July 15, 2025
Hotel industry in Africa adapts to meet travelers' desires
CAPE TOWN — Hoteliers in Africa are setting their expansion and portfolio strategies around new types of travelers to the continent.
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July 15, 2025Pandox, Eiendomsspar to acquire Ireland’s Dalata Hotel Group for €1.4 billion
Dalata Hotel Group has accepted a higher offer from Pandox AB and Eiendomsspar AS to acquire the Irish hotel firm, subject to shareholder approval.
July 9, 2025Experts say Africa is ready for wave of hotel franchising, but companies must be flexible
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — As global hotel brands have proliferated across the world via the franchise model, hotel experts in Africa view the continent as the final franchising frontier.- July 9, 2025
Hotel stocks rise for second straight month in June
The stocks of public hotel companies continued their growth momentum in June. 
July 7, 2025Outrigger CEO sees hope in Hawaii, Asia
NEW YORK CITY — Now two years removed from devastating wildfires in West Maui, Outrigger Hospitality Group President and CEO Jeff Wagoner believes Hawaii is fully back, driven in part by efforts of the state's tourism authority.
July 3, 2025How a London general manager plays on dual-branded hotels' connections and individuality
Dual-branded hotels have been popular for more than a decade as the hospitality industry seeks to streamline operating models and cater to different guest segments.
July 1, 2025Largest hotel deal in Spanish history, Mare Nostrum Resort Tenerife sells for €430 million
Spanish hotel firm Spring Hotels Group acquired the 1,037-room Mare Nostrum Resort Tenerife from Brookfield Asset Management for €430 million ($506.7 million). Business advisory Colliers helped broker the off-market deal and called it the largest single-hotel deal in Spanish history.
June 30, 2025Valor Hospitality grows management portfolio across Africa with franchising focus
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Africa believes in the hotel business model of franchising, and Valor Hospitality Partners believes it's at the forefront of the trend across the continent.
June 30, 2025Hyatt to sell owned hotels from Playa deal to Tortuga Resorts for $2 billion
Roughly two weeks after closing the deal to buy it, Hyatt Hotels Corp. will sell $2 billion in owned real estate from its recently closed acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts.
June 26, 2025Hilton seeks to kick-start development for smaller hotel companies with Bridge partnership
A persistent obstacle to U.S. hotel development in recent years has been the lack of financing.
June 25, 2025Europe, Middle East and Africa hotel deals and developments: Starhotels has acquired the Hermitage Hotel & Resort in Italy
This roundup features the latest hotel deals and developments in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
June 25, 2025Sonesta embarks on new stage of growth as parent company continues to sell down assets
NEW YORK CITY — One of the hallmarks of Sonesta International Hotels since its transformation into a company more focused on franchising has been its owner-centric mindset, given its parent company Service Properties Trust was its biggest owner by far.
June 25, 2025What a hotel development boom in Africa could look like as continent's population surges
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Africa’s population is set to boom between now and 2075, but if the continent’s hotel and room supply is to mirror that growth, hoteliers should probably think resorts, not urban hotels.
June 24, 2025Singapore debuts first new Raffles hotel since 1887
For the first time since 1887, Singapore has two Raffles hotels.
June 20, 2025Hyatt bolsters perks for growing loyalty program with acquisition, new brand launch
NEW YORK — Fresh off of the closed acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts and a new brand launch, Hyatt Hotels Corp. has growth plans for its loyalty program.
June 18, 2025Hyatt finalizes acquisition of all-inclusive company Playa Hotels & Resorts
Hyatt Hotels Corp. has officially closed the $2.6 billion deal to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts, an all-inclusive resort developer, owner and operators in key Caribbean and Latin American markets.
June 18, 2025Aleph Hospitality signs deal with African Hotel Development to manage 26 Onomo hotels
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Dubai-based white-label management firm Aleph Hospitality has signed a deal with African Hotel Development to manage 26 hotels in 14 African countries under the Onomo brand family.
June 18, 2025Creativity, alignment and passion will unlock Africa’s vast hotel potential
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Hoteliers, developers and investors must stop overgeneralizing hotel operations and ownership in Africa.
June 13, 2025Hotel development execs see opportunities for investors willing to weather the near-term storm
NEW YORK — Marriott International's Noah Silverman believes that 2025, so far, is best described as a "story of two quarters" when it comes to investor sentiment in hotels.
June 11, 2025SM Hotels, hotel division of Filipino firm SM Prime, to open seven hotels by 2029
SM Hotels and Convention Corp. plans to increase its hotel room count almost 51% by 2029 through its continued partnership with Radisson Hotel Group.
