Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A new report from the UCLA Anderson School of Management has highlighted how online guest reviews are helping independent properties win business from large

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndonesia: Beach club and hotel brand Le Pirate has announced plans to expand its footprint within the country and throughout Asia. The father and son

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Lowry Hotel in Salford has been bought by CDL Hospitality Trust for £52.5 million. Vendor Westmont Hospitality Group and its investment partner Mount

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: AccorHotels will bring its boutique Mama Shelter hotel brand to Dubai in its first new brand launch in the Gulf since the acquisition of

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Leeu Collection has acquired its first London property, an office building in Fitzrovia. The company will convert the property, at 55 Newman Street,

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia: The Madhya Pradesh state government is planning to promote the boutique hotel in a bid to boost tourism. The move, which is similar to

Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly: Delphina Hotels & Resorts; a collection of eight properties in northern Sardinia, is the first Italian hotel group to use renewable energy across its

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hotel du Vin is has announced it is partnering with the inaugural UK Wine Awards. to celebrate the achievements of UK wine producers. Hotel

Reading Time: 2 minutesCuba: St Giles Hotels will be the first UK hotel brand to operate in Cuba when it takes over Havana’s Hotel Deauville. Owner Gran Caribe,

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The Maven Hotel at Dairy Block, the first of a new urban hotel concept by Sage Hospitality, is now open in downtown Denver. Sage