Centara puts its growth on deals with large property investors
Centara runs 52 hotels, 23 owned and operated and 29 under management agreements. COO Michael Henssler tells Skift the 41-property pipeline grows on partnerships with large investors.
Development
Minor Hotels Signs a 70-Key Anantara Retreat in the Darjeeling Hills
Minor Hotels takes a management agreement on a 70-key Anantara Retreat inside the 849-acre Tindharia Tea Estate in West Bengal, with a 110 crore rupee project and a 2031 opening.
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.
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.
Preferred's Legend Collection Adds Eleven Properties Across Eight Countries
Preferred Hotels & Resorts added eleven hotels to its Legend Collection during 2026, taking its top luxury tier past 125 properties against a group of more than 625 independent properties in 80 countries.
Miami Airport's Hotel Site Returns to Bid After Six Years
Miami-Dade is terminating the 50-year lease on the 451-key Westin site and restarting the bid, after the FAA rejected the 150-foot tower over a radar blind spot.
ORA Hospitality Launches an Unnamed Brand With a 93-Key Mykonos Flagship
ORA Hospitality announced a new ultra-luxury brand from London in October 2026, with a 93-key, 100 million euro Mykonos resort above Kalo Livadi Bay opening in May 2027.
Ala Moana Concept Plan Adopted: 294 Hotel Units and a Permit Clock
<p>The Honolulu City Council adopted the 1588 Ala Moana concept plan by a 9-0 vote on 7 October 2026, advancing a 400-foot, 294-unit hotel tower, a 136-unit residential tower and 69 affordable rentals through the city’s IPD-T process.</p>
Hotel Groups Weigh Syria Entry as Reconstruction Bill Reaches $216 Billion
<p>Accor, Wyndham and Minor Hotels are examining projects in Syria, Eagle Hills has signed a framework for schemes in Damascus and Latakia, and arrivals doubled to 3.52 million in the first half of 2026.</p>
Apex Hotels puts its new identity through the booking journey
Apex Hotels has a new brand identity in its 30th year, carried through the website, the booking journey and the app. The group runs nine hotels under a three-division structure set in December 2025.
Travelodge-linked hotel site on Greenwich Peninsula comes to market
Christie & Co is marketing a freehold site at 1 Boord Street with consent for a 366-room Travelodge and an agreement for lease over 35 years.
Hotel Indigo Reaches 200 Open Hotels With 134 in the Pipeline
IHG reports 200 open Hotel Indigo hotels and a 134-property pipeline as at 30 June 2026. Its own brand page reads 198 open hotels on the same as-at date.
Accor Signs a White-Label Living Sector Mandate With Freecity
Accor will manage Freecity's build-to-rent, co-living and student accommodation assets in Australia under a white-label agreement. Every booking runs through Freecity's own consumer brand, and the student pipeline under construction totals 763 units.
Travel + Leisure Co. and Wyndham set a hotel framework for Sports Illustrated Resorts
Travel + Leisure Co. and Wyndham set a development framework on 5 October 2026 for Sports Illustrated Resorts hotels, spanning a 185-suite Nashville resort and pipeline projects in Chicago, Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa.
Hyatt pairs a Hyatt Studios loan program with smaller prototypes and conversion brands
Hyatt is targeting more than 300 U.S. submarkets with a HALL Structured Finance loan program for new-build Hyatt Studios, a Gen 4 Hyatt Place prototype that projects 25 per cent lower building costs, and four conversion brands.
Valencia Collection takes a shorter corporate name across eight hotels
Valencia Collection has taken the shorter corporate form at eight independent hotels in Texas and California. The change drops Hotel from the outgoing name Valencia Hotel Collection, and every property keeps its own name.
Accor signs Pullman residences and offices in Dubai Meydan
Accor and CITYVIEW Developments signed Pullman Residences & Offices Dubai Meydan at FHS World 2026, combining 282 branded residences with Accor’s first branded offices for sale globally.
Minor Hotels Moves Its Vietnam Growth Into Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
Minor Hotels is adding city hotels to its Vietnam portfolio, starting with the 310-room Avani+ Hanoi in 2028 and a stated priority on Ho Chi Minh City.
Leela Palaces CEO Sets Out a 15-Hotel Portfolio and a Dubai Debut
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts operates 15 hotels with 10 more in development, and targets a first resort outside India on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai for 2028, chief executive Anuraag Bhatnagar said.
My Place Hotels relaunches Trend by My Place with three tiers
My Place Hotels of America relaunched its Trend by My Place conversion brand at its 2026 convention in Miami, on a three-tier platform with one commercial platform and Stay Rewarded access.
Hilton opens Home2 Suites Clean Energy Prototype to US owners
Hilton opened an optional all-electric Clean Energy Prototype for Home2 Suites to U.S. owners and developers, modelled across 13 cities to cut annual energy costs 18 to 40 per cent.
IHG Signs Two Tokyo Hotels for Noted Collection, Its Japan Debut
IHG signed a 207-key conversion in Shinjuku with SC Capital Partners and an 81-key new build in Ginza with An Consulting under Noted Collection, its 21st brand, for 2027 and 2029 openings.
Ginger passes 100 operating hotels inside a 250-hotel IHCL book
IHCL reports 100 Ginger hotels operating in India inside a portfolio of 250, with 95 under development and 55 due to be rebranded by 31 March 2027.
Hilton Puts Its Saudi Growth Into Mid-Market Brands and Franchises
Hilton's EMEA president says the luxury tier in Saudi Arabia is largely built, and the next rooms come through mid-market formats and franchise agreements.