Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Ace Hotel has announced it will open its first Japanese outpost next year in Kyoto. The property, designed by architect Kengo Kuma will be

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Ennismore has signed a lease with Canary Wharf Group for a NoCo hotel at the Wood Wharf mixed-use development in London. Ennismore, the developer

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTurks & Caicos: Grace Bay Resorts has assumed ownership and management of Point Grace, effective immediately. The resort will be rebranded a Grace Bay Resort

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Eckington Manor’s head chef has reached the finals of Chef of the Year 2018 Eckington Manor’s head chef, Mark Stinchcombe, has been named as

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Aurora Station, a “luxury space hotel” is aiming to launch in 2021 and welcome its first guests in 2022. The project is being developed

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Africa: Accorhotels has signed a strategic agreement to acquire a 50 per cent stake in hospitality and travel company Mantis Group. Mantis has a

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: French real estate investment firm Foncière des Régions (FdR) is close to concluding a deal to acquire the Principal Hotels portfolio from Starwood Capital.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Direct Booking Summit Europe will take place in Amsterdam Direct Booking Summit Europe organisers Triptease have announced that Amsterdam’s NH Collection Barbizon Palace will

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand has opened a new property in Durham city centre. The property, owned by Maven Capital, is set in a Grade

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UKHospitality is launching a commission to promote the hospitality sector UKHospitality is calling for evidence as it launches a commission in order to promote