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The Staffing Agency has launched The Hotel Agency, a dedicated recruiting division targeting hotel ownership groups, operators and management companies. The new division debuts at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles on 26 January 2026....

The hospitality industry is getting its first dedicated gathering for content creators, podcasters and digital storytellers. The Hospitality Creator Summit will launch on 15 June 2026 in San Antonio, Texas, co-located with HITEC, the world's largest hospitality technology...

Hospitality software provider Mews has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the Amsterdam-based company at $2.5 billion and marking what it claims is the largest investment ever in hospitality software. The round was led...

Oklahoma-based hotelier Tina Patel testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee this week, calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide regulatory certainty for the thousands of small business owners who operate franchised hotels across the...

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Australian entertainer Dannii Minogue as a Langham Luminary, adding her to a global brand campaign celebrating 160 years of The Langham Hotels and Resorts. The appointment extends a marketing initiative assembling cultural figures...

Meliá Hotels International has signed an agreement with Grupo Puntacana to develop Paradisus Miches, a 600-room luxury all-inclusive resort on the Dominican Republic's northeastern coast. The partnership marks the Spanish hotel group's first property in Miches, an emerging...

Ravi Patel, who helped establish the institutional foundations of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association during its formative years, has passed away. The Charlotte-based hotelier served as AAHOA Chairman from 1992 to 1993 and remained active as Chairman...

Deloitte has announced plans to recruit 50,000 additional employees in India, a move that would expand the professional services firm's South Asia workforce by more than a third and accelerate its strategic push into emerging regional cities. The...

Meliá Hotels International has opened its first property in the Maldives following a $57.5 million acquisition that brings the Spanish hospitality group into one of the world's most competitive luxury resort markets. Meliá Whale Lagoon Maldives, a 100-villa...

IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to more than triple its presence in India, targeting over 400 hotels either open or under development within five years. The commitment, disclosed this week, represents the company's most ambitious expansion...