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SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts is a leading Canadian hotel operations and asset management company, managing a diverse portfolio of full-service, select-service, and extended-stay hotels. With owned and managed properties across Canada, SilverBirch is a trusted name in Canadian hospitality.

As a hotelier, you know that first impressions matter. And in 2026, your website is your virtual front desk. But is it doing enough to convert visitors into paying guests? If your website isn’t optimised for speed, ease of use, and direct bookings, you could be handing revenue straight to OTAs.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today unveiled its latest global marketing campaign centered on Travel Values, celebrating how the right stay can unlock more meaningful travel experiences. The campaign highlights how staying with Choice Hotels gives guests more value for their money, helping them make the most out of the moments they care about.

San Diego, CA – January 20, 2026 — Cloudbeds, the leading hospitality technology platform, today announced a new partnership with Ágora POS, a leading point-of-sale solution in Spain, trusted by hotels and hospitality businesses to streamline operations, ensure fiscal compliance, and deliver unified guest experiences across F&B and accommodation services. The partnership delivers tighter integration between hotel operations and on-property POS systems, enabling hotels to simplify financial workflows, improve guest experience, and maintain accurate, real-time operational data across departments.

Simone Puorto has been featured on Tasto9, the Italian podcast by Bee Family dedicated to the stories of professionals connected to the hospitality world.

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.