Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Bernard Magrez, owner of four classified wine estates in Bordeaux, is set to open the first in a small chain of boutique hotels in

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Commune Hotels & Resorts, the joint venture between Thompson Hotels and Joie de Vivre, has recruited Niki Leondakis from Kimpton. She takes up her

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Eric Kortenbach, has been appointed as operations director for a portfolio of four country hotels. The properties are Doxford Hall, Eshott Hall and Guyzance

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndonesia: The Alila Jakarta hotel has announced the appointments of executive chef Tom Drange and director of sales Hotmida Petra Sari. Drange, a 43-year old

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThailand: Boutique Hotel Management Asia has appointed David Daguise as general manager of X2 Samui. Daguise will be based at the resort in Samui and

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Jeremy Goring, the fourth generation of his family to run The Goring Hotel in London’s Belgravia, has won the inaugural Independent Hotelier of the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Caroline Dyal has been appointed as GM of Kimpton’s 98-room Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara. Dyal brings more than a decade of experience in

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Nira Hotels & Resorts has appointed Janette Napier as sales director at the Nira Caledonia boutique hotel in Edinburgh. She joins from the Hilton

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Joe McInerney, chairman of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has been voted 2012 Person of the Year Award by the BLLA. The

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Flight Centre founder Graham Turner is set to launch a hotel management company. Turner and his wife Jude own and manage seven boutique properties