Hotels & Resorts

Hollywood, Florida – November 10, 2026 -- Accor and Hard Rock International have announced a global strategic partnership that gives Hard Rock hotels access to ALL Accor's more than 125 million loyalty members, with loyalty, distribution and international development all in scope.

Hard Rock hotels can opt into the ALL Accor platform

Hotels in the Hard Rock brand portfolio will be able to join the ALL Accor distribution and loyalty platform. Accor will connect participating properties to its global sales and distribution network. Hard Rock will keep running its own direct marketing and distribution channels alongside it.

Two loyalty programs to be bridged, subject to closing

Once the deal closes, the partnership aims to link ALL Accor and Unity by Hard Rock. The source names point conversion and status matching for existing members as planned benefits. The announcement does not disclose financial terms or a closing date.

Winooski, Vt. – November 10, 2026 -- Marriott International has opened Sugar House Hotel in Winooski, Vermont, its first property worldwide designed to achieve all-electric, net-zero energy operations and LEED Platinum certification. The 115-room hotel, part of the Tribute Portfolio brand, runs entirely on electricity, including its commercial kitchen, with no gas lines or fuel tanks serving the building.

Rooftop solar and geothermal wells carry the energy load

Rooftop solar panels are designed to generate roughly one-third of the building's energy needs. A geothermal well system provides heating and cooling and supports hot-water production.

WASHINGTON – November 10, 2026 -- Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) has released the first volume of its free Best Practices in Hotel Accessibility Guide, giving hotels a checklist of barriers that make travel unsafe or impossible for guests with mobility disabilities.

The first installment, "Welcoming Mobility Device Users," draws on the experiences of guests who use wheelchairs, scooters, canes and other devices. It covers the full guest journey, from researching and reserving a room to hotel transportation, bathrooms and meeting spaces. The second volume, "Planning and Hosting Wheelchair-Accessible Events," launches Dec. 4. It addresses access routes, food and beverage service, wheelchair seating, accessible staging and overnight stays.

SEOUL – November 10, 2026 -- The Shilla Hotels & Resorts won 11 awards at the 2026 World Luxury Awards, four of them at Global Winner level, across properties in South Korea and Vietnam.

The World Luxury Hotel Awards, established in 2006, and the World Luxury Restaurant Awards, established in 2015, select winners through online voting. Categories run from global and continental to regional and country level.

The Shilla Seoul and its two restaurants take three Global Winner titles

The Shilla Seoul was named Global Winner for Best Luxury Culinary Hotel. It also won Best Luxury Wedding Hotel in South Korea and Best Luxury City Hotel in South Korea.

CHICAGO – November 07, 2026 -- Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has added Impression Isla Mujeres, a 123-suite, adults-only, all-inclusive resort on the southern tip of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, to The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. The addition comes as the collection marks its 10th anniversary in 2026.

Resort keeps adults-only, all-inclusive model under Hyatt's Endless Privileges

Impression Isla Mujeres will continue to operate as an adults-only, all-inclusive property. Guests will receive Endless Privileges, one of Hyatt's signature sets of luxury inclusions, available at select all-inclusive resorts.

The resort opened in May 2023 under the Impression by Secrets brand. It received the AAA Five Diamond designation in 2026 and was named to AAA's 2026 Top 10 Hotels list. Luxury Travel Advisor named it the "Most Instagrammable Hotel in the World" in 2024 and 2025.

Paris – November 07, 2026 -- AMTD Digital transferred controlling interests in four hotel assets to The Generation Essentials Group (TGE) for an aggregate US$209,766,000, with TGE paying entirely in newly issued shares, according to a joint announcement by AMTD IDEA Group, AMTD Digital and TGE.

TGE issues 198,630,381 Class A shares to complete the transfer on November 2

AMTD Digital and TGE signed the Asset Transfer and Share Issuance Agreement on October 21, 2026. The transfer closed on November 2, 2026. The price also takes the assets' underlying debts into account.

TGE settled the full price with 198,630,381 new Class A ordinary shares issued to AMTD Digital. The share count was set using the 30-day volume-weighted average price of TGE stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the thirty trading days ending May 29, 2026.

Four hotels across New York, Perth, London and Kuala Lumpur move under TGE

The target assets are:

Westerly – November 07, 2026 -- The Washington Trust Company has provided $8.5 million in financing to VVO Real Estate Holding, LLC for the reconstruction of the Harborside Inn, a hotel and retail property at 41 Water Street in New Shoreham, Rhode Island.

Fire in August 2023 destroyed the property opposite the Block Island Ferry terminal

The building stands directly across from the Block Island Ferry terminal. VVO Real Estate Holding is redeveloping the site, and the finished project will include a 33-room full-service hotel, a leased restaurant space and 10 leased retail spaces.

The Haynes Group targets May 2027 completion

The Haynes Group of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is managing construction. The project is expected to restore a prominent hospitality and commercial asset to New Shoreham's waterfront district.

Aliso Viejo – November 06, 2026 -- Sunstone Hotel Investors (NYSE: SHO) reported third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders of $38.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, against a net loss of $2.9 million, or $(0.02) per share, a year earlier. The lodging REIT again raised its full-year 2026 outlook after revenue and earnings exceeded its expectations.

RevPAR rises 11.4% to $235.22 as Adjusted FFO per share climbs 17.6%

RevPAR across the portfolio increased 11.4% to $235.22, with an average daily rate of $323.55 and occupancy of 72.7%. Excluding Andaz Miami Beach, RevPAR rose 10.3%. Total RevPAR grew 10.5% to $394.97, or 9.6% excluding the Miami Beach property.

Adjusted EBITDAre increased 8.8% to $54.5 million. Adjusted FFO attributable to common stockholders rose 17.6% to $0.20 per diluted share.

MIAMI – November 06, 2026 -- Silversea has opened The Cormorant at 55 South, a 150-room hotel in Puerto Williams, Chile, and will route all 29 of its Antarctica Fly Cruise voyages through March 2027 via the property.

The ribbon-cutting took place on November 5 with Silversea executives, Chilean national and regional authorities and local community members. Silversea describes Puerto Williams as the southernmost city on Earth. The hotel is a first-of-its-kind venture for Silversea and its parent, Royal Caribbean Group, and was developed with a consortium of Chilean investors. The source does not disclose the investment amount.

Every Antarctica Fly Cruise guest now stays at the hotel

Guests fly non-stop from Silversea's private terminal in Santiago to Puerto Williams on Silversea-branded charter flights. They stay at The Cormorant before and after their voyage.

Miami – November 06, 2026 -- Enseo launched a Managed Services portal at The Hospitality Show that consolidates real-time technology monitoring, operational analytics and guest engagement data for individual hotel properties and entire portfolios.

Portal combines in-room entertainment, WiFi and billing data in a single view

Hoteliers can monitor in-room entertainment and WiFi performance, track support activity, access billing information and analyze trends in guest engagement and revenue from one centralized portal. Enseo says the aim is to help operators identify potential issues earlier and find opportunities to improve both the guest experience and financial performance.