
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.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Colliers Hotels Capital Markets is selling the 201-bed lifestyle hotel voco St John’s Solihull at a guide price of £25 million.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of Boutique Hotel News media supporter of Adjacent Spaces at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF), provides an overview of the key takeaways from the two day conference.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Keith Barr, will step down from his current role on 30th June 2023, to be succeeded by Elie Maalouf IHG’s Americas CEO.