Month: August 2025

Accor, the largest hotel operator in New Zealand, together with its lifestyle entity, Ennismore, the fastest-growing lifestyle and leisure hospitality company, are delighted to announce the upcoming opening of a new hotel in Auckland’s downtown - JO&JOE Auckland will open its doors on 3rd November 2025.

The team behind Queenstown’s award-winning Kamana Lakehouse and Nest restaurant today announces NOCTIS by Kamana, a $130m transformative luxury resort development that will establish a new benchmark for luxury hospitality in New Zealand.

When guests leave, their memories fade. While memories are precious, a tangible anchor is what keeps the feeling vibrant, transforming a fleeting moment into a cherished part of a guest’s life.

Forward bookings at UK hotels have increased 6% year-on-year for the Summer Bank Holiday on 25 August and accompanying long weekend, according to new data from SiteMinder, the world’s leading hotel distribution and revenue platform.

Accor Plus, a travel loyalty subscription programme in the Asia-Pacific region, will rebrand and transition all existing memberships to a new format under the ALL Accor+ Explorer subscription from October 1, 2025.

The Hamburg-based hotel group NOVUM Hospitality and IHG Hotels & Resorts arecontinuing their expansion plans with another project under the voco Hotels brand: a long-term lease was recently signed for the new voco Hamburg-Altona, featuring 143 rooms. Following the voco Berlin Alexanderplatz announced in June, this is already the second...

Imagine this: two hotels side by side. Both boast rooftop pools, chic lobbies, and decent coffee. Yet one is bleeding profits while the other thrives, not by doing more—but by doing different. The latter doesn’t compete on price or amenities; it sails in its own Blue Ocean, where competition becomes...

Raines, a leading hospitality management, development, and investment organization, has added Home2 Suites by Hilton Charlotte University Research Park in Charlotte, NC, to its management portfolio. Raines, living up to its reputation as a "one-stop-shop" for hotel investors, assisted the undisclosed owner in acquiring the property, facilitating the transaction from...

The Met Hotel Leeds, a much-loved landmark in the heart of the city, is entering an exciting new chapter as it announces major refurbishment plans. The hotel has stood as a symbol of elegance in the heart of Leeds since 1899, and now, through this transformation, it will be reimagined...

RIU Hotels & Resorts goes one step further in its commitment to its communities, announcing its first social collaboration in the United Kingdom together with the charity All-Child. The hotel chain will support their Impact Programme, which is designed and delivered by specialised professionals known as Link Workers. These professionals...