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Trilogy Hotels announced it assumed management of the Ink Hotel Melbourne Southbank on 1 December 2025, rebranding the 162-room property as ibis Styles Melbourne Southbank under a franchise agreement with Accor. This marks Trilogy Hotels’ first venture into the Melbourne market, amidst its rapid expansion across Australia. The hotel is...

MGallery Collection, the boutique hotel collection within Accor Group’s luxury division, is proud to announce the signing of V Villas Maldives at Mirihi - MGallery Collection, a distinctive all-villa resort scheduled to open by the beginning of 2026 in the heart of the Maldives, located on the secluded and natural...

French real estate investment company Sofidy has acquired the three-star, 23-room Hôtel Korner Opéra and the three-star, 35-room Hôtel Korner Eiffel in Paris from a private investor through a sale-and-leaseback transaction, for an amount reported to be around €10 million (€172,400 per room). The Korner Opéra is situated in Paris’...

US-based alternative investment firm, Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”), is acquiring the 256-key Bespoke Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi, in Osaka, Japan from M&C Sakura TMK, a wholly owned subsidiary under Singapore-based City Developments Limited (“CDL”) for JPY14 billion. This translates to approximately JPY54.7 million per key. Opened in 2019, the freehold property has...

Lodging Interactive, an award-winning digital marketing agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of CommingleIQ: Hotel Storytelling Reimagined. CommingleIQ combines integrated storytelling with AI-driven discovery to engage travelers during the crucial initial phase of their trip planning.

As Christmas draws near, one question feels more urgent than ever: How can we celebrate sustainably?

Regenerative tourism and stewardship are now mainstream. They are both buzz terms and hugely profitable ventures for those hotels and resorts that put in the blood

Accor is proud to mark the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec 3) by recognising the meaningful progress made through its Australia-wide

In hospitality, every detail matters. Guests rarely see the behind-the-scenes effort that goes into creating a seamless experience—but they feel it. Operational leaders know that excellence isn’t just about smiling service; it’s about systems, processes, and consistency. When these elements work in harmony, the result is unforgettable guest experiences and...

At BTO 2025 in Florence, the air had that familiar charge that makes this event unlike anything else in Italy. BTO has spent more than fifteen years turning digital tourism into a living organism, a place where ideas collide, where people learn by exposure rather than instruction, and where new...