Service Properties Trust has sent a notice to InterContinental Hotels Group for terminating its operating agreement covering 103 hotels.

Netherlands-based hotel management company Cycas Hospitality has signed a lease agreement with Echo Partners to operate its first Radisson-branded property; the Radisson Hotel & Suites Amsterdam South.

Hotels will need to look at ancillary revenues before making the decision to reopen, according to a webinar hosted by Hospa.

Hilton and InterContinental Hotels Group were among a group of hospitality companies to sign up to the BITC Race at Work Charter.

Christian Kaschner is to take over from Joachim Marusczyk as managing director at IntercityHotel from 14 September.

Bespoke Hotels has named Thomas Greenall as CEO, taking over from co-founder Haydn Fentum, who replaces co-founder Robin Sheppard as chairman.

Hotels are “moving into a new era of service, and a new era in how we define service in hotels”, according to HVS chairman Russell Kett.

OYO Hotels & Homes has appointed Dr W. Steve Albrecht as a non-executive director.

COVID-19 introduced the hotel industry to a lot of uncertainties for the future. It also revealed several weak spots and high-risk areas within hotel management agreements.

Hilton remains the most valuable brand in the sector, according to the latest Brand Finance report.