IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with Tristar Austria to open the first Kimpton hotel in Austria, marking the brand’s entry into the country’s luxury lifestyle market. The 119-room Kimpton Salzburg is due to open in mid-2028 as part of a wider redevelopment project led by Midstad. The site will include high-end retail […]

Hilton has announced it is set to open The Derby London City, part of the Curio Collection, in London’s financial district in February 2026. The Derby London City is owned and operated by Dominus. The 234-room property, including 15 suites with panoramic views of the City skyline, is designed to “combine British heritage with contemporary […]

The Mill at Conder Green, a hotel and venue with bar and restaurant, located four miles south of Lancaster, has been sold to CG Hotel and Hospitality for an undisclosed sum.  The Mill Inn features 21 bedrooms as well as a lounge, bar and restaurant. In recent years the property has been “thoughtfully developed”, including […]

US-based hotel operator Davidson Hospitality Group has expanded into Europe with the addition of Ragdale Hall Spa in Leicestershire to its Davidson Resorts management portfolio. Set on 13 acres in the Leicestershire countryside, Ragdale Hall Spa features 93 rooms and suites, four restaurants and bars, 11,400 sq ft of spa facilities, six indoor pools, three […]

UK hospitality group Eight Continents Hotels and Resorts has acquired La Barbarie Hotel in Guernsey for around £6.25m.  The four-star hotel, located in the parish of St Martin, had been owned by the same family for nearly 40 years.  Once a 16th-Century priory, La Barbarie features 38 air-conditioned en-suite rooms, a heated outdoor swimming pool […]

Malmaison Newcastle has completed a £3m refurbishment of its rooms and suites as part of an investment in its Quayside hotel. The work covered all 122 bedrooms across seven floors, including 14 suites on the top floor named after ships that reflect Newcastle’s shipbuilding history.  Several of the suites overlook the River Tyne and the […]

Elton Guest House in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, has been brought to market with a freehold asking price of £675,000. The boutique guest house sits on the edge of the Lake District National Park and overlooks Morecambe Bay. Originally built as two Victorian terraced properties dating back to 1840, the interlinked house has been fully refurbished by […]

Accor has upgraded its full-year recurring EBITDA guidance to between 11% and 12%, up from a previous forecast of 9% to 10%, citing resilient performance across its portfolio in the third quarter of 2025. The group, which operates more than 5,700 hotels worldwide, reported a 3.1% rise in management and franchise revenue at constant currency […]

Focus Hotels has announced the appointment of four people to roles in the commercial team at The Bedford Hotel, set to open in 2026. The appointments include, Yvonne McIlree as director of sales and marketing, Sharon Dunne as revenue manager, Victoria Dunn as reservations manager and Clodagh Flood as hotel marketing executive. The Bedford Hotel […]

Imperial London Hotels has announced a long-term investment in the Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury, supported by a renewed 25-year franchise agreement with IHG Hotels and Resorts. The family-owned hospitality group, which has operated hotels in Bloomsbury for more than 150 years, said the strategy focuses on “enhancing guest experience and futureproofing the Coram Street property […]