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American owner-operator MCR Hotels, together with a consortium of investors, have entered into binding agreements to acquire all outstanding public shares of the global membership platform Soho House that are not owned by certain significant existing shareholders, taking the company private. Current Soho House chairman Ron Burkle and his company Yucaipa will continue to retain majority control of the business. Soho House founder Nick Jones, UK billionaire Richard Caring and Goldman Sachs Alternatives will also retain the majority of their shares. Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher is entering as another major new investor and will also join the Soho House board, with MCR founder Tyler Morse becoming deputy chairman. The transaction values Soho House at $2.7 billion, with the shares being purchased for $9 per share in cash, well below the peak share price of $14.21 that was reached a month after the group was listed on the New York Stock exchange on mid 2021. Soho House’s portfolio compris…

European hotels are seeing their visitor numbers erode in July 2025, even in traditionally attractive leisure destinations. Consumption patterns, the economic and political context are evolving, and the hospitality sector is directly facing these changes during this peak summer season for leisure destinations.

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is proud to announce that former president and CEO, Robert A. “Bob” Gilbert, has been selected as a 2025 inductee into the Events Industry Council (EIC) Hall of Leaders. This prestigious honor recognizes Gilbert’s transformative impact on the global meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and travel industry. He will be celebrated posthumously at the EIC Global Awards Celebration on October 6, 2025, in Las Vegas.

The Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World is giving hospitality brands and technology start-ups a unique opportunity to promote their business and connect with investors with PitchPoint, one of a host of new features at FHS World 2025.

Luxury is defined by choices, even the smallest ones. In a market where every detail matters, key cards have quietly become a statement of a hotel’s values. PLA key cards, made from renewable resources like cornstarch, are a material innovation that blends sustainability with the elegance expected in five-star hospitality.

Today, 1st September, London’s newest cultural destination, The Chancery Rosewood, makes its much-anticipated grand opening. Introducing a design icon, reborn for a new era following an extraordinary architectural restoration led by British architect Sir David Chipperfield. The all-suite property welcomes eight restaurants and bars, an expansive Asaya Spa, with 144 suites and communal spaces designed by French interiors architect Joseph Dirand.

B&B HOTELS continues its European development with the opening of its first property in Luxembourg, marking its establishment in an 18th country.

Numa continues its expansion in Germany with the opening of a new establishment in Hamburg, in the St. Georg district. Located in the immediate vicinity of the central station, this site illustrates the brand’s strategy focused on urban accommodation and the digitalisation of the customer experience.

I hate to generalize about generations (yup, pun intended!), yet it is difficult to ignore that a crack has opened within the old catechism of hospitality, that choreography of handshakes and ritualized greetings passed from Jedi to padawan as if it carried the weight of eternal midichlorian truth (sorry, I spent the weekend in Disneyland Paris with my son, so my cultural references are slightly skewed), but which today feels less like continuity than the fading echo of a ritual whose spell has been (partially) broken.

Cybersecurity in 2025 for hotels is a game of Russian roulette. Odds are you’ll be safe most of the time, but then there’s the outside chance that it’s game over. The risks are far too great, and this is a topic that deserves constant and close study.