JTB to acquire Northstar Travel Group, Marriott Vacation Club expands in Asia Pacific and more...

JTB to acquire Northstar Travel Group
Tuesday, 2nd September 2025

Northstar Travel Group announced that JTB has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Northstar from investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital and its co-investors.

As part of the transaction, Northstar will operate as a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of JTB and will continue to be led by its existing management team, including Chief Executive Officer Jason Young. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed >>

Hilton debuts in Pakistan
2 Sep 2025 : Hilton announces the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Nathiagali, marking the company’s first hotel in Pakistan >>

The Marriott Vacation Club expands in Asia Pacific
31 Aug 2025 : Marriott Vacation Club, Khao Lak Beach Resort marks the brand’s seventh vacation ownership resort in Asia Pacific, reinforcing growing demand across the region >>

IHG continues to grow essentials portfolio
30 Aug 2025 : Marking the first for the brand in the city, the new-build hotel will cater to Gwalior’s growing leisure and business travellers demand >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

How Are Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Building Strategies for Success?
Tuesday, 2nd September 2025

Adopting new technology and AI, gaining greater spend control, improving employee wellbeing, having more face-to-face interaction, and reducing carbon emissions, were all noted as larger priorities for Leaders, both over the next 12 months and looking further ahead over the next five years >>

Hotel Profits Hit a Ceiling: Forecasting and Cost Control Now Critical
After two years of post-pandemic rebound, hotel operators are now facing a harder truth: revenues are still growing in some regions, but costs are rising faster—and profits are hitting a ceiling.

It’s a shift from simply filling rooms to managing space, staffing, and services in a way that protects profitability in real time through hospitality margin control strategies >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of August 29, 2025
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