
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Luxury hotel group Elegant Hotel Collection, powered by HotelREZ, has signed an agreement with sales and marketing company Discover the World to boost representation.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: Radisson Hotel Group has rebranded its midscale lifestyle brand prizeotel to Prize by Radisson, as well as revealing two hotel signings in Germany and Poland.

Reading Time: 2 minutesItaly: Lender Leumi UK has lent €38.6 million to Fattal Hotels Group to support the refinancing of three hotels in Italy.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Highly Recommended Hotels, a collection of privately-owned luxury hotels across the UK, has launched with 12 founding members.Â

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show, in partnership with James Hallam, has revealed its seminar programme across the two day event at Olympia London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Developer and operator Generator and Freehand Hotel has signed a development partnership with Dusit Hotels and Resorts to grow both companies’ respective brands.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Nashville-based development and management company Oliver Hospitality has introduced its loyalty program Invited by Oliver.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Hyatt has confirmed its plans to acquire the lifestyle company Standard International, parent company of The Standard and Bunkhouse Hotels brand, for up to $335 million.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term apartment and hotel management company Sonder has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Marriott, in addition to securing $146 million in liquidity.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The Ascott Limited, owned by CapitaLand Investment (CLI), has tripled its portfolio under The Unlimited Collection to 11 properties across Asia, Europe and the Middle East over the past year.
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