relaunch a luxury soft brand called LXR Hotels & Resorts. Last month it was reported that Marriott-Starwood would

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Superdry founder Julian Dunkerton’s Lucky Onion group has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of the George Hotel in Cheltenham. The Grade-II listed property

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: AccorHotels has signed an agreement to acquire 85 per cent of Kentucky-based 21c Museum Hotels for $51 million. 21c combines a multi-venue contemporary art

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Hong Kong-based Gaw Capital Partners has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Hospes Hotel Group, a Spanish boutique hotel brand. Gaw has formed

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: IHG and developer Tsukada Global Holdings will open a 162-key Kimpton hotel in Tokyo. The Kimpton Tokyo Shinjuku will open in 2020 in Shinjuku,

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Korea: Shinsegae Chosun Hotel, the accommodation arm of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, has opened a boutique hotel in Seoul this week. Hotel L’Escape,

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: The Ruby Group has announced the first Ruby hotel in Asia, which is set to open at the end of the year in Shanghai.