Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Homewares retailer West Elm has announced that Portland, Maine, will be the location for its latest branded hotel property. The latest location in the

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: A group representing New York hoteliers is running a 10-day $500,000 TV ad campaign calling for tighter regulation of Airbnb. The 30-second advert, paid

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Two Roads Hospitality has announced the expansion of Alila Hotels & Resorts into North America. Singapore-based Alila, which became part of the Two Roads

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Pentahotels has unveiled a new brand identity and added hotels in Russia and Hong Kong. Pentahotels has revealed its new ‘brand message’ – “We

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Dalata Group, Ireland’s largest hotel operator, has bought Hotel La Tour in Birmingham for £31 million. The hotel, on Park Street in the city

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Plans for a £30 million leisure park on Loch Lomond will include a boutique hotel. Theme park operator Flamingo Land Ltd, which has attractions

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Dream Hotel Group’s first Unscripted Hotel is a multimillion-dollar redesign and renovation of the Jack Tar Motor Lodge in Durham, North Carolina. Developers Austin

Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: Marriott International and Ian Schrager have announced the signing of agreements for two Edition hotels in Tokyo. The agreements, with Mori Trust, the largest

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: Minimalist household and consumer goods retailer Muji will open its second hotel in Tokyo’s Ginza district. Set to open in the spring of 2019,

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced plans for a four-star Kimpton hotel in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood in Toronto. Scheduled to open in mid-2018, the