
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Revolut and Visa to launch co-branded debit cards.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: IHG Hotels & Resorts will open its first Kimpton hotel in Madrid, with the luxury lifestyle property expected to welcome guests in mid-2030.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Theobalds Estate, the first UK hotel to join IHG’s Noted Collection, has launched the first phased of its wellness centre featuring a gym, reformer pilates and spin studios.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the suspected sharing of “competitively sensitive information” between Hilton, IHG, and Marriott using STR.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: The 377-metre Ciel Dubai Marina, Vignette Collection by IHG, has opened as the world’s tallest hotel.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPortugal: Hotel and resort Viceroy at Ombria Algarve has appointed Daniel Ozzán as its new general manager.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDenmark: Urban lifestyle brand Ruby Hotels, part of IHG, has announced the opening of its first property in Copenhagen.

Reading Time: 2 minutesEU: Hospitality group IHG has acquired the urban lifestyle Ruby Hotels brand for an initial sum of around €110.5 million.

Reading Time: 9 minutesUK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].

Reading Time: 5 minutesBoutique Hotel News revisits 10 stories that defined 2023 for the boutique, lifestyle and luxury hotel sectors.