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Ecostars calls for a contest to choose the most sustainable independent hotel in Spain

The artificial intelligence platform focused on hotel sustainability Ecostars has started the registration period for the contest "The Most Sustainable Independent Hotel in Spain," a proposal that seeks to distinguish the best environmental and social initiatives in the field of independent accommodations in the country.This call, supported by around twenty...

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Starboard Hotels and LaSalle buy seven Accor hotels in the United Kingdom from Ares and EQ Group

Starboard Hotels and LaSalle Investment Management have closed, through a 'joint venture', the purchase of a package consisting of seven hotels from the Accor chain in the United Kingdom, which until now belonged to Ares Real Estate Funds and EQ Group, according to the companies involved.The economic amount of the...

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Just Eat and tent Hotels launch a service to order food for delivery and enjoy it in the common areas of the hotel.

The food delivery platform Just Eat and the tent Hotels chain, belonging to Fergus Group, have sealed an alliance to develop the "tentlivery" service, a proposal that gives guests the possibility to place orders from local restaurants and consume them comfortably in the common areas of the hotels.With this initiative,...

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Vestige Collection will premiere its first international hotel in Namibia in March 2027.

The hotel company Vestige Collection has launched this week the reservations for "Vestige Xaudum", a lodge of six suites located in the Khaudum National Park (Namibia), whose official opening is scheduled for March 15, 2027.This accommodation will be the first asset of the firm outside of Spain and will mark...

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Hotels and restaurants in Madrid are embracing the historic return of Formula 1 to the capital

Madrid is set to experience from September 11 to 13 one of the most vibrant weekends on the calendar with the return of the Spanish Grand Prix of Formula 1 to the capital, 45 years after its last event.The urban circuit of Madring, located in the IFEMA area, will be...

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Grupo Ibersol reaches a 96.5% occupancy in August and almost hangs the full sign.

Ibersol Group has concluded the month of August with an average occupancy of 96.5% across all its hotels, a record that the company has described as "especially high," as several of its establishments are nearly full.Within the chain, Aquaria, Siurell, and Sorra d'Or have stood out, reaching 98% occupancy, while...

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Radisson opens its first hotel of the Radisson Individuals brand in Hungary

Radisson Hotel Group has announced the opening of the Erzsébet City Center Budapest Hotel, integrated into the Radisson Individuals network, marking the arrival of this brand in the Hungarian hotel market.The accommodation is located on Károlyi Street, in the heart of District V, in the historic center of Budapest.After a...

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Ayesa Engineering will lead the development of the first hotels of the Selecto platform in Spain.

Ayesa Engineering, global provider of engineering services, has been chosen to lead the development in Spain of Selecto, the 'select service' hotel platform promoted by Tikehau Capital, global alternative asset manager, and Quest Capital, which acts as the operational partner of the platform in Iberia.The first four hotels of Selecto...

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TUI designates Louise Bates new general director of TUI Blue

TUI Group has announced that Louise Bates, until now Director of Brand and Products of its Hotels & Resorts division, will take over as General Manager of the TUI Blue hotel chain starting at the beginning of the next fiscal year, on October 1.The executive will succeed Artur Gerber and...

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Accor opens a new MGallery in Chengdu and plans to double its presence in China by 2030

The French hotel group Accor has announced the official launch of the hotel "Financial City Chengdu - MGallery Collection," located in the financial district of the city of Chengdu. With this opening, the brand adds its tenth property in China and the third in this large city in the west...

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Choice Hotels appoints Dominic Dragisich as new president and CEO

Choice Hotels International has announced the appointment of Dominic Dragisich as the new president, chief executive officer (CEO), and member of its highest governing body, a position he will officially assume as of August 31.Until now, Dragisich had been serving as the interim chief executive officer of the company since...

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RIU raises its social investment to over 5 million and achieves total environmental certification in its hotels

RIU Hotels & Resorts allocated in 2025 a record volume of 5.13 million euros to community development, health, and environmental care initiatives, which represents a 62% increase compared to the previous year, according to the execution report of its sustainability and social investment strategy for that fiscal year.The investment effort...

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HBX Group partners with the Swiss Vorsee to bring advanced predictive AI to hotel management

HBX Group has closed a strategic alliance with the Swiss artificial intelligence firm Vorsee, belonging to ZYTLYN Technologies AG, with the aim of incorporating the agent-based AI and predictive analytics platform 'Vorsee ActionOS' into its technological offering aimed at the group's hotel partners.Thanks to this agreement, Vorsee's solution will be...

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Nine out of ten business travelers use the hotel room to disconnect, according to Hyatt.

90% of corporate travelers identify their hotel room as the main refuge to disconnect during business trips, according to a study conducted by the Hyatt chain. The document, released at the same time the company announces its growth plan, highlights that 47% of the professionals surveyed prefer to rest alone in...

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Miami accelerates its growth with new hotels, major events, and a gastronomic boom

The Miami metropolitan area and Miami Beach face the last stretch of the year as a decisive period to boost their economic activity and the development of commercial real estate. Backed by a sustained increase in direct private investment and by public-private collaboration formulas, the local market accelerates the launch...

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By Salomon Hospitality presents Círculo, its new brand of premium hotels in unique buildings

The hotel management company By Salomon Hospitality, led by brothers Harry and Toni Serra Moreno, has announced the launch of Círculo, a new brand of high-end hotels designed for accommodations located in properties with great architectural value and a unique identity.This proposal arises with the intention of grouping a collection...

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Radisson will open its first Radisson RED hotel in Australia with a tower of 328 rooms in Sydney.

Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of an agreement to build the Radisson RED Sydney Haymarket, a 328-room hotel expected to open in 2029 in the southern end of Sydney's central business district, marking the arrival of this lifestyle brand in the Australian market.The complex will be integrated into...

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IHG adds 14 hotels in Kyoto and accelerates its record expansion in Japan

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a significant agreement to incorporate 14 hotels located in Kyoto, in collaboration with its partner GCP Hospitality, the hotel division of Gaw Capital Group.The operation includes 1,063 rooms and is configured as one of the largest transformations of hotel assets carried out in Japan...

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Hotels in Madrid are liquidating their furniture with big discounts next week

The Spanish startup ECO-ONE has presented a new call for 'The Hotel Drop', the project with which it sells second-hand hotel furniture at reduced prices.This campaign will be conducted exclusively online between September 3 and 6 —or until stocks run out— and will offer pieces from four Madrid hotels, including...

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CaixaBank boosts tourism with 2.5 billion in loans in the first half

The Hotels & Tourism division of CaixaBank has allocated more than 2.5 billion euros in financing to the hotel and tourist accommodation sector in Spain during the first half of the year, according to the entity's communication this Sunday.During this period, the bank has closed more than 2,300 credit operations...

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Spanish hoteliers face a stable summer similar to 2025

The president of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodations, Jorge Marichal, has emphasized that the summer season is developing in a "calm" manner for the sector in Spain, in line with initial forecasts and "practically similar" to the figures reached in 2025.In statements disseminated on social media, he...

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Hotel nights in Spain barely grow in July driven by foreign tourism

The overnight stays in hotels and similar accommodations in Spain totaled 44.8 million in July, which represents a slight increase of 0.3% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to provisional data released this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).This moderate growth in stays at...

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Hyatt appoints Guido Fredrich vice president of Luxury and Lifestyle Development for EAME

Hyatt has appointed Guido Fredrich as the new Vice President of Luxury and Lifestyle Development for the EAME region, from where he will take on the responsibility of driving the expansion of the group's luxury and lifestyle brands in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.Fredrich's incorporation comes at a time...

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The CEO of Travelodge resigns and the financial director takes over on an interim basis.

The CEO of Travelodge, Joanna Boydell, has submitted her resignation after four years at the helm of the hotel chain, in a context where the company maintains its commitment to strengthening security protocols after a guest was the victim of a sexual assault in one of its hotels. The company...

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CaixaBank boosts Spanish tourism with 2.5 billion until June, almost half in the Balearic Islands.

CaixaBank, through its specialized area Hotels & Tourism, has granted 2.500 billion euros in financing to the hotel and tourist accommodation business in Spain during the first half of 2026, with practically half of the amount concentrated in the Balearic Islands, nearly reaching 1.200 billion euros.As explained in a statement,...

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Hotels

Ecostars calls for a contest to choose the most sustainable independent hotel in Spain

Starboard Hotels and LaSalle buy seven Accor hotels in the United Kingdom from Ares and EQ Group

Just Eat and tent Hotels launch a service to order food for delivery and enjoy it in the common areas of the hotel.

Vestige Collection will premiere its first international hotel in Namibia in March 2027.

Hotels and restaurants in Madrid are embracing the historic return of Formula 1 to the capital

Grupo Ibersol reaches a 96.5% occupancy in August and almost hangs the full sign.

Radisson opens its first hotel of the Radisson Individuals brand in Hungary

Ayesa Engineering will lead the development of the first hotels of the Selecto platform in Spain.

TUI designates Louise Bates new general director of TUI Blue

Accor opens a new MGallery in Chengdu and plans to double its presence in China by 2030

Choice Hotels appoints Dominic Dragisich as new president and CEO

RIU raises its social investment to over 5 million and achieves total environmental certification in its hotels

HBX Group partners with the Swiss Vorsee to bring advanced predictive AI to hotel management

Nine out of ten business travelers use the hotel room to disconnect, according to Hyatt.

Miami accelerates its growth with new hotels, major events, and a gastronomic boom

By Salomon Hospitality presents Círculo, its new brand of premium hotels in unique buildings

Radisson will open its first Radisson RED hotel in Australia with a tower of 328 rooms in Sydney.

IHG adds 14 hotels in Kyoto and accelerates its record expansion in Japan

Hotels in Madrid are liquidating their furniture with big discounts next week

CaixaBank boosts tourism with 2.5 billion in loans in the first half

Spanish hoteliers face a stable summer similar to 2025

Hotel nights in Spain barely grow in July driven by foreign tourism

Hyatt appoints Guido Fredrich vice president of Luxury and Lifestyle Development for EAME

The CEO of Travelodge resigns and the financial director takes over on an interim basis.

CaixaBank boosts Spanish tourism with 2.5 billion until June, almost half in the Balearic Islands.

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