Middle East conflict: Travel and hospitality responds to geopolitical shocks

Reading Time: 4 minutesMiddle East: The escalation of geopolitical events across the Middle East has caused severe travel disruption. Local authorities and operators respond.
Accor to open first Mövenpick resort in the Netherlands in 2028

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: France-based hotel group Accor has signed a development agreement for a 240-key Mövenpick resort in Petten, set to become the brand’s first resort in the Netherlands. Scheduled to open in 2028, Mövenpick Resort & Spa Pettemer Duynen will have 240 rooms, a spa and wellness centre, swimming pools, meeting facilities for up to 500 […]
Exclusive Resorts takes stake in Accor’s Onefinestay

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS/France: Luxury travel club Exclusive Resorts has taken a significant minority stake in Onefinestay, the high-end private rental brand owned by global hotel group Accor. The strategic agreement, announced this week, will give Exclusive Resorts members access to a curated selection of Onefinestay’s homes, while providing Onefinestay with access to a new, affluent member base. […]
Ennismore adds Our Habitas to lifestyle portfolio

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Lifestyle hospitality company Ennismore has added sustainable outdoor brand Our Habitas to its portfolio.
Accor “in advanced talks to buy Habitas”

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Global hospitality company Accor is reportedly in advanced talks to buy luxury hotel and lodging brand, Habitas, according to Bloomberg.
onefinestay bolsters C-suite with five new appointments

Reading Time: 3 minutesWorldwide: onefinestay, the luxury private rental brand of Accor, has announced the appointment of five new C-Suite executives as part of a company restructuring.
Travel + Leisure to buy Accor Vacation Club in $48.4m deal

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustralia / New Zealand: Membership and leisure travel company, Travel + Leisure Co., has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Accor Vacation Club, the vacation ownership business of global hospitality brand Accor, in a $48.4 million transaction.
onefinestay launches luxury villa collection in France

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrance: Luxury private rental brand onefinestay has launched a high-end villa collection in Provence, France.
Guesty to power global portfolio of onefinestay

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental property management platform Guesty has partnered with luxury hospitality brand onefinestay.
Qatar proposes 1000 “Bedouin style” tents for World Cup fans

Reading Time: 3 minutesQatar: The organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar are proposing to pitch 1000 “Bedouin style” tents in the desert for football fans visiting the Emirati state for the tournament.