Reading Time: < 1 minuteHong Kong: Having recently celebrated its first anniversary, Hotel Icon has introduced the Hotel Icon i-Guest smartphone application. Available for free download in the Apple

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Boutique hotel booking app builder acquires former Google employees in deal HotelTonight has taken over PrimaTable, a “data-savvy restaurant booking app”. The company says

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Want Me Get Me, a free members-only hotel booking site, has launched in selected US cities. The site claims to give members “exclusive access

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: The hotel management company owned by the operators of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), has been appointed to operate Hotel Square in

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has added the 12-room Efendi hotel in Acre, northern Israel, to its portfolio. The hotel is a

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hotel search engine Room Key has announced three new hotel partnerships and consumer traffic growth. The newest partners for the site – which is

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Boutique hotel guide and booking agent Mr & Mrs Smith has created a new parent brand and launched three sub-brands targeted at different audiences.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The St Martins Lane Hotel in London, part of Morgans Hotel Group, has teamed up with design collective Luna & Curious to launch “Semi-Automatic”.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Liverpool-based design and public relations agency The Design Foundry has been appointed by Contessa Hotels to manage its regional and national PR and marketing.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMexico: Casa de Guadalupe Boutique Hotel in San Cristobal de las Casas joins vacation exchange giant. The hotel, which is set in an 18th century