![Six Senses Douro Valley, Portugal [Credit: Six Senses] IHG launches luxury lifestyle collection brand](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/New-Project-111-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is launching a luxury lifestyle collection brand in a bid to capture conversions from independent and small chain hotels. IHG is

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Independent Hotel Show, presented by James Hallam, has unveiled its seminar programme across the two day trade show at Olympia London, 4-5 October
![[Credit: Capella Hotels and Resorts] Capella to donate solar lights to families facing energy poverty](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/New-Project-100-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSEA: This International Youth Day (12 August), Capella Hotels and Resorts will be donating solar lights to provinces in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to help

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Matthew Johnson, director of hotel operations at Historic House Hotels, suddenly passed away on Monday 2 August after collapsing on a golf course. Johnson,

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Devonshire Hotels and Restaurants Group is introducing a professional training academy to support new employees of all ages in the development of their

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: Tourism leaders have urged European governments to recognise and grant Phuket “green” destination status. The Phuket Sandbox initiative launched on 1 July 2021 and
![[Credit: Hotel Nordoy] Fattal Group acquires 7Minds](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/New-Project-83-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Tel Aviv-based boutique hotel brand 7Minds has been acquired by Fattal Hotel Group. Fattal has taken a majority stake (72.5 per cent) in 7Minds,
![[Credit: Sustainable Hospitality Alliance] Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to promote ethical recruitment](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/New-Project-82-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to promote ethical recruitment and the protection of migrant workers in
![[Credit: Pylyp Sukhenko on Unsplash] 10 per cent hospitality workers plan to return in six months](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/New-Project-75-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Burnt Chef Project rolled out a survey in June which revealed that a third of hospitality employees not currently working are planning to
![Cairo, Egypt [Credit: Omar Elsharawy on Unsplash] Four Hotel Indigo properties planned in Egypt](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/New-Project-74-800x445.jpg)
Reading Time: 2 minutesEgypt: Spread across the country, IHG’s Hotel Indigo brand will first launch in Egypt in 2024, with further openings planned in 2026 and 2028. Opening