Bangkok-based hotel owner and operator Minor Hotels is expanding into China following an MoU with Funyard Hotels & Resorts, a core alliance enterprise of Chinese property developer Country Garden Group.

Kasada Capital Management has acquired a portfolio of 8 hotel properties from AccorInvest in what it describes as one of the largest cross-border hospitality M&A transactions in Africa.

Salzburg-based hotel group IMLAUER Hotel & Restaurant GmbH has acquired 5-star Alpine hotel Pichlarn castle from Schörghuber Group.

American private equity firm Blackstone is rumoured to be eyeing UK company Bourne Leisure, in a move that would increase the company’s presence in the UK leisure sector.

Merilee Karr, Chair of the UK Short Term Accommodation Association and CEO of UnderTheDoormat presents her thoughts on how the relationship hotel brands have with the short-term rentals sector is likely to change radically this year.

The UK and Ireland were expected to lead distress-driven transactions this year, according to Whitebridge Hospitality.

Whitbread said that it would continue to protect its liquidity as it anticipated opportunity as a result of the pandemic.

Service Properties Trust has received a notice of termination from Hyatt with respect to the management agreement for 22 Hyatt Place hotels owned by subsidiaries of SVC.

TUI Group has launched a rights issue to raise around €545m to pay down debt and strengthen the group’s liquidity position.

Cheval Collection has announced expansion in London from this spring.