
Reading Time: 2 minutesHong Kong: Boutique brand Ovolo Hotels has partnered with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to expand across Asia Pacific.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSouth Korea: Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) has entered into a loyalty partnership with South Korea’s Lotte Hotels & Resorts.

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Owner-operator Minor Hotels has introduced four hotel brands to its portfolio, including the group’s first soft brands.

Reading Time: 2 minutesMiddle East: Airlines are suspending or diverting services to the Middle East as rising conflict continues to disrupt key air corridors in the region.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Inclu Group (Inclu), a UK-based hospitality company, has launched Inclusive Luxury Hotels, a hotel discovery platform tailored specifically for travellers with disabilities.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029 in a move which will save £1 billion a year.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Labour Market Overview, published today by the Office for National Statistics, estimates the number of UK payrolled employees in May 2025 decreased by 109,000 following the hike to employer NICs in April.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPhilippines: Dan Thomson, founder and CEO of Sensay, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup that specialises in digital replicas of people, will open the world’s first AI island in the Philippines.

Reading Time: 2 minutesEast Asia, Middle East: Ascott, the hospitality arm of CapitaLand Investment, is accelerating the global expansion of its luxury brand The Crest Collection, marking a strategic move into East Asia and the Middle East.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS/Latin America: Lifestyle hospitality group Ennismore is expanding its presence in the Americas with a series of hotel signings in Mexico and the United States.