
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Accor and SIXT have agreed a multi-year partnership which will enable Accor members to collect points when booking a rental car with SIXT.
![CEO panel at IHIF 2021 [Credit: Questex] IHIF returns to Berlin in May](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ceo-panel-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Registration is now open for the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin, 3-5 May 2022.
![[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.
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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.
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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
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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
Soho House checks out of Wall Street