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With high-fashion flagships, blinged-out boutiques, and sleek showrooms, glitzy Ginza has a long-held reputation as the centerpiece of Tokyo’s upmarket shopping scene and its premier dining destination. Now, it’s home to one of the city's hottest new hotels, which has already become the place to be for those in the know.

Accor has announced signing a partnership agreement with EBU Estate Developers Pvt Ltd for its upcoming Sofitel Hotel in Jaipur, named ‘Sofitel Jaipur Jawahar Circle’. The luxury hospitality project is scheduled to open in 2028 and promises to redefine hospitality in the vibrant city of Jaipur.

New York design studio Post Company has revived a historic hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, drawing on the building's illustrious past and recent acclaim to inform its interiors.

Serviced apartment group Cheval Collection has signed an agreement with Global Hotel Alliance, joining the organisation’s loyalty programme GHA DISCOVERY. Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is a collection of independent hotel brands. 

The hospitality sector in the country is showing strong performance with a total of 39,371 keys available, translating to 939,988 room nights and an occupancy rate of 85%. The range of accommodations includes 1 to 5-star hotels, deluxe apartments, and standard apartments.

French multinational hospitality chain and hotel chain Accor's global chairman and CEO Sebastien Bazin says he is a huge India fan and would hate to be a spectator. "I want to be an actor in India."

A historic hotel which is said to have welcomed royalty and a literary great could be converted into student housing.

You might have heard a rumor that Taylor Swift is buying land outside of Bozeman to build a private, luxury ski resort. Well, no—the rumor began with an April's Fools article posted on a skiing website that's been spreading on social media.

Thame-headquartered Travelodge, which operates nearly 600 budget hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, has exchanged contracts for a new hotel in Stratford. Once open, it will be the group's 85th hotel in London.

A project is in the works near the Las Vegas Strip set to cater to Jewish travelers. Clark County officials have received plans for the King David Hotel, a towering 46-floor structure located between I-15 and Treasure Island hotel casino.

After several years of construction, two Hilton-branded hotels are finally nearing completion on Market Street.

Transcorp Hotels Plc, has posted a strong performance of 36 per cent Year-on-Year revenue growth for the year 2023. The Company’s audited 2023 full-year results released on the Nigerian Exchange showed outstanding performance and setting new revenue and profit records.

Novotel Manila Araneta City, the first Novotel brand of Accor in the Philippines, proudly solidified its position as the region’s top performer in Food and Beverage (F&B) during the Accor Asia Awards 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Meliá Hotels International, a leading Spanish hospitality group, has been recognized for its outstanding commitment to sustainability. S&P Global’s 2024 Sustainability Yearbook ranks the company as Europe’s most sustainable hotel chain and among the top three globally.

Saira Hospitality, a non-profit transforming the way hotels connect with local communities through education, and The Hotels with Heart Foundation are partnering to offer hospitality training for 20 rough sleepers whilst they are being temporarily housed inside St Giles Hotel in Bloomsbury, London.

Megaworld continues to pour in more investments to help boost Philippine tourism as it eyes to have about 20 operating hotel properties in its portfolio by 2029.

Overlooking the Sea of Galilee, the hotel is designed to appear as if it is growing out of the ground, built in the form of "David's harp."

Royal Orchid Hotels is planning to add 30-35 new properties with about 2,000 rooms in the 2024-25 fiscal as part of its expansion plans across India, according to its Chairman and Managing Director Chander K Baljee.

Udit Kumar, co-founder of Brij Hotels, announced the company’s intention to operate 50 boutique hotels over the next five years, prior to exploring opportunities for international growth.

Christine Quinn raised alarms after requesting law enforcement to search her West Hollywood hotel room for potential surveillance devices.

Sir Richard Lexington Sutton, one of the richest men in Great Britain, was found stabbed to death on Wednesday night, according to the local newspaper Dorset Echo.

"Saturday Night Live" stars Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's Staten Island ferry has a big plan that is set to be rolled out.

A former bartender at Kimpton Hotel has filed a representative action lawsuit against the hotel chain under California's Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). The lawsuit alleges that the company has shortchanged worker pay and committed other alleged violations of California labor law.

Kevin Carey, acting President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), expressed his gratitude to President Biden today for enacting a law that permits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue additional H-2B visas for temporary, non-agricultural workers. He urged the DHS to swiftly utilize this new authority to help the hotel industry recruit the necessary workforce to sustain and grow their businesses.