
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Lifestyle brand Room Mate Hotels has acquired Staying Valencia, a portfolio of boutique hotels and aparthotels in Valencia.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Kepler International Hospitality Academy (KIHA) will launch the first edition of its five-month Senior Executive Leadership Programme in Amsterdam this October.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Netherlands: Hybrid hospitality brand The Social Hub is piloting a number of premium rooms featuring a new design at its property in Amsterdam.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Independent Hotel Show London, hosted 15-16th October at Olympia London, has unveiled the shortlist for its awards in partnership with Preferred Hotels & Resorts.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Hilton is expanding its portfolio of luxury hotels with the addition of nearly 400 boutique properties from Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH).

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Designer Christian Louboutin has acquired a stake in hospitality company Experimental Group, joining existing shareholders Jean Moueix and Brookfield Asset Management.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The Labour Party has secured a landslide victory and majority in the UK General Election, winning more than 326 of the 650 seats needed to gain a majority in the UK Parliament.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Hotel representation company HotelREZ has added 74 international properties in the first half of 2024, with reservations up per property by 23.9 per cent compared to January-May 2023.Â

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Analysis from property consultancy Knight Frank shows that hotel investment in the UK during the first six months of 2024 totalled £3 billion, bolstered by portfolio transactions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Hotel company Hyatt has acquired the me and all hotels lifestyle brand from family-owned hotel group Lindner Hotels AG.