Hotel Equities named Olya Brase chief financial officer, Daniel Ben-Efraim senior vice president of sales and Jenny Moore vice president of revenue management on 7 October 2026. Indigo Road named Catherine Woods chief marketing officer, and PM Hotel Group added three Portland hotels to reach seven in the metro.
Sixteen hospitality employers have committed to 100,000 paid jobs for 18-to-24-year-olds outside education, work and training. UKHospitality and the Department for Work and Pensions published the pledge on 15 October 2026.
Hilton placed 53 properties across eight brands in Conde Nast Traveler's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards, with six No. 1 rankings and 26 top-five finishes.
The #VATsTheProblem campaign submitted its petition to 10 Downing Street on 14 October 2026 with 401,250 names behind a 10% hospitality VAT rate. Tom Kerridge led the delivery, two weeks before the Budget.
A European Commission official says further flexibility is coming for the EU biometric Entry/Exit System. The member states’ power to skip the biometric step expired on 7 September 2026 and airports and airlines want it back.
Former Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton will advise The Johnstown Collection's leadership team across its three hotels. The group puts the portfolio investment programme at more than EUR39.5 million, and one estate page puts its own share at EUR25 million.
The City of Buenos Aires presented its RIMICABA investment regime to the hotel and gastronomy sector on 13 October, with a gross-income payment credit of up to 25 percent of certified investment, stamp and property tax relief, a Banco Ciudad credit line and entry from USD 50,000.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is Exclusive Accommodation Partner for the men's, women's and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup 2026, which runs 15 October to 15 November across nine host cities.
Eleven YOTEL properties are live in Hilton's booking channels under the Select by Hilton affiliation. Members earn and redeem Hilton Honors points on direct stays, and YOTEL keeps its own brand, management and licensing.
Union members at six Chicago hotels struck on 9 October 2026, two days before the Chicago Marathon, after more than 7,000 workers across 46 hotels voted 85 per cent to authorise a walkout. Contracts expired on 31 August.
ATIA chief executive Dean Long told the Beyond Borders summit in Melbourne that the RBA payment system board built the card surcharge ban on data that missed what customers pay. The ban took effect on 1 October 2026.
The FTC is preparing action against Booking Holdings over hotel ads that send consumers to a third-party reseller instead of the hotel. One source put the possible penalties above $500 million, and no complaint has been filed.
Ballyfin Demesne in County Laois took the No.1 place in Ireland in both the US and UK editions of the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, on a score of 98.77.
UKHospitality warns the Budget that rising employment costs put the sector's 300,000 annual job starts for young people at risk.
HICAP named four winners of its 2026 Sustainable Hotel Awards, for biodiversity, heritage reuse, community impact and sustainable design.
HICAP named nine finalists across its three 2026 Deal of the Year awards, covering development, single asset transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
Conde Nast Traveler's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards put The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square first in Boston with a score of 98.91, at the head of a ten-property list.
Dutch stays carry 21 per cent VAT from 1 January 2026, and German demand has fallen with it. De Gelderlander reports Landal's German bookings down 50 per cent, Landal has not confirmed the figure, and Hiswa-Recron counts 10 to 20 per cent fewer Germans at holiday parks. Hospitality wage costs and tourist tax have risen on top.
Three women were found dead in separate Hyderabad hotel rooms across about ten days. Police told hotels to tighten identity checks and to notice when one guest leaves alone.
The EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive applies from 27 September 2026. It bars generic green claims and unverified labels, and TSCA has welcomed the rules for global tourism.
ABTA has welcomed reports that the Maldives will postpone its 17 per cent tax on overseas travel businesses until April 2027 and is seeking formal confirmation.
UrVenue presented its first Hospitality Innovation Awards during G2E week at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, honouring Caesars Entertainment, TAO Group Hospitality, Circa Resort & Casino, Wynn Resorts and OpenTable.
Travel Tech filed comments backing enforcement against personalized pricing and asking the FTC to leave dynamic pricing, loyalty programs and negotiated rates outside the policy.
The Texas Hotel and Lodging Association told a Senate committee that local hotel occupancy tax revenue should stay dedicated to tourism and convention facilities.
Bulgari Residences Dubai took World's Best and the Middle East and Africa title as the first Global Branded Residence Awards named 16 winners on 2 October 2026.
Waterford Hotel Group and LMD Holding issued notice of a data security event identified on 5 May 2026, naming the data categories involved and a toll-free assistance line.
AHLA president and chief executive Rosanna Maietta congratulated Keith Sonderling on his confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Labor and named H-2B modernization and joint-employer standards as priorities.
Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 2721, which would have required California hotels to post public notice when federal immigration officers had reservations on the premises. AAHOA welcomed the veto.
Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and SNP MSP Calum Kerr have written to the UK Government urging a 10% hospitality VAT rate at the Budget.
A British Retail Consortium analysis puts hospitality at 82p in business taxes for every pound of pre-tax profit, the highest rate of 11 UK sectors.
