Marriott International has signed agreements with Catalonia Hotels and Resorts to open all-inclusive resorts in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Zanzibar in Tanzania. The deal, signed in Barcelona on Wednesday (22 July), includes converting the former Catalonia Montego Bay into a 522-room Marriott resort by 2028. A new 271-room Autograph Collection property will open in Zanzibar […]

Elike Clausen has been appointed general manager of the Park Hyatt London River Thames, succeeding Rike Erdbrink at the Nine Elms luxury hotel. Clausen brings extensive industry experience, having held senior operational and commercial leadership roles across four continents throughout his hospitality career. In his new role, Clausen will continue to strengthen the hotel’s position […]

NoMad London, the luxury hotel in Covent Garden, has appointed John Sutherland as general manager, succeeding Serena Lightner, who has held the position since March 2025. Sutherland joins the hotel from Park Hyatt London River Thames, where he has served as director of sales and marketing since May 2024. The appointment marks a return to […]

Safestay has completed the sale of the freehold of its Glasgow Charing Cross hotel for £5.1m. The hostel operator, which had owned the property since 2019, sold the hotel to an investor that operates similar hospitality businesses in Glasgow city centre. The disposal follows the recent sale of Safestay’s freehold properties in Edinburgh and Brighton […]

A coalition of business, travel and countryside groups – including UKHospitality and UKInbound – has written to the chancellor today (24 July) to warn that a proposed holiday tax will harm the economy. The intervention comes as Edinburgh becomes the first city in the UK to introduce a visitor levy. Trade bodies warn that extending […]

Hospitality has spent years investing in technology. The next competitive advantage will come from somewhere else. AI is making operations smarter. Data is making decisions faster. Automation is making service more efficient. And yet, the question that will define the winners in hospitality remains unchanged: do we understand people well enough? That is still the […]

Minor Hotels is expanding into Türkiye’s Aegean region through an agreement with Arıkan Proje Geliştirme in İzmir, scheduled to open in 2030. The project will see the construction of Anantara Retreat Çeşme and Anantara Residences Çeşme in the village of Çakabey within the Çeşme district. The development will feature 54 guestrooms, suites and private pool […]

BH Group has secured planning permission for the first phase of its £30m restoration of the historic Selsdon Park Hotel in Croydon. Croydon Council has approved plans for an initial programme of works focused on restoring the building’s windows, including its stained glass and decorative leaded windows. The works are intended to preserve the hotel’s […]

The Lancaster Landmark Hotel Company has rebranded as The Landmark Collection, unifying six properties in London and Bangkok under a single brand identity. The restructure moves the group from a hotel operations team into a multi-sector hospitality management and development platform, designed to support expansion across the UK and internationally through new acquisitions. The unified […]