![[Credit: Accor] UK spend on travel set to increase, says Accor](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image002-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A survey by Accor of over 2000 UK consumers reveals an average spend of 39 per cent more on travel this year.
![[Credit: Soroush Karimi on Unsplash] L+R and PGGM launch $1bn JV](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/soroush-karimi-IZ86s5eV4hA-unsplash-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesL+R Hotels and pension fund manager PGGM have joined forces to back a €1 billion investment venture targeting European hotels.
![[Credit: The Delaunay] Minor appoints administrators at Corbin & King](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/272666615_120016313879936_7987122375877574214_n-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMajority shareholders Minor Hotels has placed the holding company of restaurateurs Corbin & King into administration following reports on defaulted loans.
![The Opposite House, Beijing [Credit: The Set Collection] The House Collective joins Set Collection](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Opposite-House-Union-2-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe House Collective by Swire Hotels, a group of four independent hotels, has joined representation company The Set Collection.
![The Pheasant Inn [Credit: Inn Collection Group] OakNorth lends £42m to Inn Collection Group](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-21-at-11.49.16.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Inn Collection Group has secured a £42 million loan from OakNorth Bank to refurbish 13 inns within the portfolio and continue its redevelopment plans.
![[Credit: Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality] Ofqual-approved sustainability course launches](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/graphic-image-hands-tree-earth-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFifty Shades Greener (FSG) and the Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) have created the first Level 4 certificate in environmental sustainability management in hospitality.
![The Circ, Hollywood [Credit: Sonder] Sonder closes SPAC merger to go public](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-19-at-12.30.34-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Next-generation lodging firm Sonder will officially debut on the public markets today (19 January) after announcing the closure of its delayed business combination with
![Project Sama [Credit: Aman] Aman to launch superyacht in 2025](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-11-at-10.30.19-800x445.png)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSaudi Arabia: Hotel group Aman in partnership with Cruise Saudi will launch a 183-metre yacht with 50 luxury suites in 2025. Named Project Sama, Aman
![Kwasi Kwarteng [Credit: Flickr] £700m funding delivered to local UK authorities](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/50831319103_1334c2ca64_c-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Businesses in England most impacted by Covid-19 and the Omicron variant will benefit from £700 million in government grants, delivered to councils across the
![[Credit: Hôtel des Grands Boulevards] Experimental Group plans US/EU expansion](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-06-at-11.44.48-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS/EU: Following €350 million investment from Brookfield Asset Management, Experimental Group is looking to open around 15 hotels in the US and the UK. Plans