Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Around 250 leaders in their fields attended the 2018 Boutique and Lifestyle Hotel Summit in London this week. The Summit, now in its eighth

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: The co-founders of Nobu Hospitality, Robert De Niro, Nobu Matsuhisa and Meir Teper joined Jordi Mestre of Selenta Group to view mock up designs

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Monday sees the start of the 2018 Boutique and Lifestyle Hotel Summit in London. Now in its eighth year, the Summit is a must

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: The BLVD Hotel in Costa Mesa, California, is the latest to join the Ascend Hotel Collection by Choice Hotels. The BLVD Hotel is near

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The National trust has bought the Hunter’s Inn, a hotel on Exmoor, and appointed Bespoke Hotels to manage it. Originally a thatched cottage, the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBahrain: Campbell Gray Hotels will open the 47-key Merchant House in Manama in September. Situated next to the Bab el-Bahrain Souk, the hotel development coincides

Reading Time: 4 minutesBelgium: A new report says hotels which attempt to boost direct bookings over OTA business risk having lower occupancy rates with “no measurable” savings on

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Master Innholders celebrated its 40th anniversary at an event in London last week. Members of the Worshipful Company of Innholders, Master Innholders, St.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Starwood Capital has agreed the sale of 14 hotels that form part of The Principal Hotel Company to Foncière des Régions. The £858 million

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The shortlisted hotels for the inaugural 2018 BoHos – the Boutique Hotel Guest Experience Awards – have been revealed. To emphasise the importance of