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The Hotel Brands section tracks the latest developments, strategies, and growth activity from major hotel groups and emerging brands operating in the UK. Focused on the commercial decisions behind expansion, rebranding, franchising, and portfolio management, it provides hotel owners, operators, and investors with insight into how brand activity is shaping market dynamics.

Coverage includes new brand launches, UK market entries, leadership changes, refurbishment plans, M&A activity, and evolving brand standards—alongside commentary on positioning, loyalty strategies, and consumer targeting. Whether independent hoteliers seeking affiliation or operators benchmarking group trends, this section offers strategic intelligence on brand movements influencing the competitive landscape.

Brands

The Hotel Brands section tracks the latest developments, strategies, and growth activity from major hotel groups and emerging brands operating in the UK. Focused on the commercial decisions behind expansion, rebranding, franchising, and portfolio management, it provides hotel owners, operators, and investors with insight into how brand activity is shaping market dynamics.

Coverage includes new brand launches, UK market entries, leadership changes, refurbishment plans, M&A activity, and evolving brand standards—alongside commentary on positioning, loyalty strategies, and consumer targeting. Whether independent hoteliers seeking affiliation or operators benchmarking group trends, this section offers strategic intelligence on brand movements influencing the competitive landscape.

Hotel brands could lose up to $14bn in value due to Covid-19

The world’s top 50 most valuable hotel brands could lose up to $14bn (£11,4bn) worth of…

Wyndham rolls out its ‘count on us’ initiative to EMEA

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, which has a portfolio of over 9,300 hotels in more than 90…

Best Western GB agrees deal with Hallmark to add ‘record’ 26 hotels to its portfolio

Best Western GB has signed an agreement with Hallmark Hotels to bring 26 properties into the…

Accor secures £500m banking credit facility

Accor announced it has secured a new €560m (£500m) banking credit facility in order to…

Accor and AXA launch partnership to offer ‘unique medical assistance’ to hotels

Hospitality giant Accor and AXA, the global insurance company, have announced a new…

Shiva Hotels partners with NHS and Thames Valley Police amid Covid-19 crisis

Shiva Hotels has announced it has joined the NHS and Thames Valley Police in order to help…

IHG RevPAR plummets in Q1 results

The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported a 24.9% decrease in RevPAR for the…

Michels & Taylor releases its reopening plan to the industry

Michels and Taylor (M&T), the European hotel management and advisory businesses, is to…

Premier Inn launches new ‘flexible’ room rates

Premier Inn has announced the launch of two new room rate products for post-lockdown…

Luxury Family Hotels to open exclusively for NHS post-lockdown

Luxury Family Hotels has pledged to open its hotels exclusively to NHS workers and their…