Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore has partnered with privately held investment firm Cain International to drive the global expansion of the Delano hotel brand.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK/Germany: International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of Boutique Hotel News (BHN), will support the Adjacent Spaces event on 16th May 2023 at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF).
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Expedia Group has launched a ChatGPT-powered travel planning feature in the Expedia app that helps users plan their trips.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: According to data from RSM Hotels Tracker, hotel room rates have increased by 13 per cent for the year to February 2023, beating the rate of inflation at 10.4 per cent.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGreece: Privately-owned hospitality group Kanava Hotels & Resorts has rebranded as Empiria Group.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Manchester has become the first city in the UK to introduce a City Visitor Charge, which will cost an additional £1 per night for accommodation stays.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Softbank-backed hospitality chain OYO is said to have confidentially submitted a “pre-filing” document for its long-anticipated initial public offering [IPO].
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEU: Boutique hospitality group Sircle Collection will launch a lifestyle brand, Sircle Hotels, later this year with two hotel openings in London and Milan.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Property developer Fragrance Group has appointed management company RBH to manage three hotels that are expected to open in the next six months.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Luxury brand Viceroy Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Out & Equal Workplace Advocates (O&E) to provide LGBTQ+ leadership development and diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) training.
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Branded residence boom