Europe already has 491 luxury hotels in development
Read → Europe closes the quarter with 1,736 hotel projects, 491 of them luxury. Premium supply is growing, and so is competition.
Castilla Termal opens its sixth hotel: Palacio de Avellaneda
Read → The chain brings a 16th-century Renaissance palace back to life as its sixth property. My take: heritage assets are a goldmine for inland tourism.
Malaga Fair fills planes but not hotels
Read → Flights to Malaga are up for the fair, but hotel occupancy is down. My take: visitors are changing where they sleep, not whether they come.
Palladium returns to Barcelona with the luxury hotel Bless
Read → Palladium is back in Barcelona with Bless, its luxury hotel. The chain bets on design and experience to stand out in a demanding market.
Minor Hotels posts €73M quarterly profit while pushing expansion
Read → Minor Hotels posted a recurring profit of €73M in Q2 2026, up 2%, as it accelerates hotel expansion.
Casa MEET Sitges: Sunset Hospitality's first hotel
Read → Casa MEET Sitges, Sunset Hospitality Group's first hotel, lands in the Catalan destination with an upscale offer for leisure and events.
Riu keeps resorts and grows in cities
Read → Riu Hotels will keep expanding its urban Riu Plaza brand, but without touching its core resort business. Luis Riu is clear: city adds, resort rules.
Ilunion turns its hotels into solidarity channels
Read → Ilunion Hotels launches Proyecto Lucía to weave sustainability into the stay and turn every hotel into a channel for social and environmental causes.
BANDB Hotels already has four hotels in Murcia
Read → The chain opens its fourth property at Thader shopping center, with 75 rooms and a strategy that bets on commercial traffic.
HBX CEO leaves, Hilton raises forecast, Aena warns, China lacks planes, PriceLabs upgrades rate shopper
Read → HBX Group loses CEO and 3% revenue, Hilton gains RevPAR and raises annual outlook, Aena sees flight occupancy decline, China hits plane shortage.