UK: Hospitality and living operator The Ascott Limited has launched a generative AI-powered chatbot named Cubby in test-bed stage at properties in the UK.
UK: Luxury Cheltenham hotel Ellenborough Park has unveiled The Lodge, its first self-catering accommodation.
US: Hospitality group Bunkhouse has broke ground on Hotel Daphne, its second hotel in Houston scheduled to open in early 2025.
US: Development firm Weyland Ventures in partnership with management company Common Bond Hotel Collection, has opened the boutique property Myriad Hotel in Kentucky.
Worldwide: Hospitality technology platform Amadeus has released its latest report which reveals that hotel occupancy levels in Europe have overtaken the US throughout the course of 2023.
Worldwide: Lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore has launched the digital platform All Inclusive Collection, featuring an initial 30 hotels and resorts.
Austria: Hotel and apartment operator Harry’s Home has been appointed to operate the former Wolfgang’s Hotel in Salzburg.
UK: Independent owner-operator RAD Hotel Group has acquired the Seamill Hydro Hotel in Ayrshire, Scotland, for an undisclosed sum.
Italy: Avani Hotels & Resorts, the upscale lifestyle brand of Minor Hotels, has debuted in Venice with the opening of Avani Rio Novo in Dorsoduro.
Germany: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has raised $59 million [€55.5 million] in growth equity capital in a Series C funding round.
UAE: Lifestyle hospitality brand Rove Hotels has set a regional expansion goal across the GCC, targeting 10,000 rooms in operation or under development over the next five years.
