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Minor Hotels will pursue a focused approach to growth in 2026, building on a year of record development momentum to prioritise market depth, portfolio diversification and capital-efficient expansion.

Meliá Hotels International, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups, has announced an ambitious expansion into Malta and Gozo with nine new hotels set to open across the islands over the next three years. Developed in partnership with Agius Group through its hospitality arm, Blue Clay Collection, the project will significantly strengthen Malta’s tourism offering – a destination with a fast-growing reputation for luxury travel in Europe.

Luxury has always presented a paradox for ambitious businesses: the more popular something becomes, the less special (and therefore, luxurious) it feels.

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.

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” 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, 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 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 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.