
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Minor International Public Company Limited (MINT) has acquired 100 per cent of Corbin & King’s assets following a final round of bidding.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: An affiliate of KSL Capital Partners has purchased the parent company of The Pig Hotels in partnership with its co-founder Robin Hutson.
![[Credit: Vīb Best Western Tempe] Best Western relaunches Vīb brand](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-31-at-13.03.37-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Best Western Hotels & Resorts has relaunched its urban, upscale boutique brand Vīb, with the debut of a new prototype in Tempe, Arizona.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK/EU: A report by Cvent has revealed that hybrid events are the most popular option amongst MICE planners for 2022.
![[Credit: Middle Eight] Shiva Hotels completes £76m mezz financing](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Middle-Eight-Room-Urban-Deluxe-2-2-scaled-1-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: H.I.G. Capital LLC has provided £76 million mezzanine financing to Shiva Hotels.
![[Credit: The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection] Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection expands fleet](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-25-at-11.50.39-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Two new build superyachts, Ilma and Luminara, are slated to set sail in 2024 and 2025 respectively as part of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has raised the national insurance threshold by £3,000 but ignored pleas to keep VAT at 12.5 per cent for the hospitality industry.
![[Credit: Galgorm] Galgorm Collection unveils green action plan](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-22-at-15.34.18-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesNorthern Ireland: Galgorm Collection has announced plans to achieve carbon neutral status by 2030.
![[Credit: Google Ads YouTube] Google expands free hotel booking links](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-22-at-11.30.39-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Google has enabled free hotel booking links to now appear on its search results page and Google Maps.
![[Credit: Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash] Ukraine organisations urge western hotel brands to exit Russia](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/photo-1587027066597-e9b5dea8cbf2-800x445.jpeg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUkraine: The Ukrainian Hotel & Resort Association (UHRA) and the State Agency for Tourism Development (SATD) have called on the major hotel chains to withdraw brands from Russia.