
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lifestyle hotel brand The Webster will open its first property near Covent Garden, London this summer followed by a site in Times Square, New York in winter 2026.

Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: At the end of Q4 2025, Lodging Econometrics’ Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report found 1,717 projects with 252,600 rooms are in the development process.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Part of the JMK Group portfolio, the Kensington Hideaway is a 59-room boutique hotel located along Kensington High Street.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Real estate owner Criterion Capital has purchased the St Giles London Hotel for a reported £220 million, expanding its West End portfolio.Â

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Architecture and design firm Studio Moren has been granted planning permission on behalf of JMK Group to convert a London office into a 180-key luxury hotel.Â

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Boutique hotel brand The Zetter has expanded its London portfolio with a 68-bedroom site in Bloomsbury, opening March 2026.Â

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Members house collection Maslow’s will open its third site in London early next year, located in The Kensington Building.Â
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Reading Time: 3 minutesGiles Fuchs, co-owner of Burgh Island Hotel in Devon, shares how investor appetite is extending to smaller, independent properties and his outlook for the future.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Alternative investment firm King Street Capital Management UK and alternative lender Cohort Capital, along with funds managed by Apollo, have completed a £348 million senior loan to refinance The Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge, London.Â

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Caudwell has appointed hotel and residence operator Dorchester Collection to manage the £2 billion residential scheme 1 Mayfair in London.