Luis Riu Rodríguez: the Riu surname is not enough, you must prove your worth
Read → The co-director of Works at Riu Hotels admits that in a family business the surname opens doors but guarantees nothing.
Segovia opens a 5-star hotel in a 15th-century palace
Read → The Palacio de Paradinas opens as a luxury hotel after a renovation that began in 2020. The province adds a high-end property in a monumental setting.
Summer 2026 textiles: cotton and Mediterranean stripes in hotels
Read → Hotels are betting on natural materials and Mediterranean colors for their summer 2026 bedding and pool towels. 300-thread-count sheets, Sicilian-style stripes and whites that amplify light.
Marriott adds two Catalonia resorts in Zanzibar and Jamaica
Read → Catalonia Hotels hands over management of two new resorts to Marriott, which will operate them under Autograph Collection and Marriott Hotels. Ownership stays Catalan.
Benidorm to host the Spanish Hotel Congress in 2027
Read → Benidorm, with its 70,000 hotel beds, will host the 2027 Spanish Hotel Congress. The event will bring together professionals to discuss quality, sustainability and competitiveness. Exceltur has already highlighted the first urban sun-and-beach destination in Spain as a success story.
Meliá lands in Mui Ne with its fifth brand in Vietnam
Read → The hotel chain adds 156 rooms and 31 luxury villas in Vietnam's new coastal hotspot, with its first Meliá Collection property in the country.
Hotusa recovers a New York hotel and reaches seven in the U.S.
Read → Grupo Hotusa buys back a Beaux-Arts building in New York with 107 rooms and a steakhouse. The chain now runs seven hotels in key U.S. cities.
Sabàtic Formentera becomes the first luxury Autograph Collection hotel on the island
Read → All Iron develops Sabàtic Formentera Autograph Collection with 34 beachfront units, a beach club and spa. Marriott finally lands on the island with a premium product.
All Iron plants Marriott's flag in Formentera
Read → Sabàtic Formentera Autograph Collection becomes Marriott's first hotel on the island, with 34 units on the beachfront.
Hesperia chooses quality over volume, says CEO
Read → Hesperia's CEO Jordi Ferrer states the chain prioritizes quality over numerical growth. A contrarian strategy in a sector obsessed with portfolio size.