
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Private investment company London & Regional Properties (L&R) has acquired a £165 million stake in Premier Inn owner Whitbread.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK & Ireland: Storied Collection, a group of exclusive heritage hotels, has officially launched as it looks to bring guests closer to history.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Hand Picked Hotels has increased the hourly pay of its staff by £3 across the group’s 21 hotels throughout the UK and the Channel Islands.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Institute for Hospitality (IoH) has secured funding from Savoy Educational Trust (SET) to employ an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) specialist for the global hospitality sector.

Reading Time: 3 minutesIsrael / US / Australia / Spain: Property management platform Guesty has maintained its spree of acquisitions by buying Kigo and HiRUM.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Eden Hotel Collection has introduced a leadership academy, Thrive, to help combat the skills shortage in hospitality.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: IHM has teamed up with Travel Intelligence Network and QIA Services to research whether industry accreditation schemes offer a measurable return on investment across key operating criteria.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Kerten Hospitality plans to open a new hotel each month from now until the end of the year with a focus on the brand’s commitment to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance).

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: European investment company Covivio has selected RBH Hospitality Management to operate three high-end hotels in York, Surrey and Leeds.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced a series of tax cuts in a mini-budget aimed to boost economic growth.