Accor opens Finland with the Helka conversion to ibis Styles
Accor signed a franchise agreement to convert Helsinki's Hotel Helka into a 157-room ibis Styles opening in late 2027. The owner keeps the building and the operating company.
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Three Partners Carry a $350 Million Miami River Build
MV Real Estate Holdings, Driftwood Capital and Merrimac Ventures broke ground on Riverside Wharf in December 2025, with a 167-key Dream Miami hotel inside 58,000 square feet of venue space. Completion is set for fall 2028.
IHCL Puts 280 Hotels in Development Behind a 390-Hotel Operating Base
IHCL signed 47 hotels and opened 20 in the first half of FY2027, leaving 280 hotels in the development pipeline behind 390 operating against a 700-hotel Accelerate 2030 target.
Iconic Hotels appoints Michelle Walder group operations director
Michelle Walder, head of operations for Hyatt's lifestyle group in EAME, becomes group director of operations at Iconic Hotels & Resorts.
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Hotel Equities Splits Sales and Revenue Seats Across Two Divisions
Hotel Equities put sales strategy under Daniel Ben-Efraim across the Destination Collection and Springboard Hospitality, and revenue management and distribution under Jenny Moore for the lifestyle division. The same week brought a chief marketing officer at Indigo Road and three more Portland hotels at PM Hotel Group.
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Caribbean Pipeline's Named Schemes Set Completions From 2027 to 2029
HVS counts more than 200 Caribbean hospitality projects at its October 2026 snapshot and names the schemes behind the count. The delivery set runs from a 2027 Barbados opening to a 2029 Bahamas resort.
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A 9 PM Close and a 10 PM Block: Staffing Four Crusade Nights
The Miami crusade publishes no volunteer clock. The ministry's Albany record shows the form: a 3 PM sign-in, a 6:30 PM service and teardown after the 9 PM close, which sets a late block for the four February nights.
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Building the Book Fair Roster Room by Room
The Miami Book Fair publishes a 9 a.m. gate and a 10 a.m. programme for 20 to 22 November, 26 ticketed sessions across three named rooms, and twelve volunteer areas with no shift clock.
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Brickell Key Towers Clear Ground for a 2027 Rise
Swire and Mandarin Oriental hold a $226 million permit and 1,286,326 square feet across two Brickell Key towers, with a 2027 rise and handover in 2030.
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Guild Hotels takes the guest name and keeps the Radisson channel
Axiom Hospitality moved three London hotels to its Guild Hotels name on 14 October 2026. All 617 rooms stay on the Radisson network and in Radisson Rewards.
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