Analysis of the half-year results of IHG, Marriott and Accor reveals growth driven by rising average rates rather than occupancy.
With 197 hotels opened in six months and a portfolio grown to 1.05 million rooms, IHG posts its best first half-year of development. Behind the figures lies a growth model now almost entirely based on brand signings.
Owner of the Domina resorts in Egypt and Italy, Preatoni Group has published its half-year update. Occupancy holds up in Sharm El Sheikh, but no figures are provided for the hotel division.
The prestigious Cameron House resort on the shores of Loch Lomond in Scotland has changed hands for nearly 100 million pounds sterling, marking one of the largest recent Scottish hotel transactions.
Trip.com Group and Seat Unique Group (P1 Travel) seal a global partnership: over 500,000 official hospitality packages · F1, Premier League, major tours · arrive on the travel giant's platforms. A boon for the hotel industry in host cities.
Stoneweg and Bain Capital sell Mongibello Ibiza (168 rooms, Santa Eulària) to Israel's Grupo Ramat for €60M. The lifestyle hotel with a Dolce Vita spirit joins the Concept Hotel Group brand.
Luxury hospitality in the Middle East is suffering a historic decline in revenue in the second quarter of 2026, marked by a plunge in RevPAR for major groups.
Chris Hohn's London-based fund holds $636 million in debt backed by four Italian luxury hotels owned by the Statuto group. It is not buying any of them: it is financing their debt, a sign that luxury hospitality has become a fixed-income asset class.
According to JLL, hotel investment volumes in Asia-Pacific surged by 54% in the first half of 2026, a record high for the start of the year despite an uncertain economic backdrop.
JLL is bringing a portfolio of two hotels totalling 76 keys to market in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Blue Mountains: the Hotel Mountain Heritage and The Falls Mountain Retreat.
Ascendant Capital Partners acquires a portfolio of eight hotels and 965 rooms from Coastal Hospitality, almost all of which are oceanfront, between Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks. Schulte Hospitality takes over management, with renovations planned.
The American group Gencom is acquiring the Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park (253 rooms, facing the park) for approximately $320M. This is the third New York acquisition in sixteen months for the Miami-based investor.
