
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The shortlists for The Independent Hotelier award and The GM of the Future award has been revealed, with the winners set to be announced 4 October 2022 at the IHS.
![[Credit: Aman New York] Aman secures $900m to fund expansion](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-14.37.57-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSaudi Arabia/London: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and London-based real estate investment firm Cain International have invested $900 million into Aman Group.

Reading Time: 3 minutesIsrael / US: Property management platform Guesty has raised $170 million in a Series E funding round.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Miami-based short-term rental operator CorpHousing Group is going public via an initial public offering [IPO] on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
![[Credit: The Groucho Club] Artfarm acquires London’s Groucho Club](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mack_fin-625x409-1.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Hospitality group Artfarm has acquired The Groucho Club in Soho, London for an undisclosed amount.
![[Credit: Patina Maldives] Patina Maldives partners with EHL](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/maldives-accom-1br-beachvilla4-small-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaldives: Patina Maldives, a Fari Islands resort has welcomed the first cohort of students to its Vocational Education & Training (VET) centre.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Independent Hotel Show 2022 (IHS22) has revealed its seminar programme for the event’s tenth edition, supported by Boutique Hotel News.
![London [Credit: Sander Crombach on Unsplash] BNP Paribas: UK demand drives record rates in Q2](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/photo-1561234311-448b90c5e837-800x445.webp)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Data from BNP Paribas Real Estate in Q2 2022 shows that ADR and RevPAR has reached record heights as hoteliers increase pricing to reflect occupancy levels and inflation.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Taking place at Olympia London, 4-5 October 2022, the Independent Hotel Show (IHS) will return for its tenth edition this year.
![[Credit: Seraphine Olympia, Kensington] JMK Group to buy freehold of two Seraphine hotels](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-04-at-09.35.15-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: OakNorth Bank has completed a £15 million loan to JMK Group to fund the freehold buyout of its Seraphine hotels in Kensington and Hammersmith.