Domes Resorts has marked its first entry into the Spanish market by taking over the operations of Baobab Suites in Tenerife, located in Costa Adeje, one of the island’s most emblematic areas. Baobab Suites comprises 125 suites, three restaurants, several private pools, a spa, a Saplings Kid’s Club and consistently high guest satisfaction scores, achieving 92% on TripAdvisor. The property has also recently introduced a new wellness and sports area, including four paddle courts, a beach volleyball court, power biking facilities, and dedicated yoga and Pilates areas, enhancing its lifestyle offering and supporting a seamless balance between relaxation and recreation.
HVS Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin – Week Ending 16 January 2026
British real estate investment company Criterion Capital has acquired full ownership of the three-star, 732-room St Giles London Hotel in the UK, from Malaysian investment company IGB Berhad for £220 million (£300,500 per room). Criterion already owned the freehold of the site, as well as the adjoining YMCA, thus consolidating that entire site under its ownership. The property is situated by the intersection of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, adjacent to the Tottenham Court Road tube station. The hotel includes three restaurants and three meeting rooms. The hotel will now be managed by Criterion’s hotel management arm Criterion Hospitality. In 2006, Criterion acquired the car park beneath the hotel and subsequently converted it into a Zedwell-branded hotel, which opened in 2023.
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Quiet Luxury in Hospitality: A Brief Industry Perspective
“Quiet luxury” refers to an understated, refined form of luxury that privileges subtle sophistication, quality craftsmanship, and meaningful experiences over overt branding, flashy logos, and conspicuous displays of wealth. As EHL Insights explains, it is about inconspicuous luxury consumption, signalling status through quiet excellence rather than showy markers, and focusing on the experience itself rather than external validation.
Cloudbeds partners with Jumbonline to expand global distribution for hotels
Cloudbeds, the hospitality industry’s leading unified platform, today announced a new partnership with Jumbonline, a global leader in hotel wholesale and distribution, formerly part of Jumbo Tours. The partnership integrates Cloudbeds’ property management and distribution capabilities with Jumbonline’s advanced API, enabling hotels to reach a broader network of tour operators, wholesalers, and travel professionals worldwide with greater speed and efficiency.
Quicktext Becomes Quinta
Quicktext today announces its rebrand to Quinta, The Quintessence of Data, marking a strategic shift from standalone AI solutions to a unified platform for structured hospitality data, designed for the age of artificial intelligence.
Six Senses London Announces Opening Date and Founding Leadership Team
Six Senses London will officially open on March 1, 2026, marking the brand’s first destination in the United Kingdom and a key moment in its urban awakening. Located within The Whiteley in Bayswater, the hotel brings Six Senses’ wellbeing-led philosophy into a city setting, introducing a different rhythm for London.
Lake.com Partners with OwnerRez to Simplify Vacation Rental Management for Waterfront Hosts
Lake.com, the premier destination for travelers seeking waterfront vacation rentals, has launched a new integration with OwnerRez, a globally trusted provider of vacation rental channel management, PMS, and direct booking tools, to streamline operations for hosts and property managers.
No More Guesswork: How Pace Analytics Uncovers the ‘Why’ Behind Hotel Performance Changes
Every revenue manager knows the frustration: performance drops unexpectedly, pickup slows, or ADRs fluctuate without a clear reason. The system shows you what changed, but it doesn’t show why. And to find out, you’re bouncing between PMS reports, spreadsheets, and legacy dashboards, trying to make sense of disconnected data.
Hotel Staffs Do Not Need to Work Harder, Just Smarter
In hospitality, time is everything. And yet, too much of it is spent on the wrong things. Admin overload, repetitive reporting, fragmented systems… it all adds up. That’s where automation steps in, not to replace people, but to give them back time, so they can connect, think, serve. In this article, I want to share what we’re seeing in the field: the real impact of AI and Automation on hotel teams, and why the future of hospitality is more human than ever.