
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato has announced a plan to streamline its operations, including laying off 12 per cent of its current staff with immediate effect.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSA: Adventure hotel brand Gravity Haus has announced a strategic financial partnership with EPR Properties for future acquisitions.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Designed for independent hoteliers, Handwritten Collection is the latest brand from Accor with more than 110 leads globally.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UK consumers are continuing to book staycations in 2023 despite the cost of living squeeze on household incomes and the opening up of international travel, according to a recent survey of 1,000 consumers.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Lifestyle and hospitality operator and development firm Sortis Holdings has agreed to acquire the Ace Group International and its management company Atelier Ace for $85 million.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Accor has launched Accor One Living, a new platform to support the development and operation of branded residences and mixed-use projects.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Accor and shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique will launch the 220-metre-long Orient Express Silenseas in 2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Hotel management, investment, technology and development company Highgate has launched HG Portugal, expanding the group’s operational presence in the region.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Research from property advisor Knight Frank shows that UK hotel transactions for 2022 sit at around 30 per cent below the five-year average.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Meetings and event hospitality technology platform Cvent has extended its partnership with IHM, publisher of Boutique Hotel News, for 2023.