Month: September 2025

Independent hotel management company Trilogy Hotels has commenced operations of the Mercure Penrith, a contemporary hotel adjacent to the Panthers Penrith Leagues Club. Together with the Club, Pullman Penrith and Western Sydney Convention Centre, this move builds a fully integrated sports, entertainment and accommodation precinct.

Lamington Group’s first white paper, The Emergence of the Conscious Traveller, has been published, showing that 88% of travellers now factor sustainability into their travel bookings, with millennials and Gen Z at the forefront of this change. Lamington Group, a B-Corp and the forward-thinking hospitality company behind room2 hometels, is...

As of September 2025, BHP is proud to announce that it has become a preferred service provider of The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW).

Much has been written about the potential of AI in hospitality—particularly its promise to enhance the customer journey, reduce operational costs, and mitigate staff shortages. Yet, when viewed from a broader perspective, one could argue that AI may ultimately become the sector’s most powerful growth driver—but not necessarily in the...

Accor, the largest hotel operator in Australia and New Zealand, has announced the launch of Table For – a new in-house food and beverage group designed to set new standards in culinary experience, creativity and commercial performance. Its first restaurant, Flaminia, will open at Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour this...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the signing of The Landmark Kanpur, which will become part of the JdV by Hyatt brand, marking Hyatt’s continued strategic expansion of its brands in India. Located in one of Kanpur’s most prestigious neighborhoods, the hotel is owned by Som Datt Landmark Hotels...

Absolute Hotel Services Middle East & Africa is delighted to announce the signing of a management agreement with Akam Al Rajhi Development for 60 exclusive beachfront units under the U Hotels & Resorts brand, set to open in 2026 on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast.This milestone follows the earlier signing of the...

Transaction activity remained high in the first half of 2025, marginally shy of the 2024 levels over the same period but, at €10.4 billion, above the average for the last decade. Single-asset deals were at the forefront of the investment landscape in H1 2025, with the total number of transactions...

Darwin Airport Resorts, Australia’s first airport resort, is embarking on a massive upgrading program with new villas and executive suites, a refurbishment of existing rooms, and the launch of a Californian ’boho’ style poolside restaurant.

Paradise SegaSammy Inc, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Paradise Co., Limited (“Paradise”), will be acquiring 501-key Grand Hyatt Incheon West Tower from KAL Hotel Network, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Hanjin Group, for KRW210 billion. The land will remain under the ownership of South Korea-based Incheon International Airport Corporation. This...