Terence Baker

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Read the latest roundup of hotel industry hires and promotions in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

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Howls over towels

A major regeneration project is underway in the southern parts of Stockholm, in an area of the Swedish capital named Slakthusområdet, with hotels and music planned at its heart.

AIB Group, formerly known as Allied Irish Bank, has completed a refinancing of four hotels in the portfolio of MHL Hotel Collection.

The King’s Cross Group acquired the leasehold interest in London's 88-room Kaya Great Northern Hotel for £20 million ($27 million).

French hotel firm Accor, which has approximately 5,800 hotels around the world, has signed a letter of intent with Lagos-based firm Shoreline Group to establish “Nigeria’s first national hotel ...

Madrid-based investment firm Stoneshield Capital has acquired a 9.5% stake in Meliá Hotels International, becoming the Mallorca-based hotel firm’s second-largest shareholder.

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As I write the results are coming in from the local elections in the United Kingdom.

IHG Hotels & Resorts increased its global portfolio to more than 7,000 hotels in the first quarter of 2026, an early birthday present before it celebrated its 80th anniversary on April 4.

This roundup features the latest hotel deals and developments in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Saudi Arabia's lofty Vision 2030 strategy for major tourism, hospitality and entertainment investment has lost a bit of its sparkle, but hoteliers are confident the long-term prospects for the ...

Hastings Hotels, the Belfast-based hotel firm, has instructed brokers to search for a sale.

The ongoing war in Iran will lead to reduced travel demand in the Middle East as business pivots to Europe along with increased intracontinental travel from Europeans themselves.

The Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co., a division of sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, completed a £450 million ($611 million) refinancing of the 144-room The Chancery ...

Executives at British hotel firm Whitbread PLC, which runs brand Premier Inn, the United Kingdom’s largest brand by hotel and room counts, said the firm is in the process of disposing a portfolio of ...

BERLIN — Navneet Bali, founder and CEO of LyvInn Hotels, said he is delivering a hostel-hotel brand expressly to serve the growing number of young, tech-savvy European travelers.