Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Sonesta International Hotels Corporation is to acquire RLH Corporation in the first half of 2021, making Sonesta one of the largest hotel companies in

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has been awarded the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours list. UK: UKHospitality chief executive

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Sonder has signed its first Glasgow property and plans to further grow its presence in Scotland. San Francisco-based Sonder Hotels currently has a single

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has called for government support for companies in the hospitality supply chain. The UKHospitality Supplier Alliance has produced a

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew Zealand: A group of aviation enthusiasts are looking for investors to help turn a Boeing 747-400 into a boutique hotel next to Wanaka Airport.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Master Innholders will be hosting a year-long programme of free events in 2021, titled ‘Hoteliers – Battered But Not Beaten’. Open to all

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Seven independent travel representative agencies from around the globe have joined forces to form RepsUnite, offering sales and marketing expertise to clients within the

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Banyan Tree Global Foundation, the CSR arm of the hospitality group, has launched the Greater Good Grants which will provide financial backing up to

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Hyatt Hotels has revealed plans for 63 new hotels across nine brands in 22 European countries by 2023. Andaz, Alila, and Hyatt Centric –

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMalaysia: IHG plans to triple the number of hotels in Malaysia in the next five years, and to debut Kimpton and Hotel Indigo in the