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A second UK purchase has seen hostel group a&o rapidly expand its presence in the British market

The Indian economy is helping to drive strong local hotel demand, and brands are responding

Thailand’s hotel sector is maturing, with it bringing a proactive approach to repositioning hotels, to match changing consumer needs

Tanzania is enjoying the fruits of investment in tourism promotion, as international arrivals boom

UK hotel investment volumes in 2025 were above the long term average, but fell from the bumper figures recorded in 2024

Hyatt has completed the disposal of a portfolio of property assets following its acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts

New investors, led by Partners Group, have acquired the Hoxton Poblenou in Barcelona

It’s all change at PPHE, where the hotel group is completing a round of refinancings, as it scopes out its future corporate options

In recent months, a&o Hostels has acquired two major hotels, in London and Berlin, as it seeks new growth opportunities

Backing from private equity group KKR will ensure easyHotel has the financial firepower to grow

In its European commercial property outlook, Cushman & Wakefield expects a stronger performance in 2026 from hotels

Singaporean hotel group City Developments Limited has acquired a major London hotel

Aareal Bank provides €250m refinancing for InterGlobe’s nine-hotel Miiro portfolio across seven European countries

In autumn 2025, an investor sentiment survey by agency Savills pointed to strong and growing demand for hotel assets in Spain and Portugal

Ashford Hospitality Trust secures deals to sell Le Pavillon and two Embassy Suites for $69.5 million

KSL Capital Partners has secured $553 million in financing to refinance a 23-property, 3,028-room hotel portfolio across 13 U.S. states

After a soft start to 2025, the UK hotel market has improved in the second half, and PwC expects a better 2026

A strategic move sees South Korea’s Sono International acquiring Cross Hotels & Resorts, giving it immediate presence in key Asian markets

Hotel owner Pandox reported a positive third quarter for 2025, as it looks forward to absorbing hotels from Dalata into its portfolio

With a growing awareness of the impact of healthy living, true wellness resorts such as those pioneered by Lanserhof are gaining increasing backing

Grand Metropolitan Hotels acquires Signature Hotels, a boutique London hotel group, marking a major expansion into the UK and India’s hospitality sectors

Sotherly Hotels to be acquired by a joint venture led by Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners and Ascendant Capital Partners for $2.25 per share

A growing confidence in the European hotel market has seen transaction levels rise through the first half of 2025

The Leela reports 17% EBITDA growth in Q2 FY26 and enters Dubai market with first international venture on Palm Jumeirah

The UK hotel market remains resilient in the face of rising supply, and cost pressures, with investor interest undimmed

Investor Extendam has been busy exiting newly developed hotels, as it looks for other opportunities to add value

Ventive Hospitality acquires a 76% stake in Hilton Goa Resort, marking its entry into Goa’s leisure market with plans for expansion and branded villas

Japan’s Seibu Prince hotel group has acquired the international Ace Hotels business, aiming to grow the brand globally

Dynamic investor Bain Capital has purchased one of the largest hotels in Paris

A partnership between TUI and authorities in Oman aims to create a series of new tourist destinations in the country

After following a long and testing route, plans to transform London’s historic Custom House building into a hotel have been approved

With almost no new hotels being built in Barcelona, existing properties are performing strongly

Turkish hotel and resort group Kaya has underlined its intention to grow internationally, rebranding a London landmark property

US hotel group MCR has agreed a deal to take the Soho House group private, ready to back its next phase of growth

Palladium Hotel Group is transforming its assets in Playa d’en Bossa, playing its part in upgrading the quality of the tourism offer in Ibiza

EVT launches its new division, EVT Connect Hospitality, after acquiring Pro-invest Hotels, expanding its third-party hotel management presence

Two hotel heavyweights, L+R and Midstar, are to partner on growing a new portfolio of Scandinavian hotels, buying and upgrading properties across the region

With a strong track record of investing in Spanish hotels, Azora has now turned its attention to opportunities in Greece

Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, where Indian Hotels is the group’s key tourism business, is to launch a new hotel investment platform

Minor Hotels Europe & Americas will shortly disappear from Spanish stock market listings, as it is taken private by its majority owner

An Australian pension fund likes the look of the European aparthotel niche, and has backed The July as it plans further expansion in the market

The board of Dalata Hotels agreed an all-cash takeover offer from a Scandinvian consortium led by hotel landlord Pandox

Spring Hotels of Tenerife has acquired a three hotel development on the island, doubling the scale of its business

Hotel stocks posted back-to-back gains in June, driven by improving investor sentiment and macroeconomic stability

Indian Hotels Company Limited is set to invest nearly Rs 6,000 crore ($1 billion) over the next five years to expand its portfolio to 700 hotels and 70,000 rooms

APA Hotels, the hotel ownership division of Tokyo-based APA Group, has acquired 100% of the shares of Ishin Hotels Group

Skye Suites Sydney sold to an international investor after 300+ enquiries and 20+ offers. Managed by Stonebridge Property and HTL Property

Hyatt sells 15 resorts to Tortuga for $2B, retaining 50-year management rights as part of its asset-light growth strategy