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Infinitude Hospitality & Fauchon Hospitality partner for development in Asia
Wednesday, 8th April 2026

Infinitude Hospitality is pleased to announce it has signed a strategic, non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Fauchon Hospitality.

The MOU sees the businesses set to collaborate on potential Fauchon hotel projects. IH will use its extensive network and hospitality experience to identify suitable hotel opportunities across Japan and Asia Pacific >>

Smart Hospitality Market Report 2026-2030
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Caption by Hyatt Makes its Chattanooga debut
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Private real estate fund established to invest in Centara Grand Hotel Osaka
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Marriott and Lefay to grow luxury wellness
6 Apr 2026 : Marriott International and the Leali family, founders of Lefay, announced their plans to enter into a joint venture to bring the highly awarded luxury wellness hospitality brand Lefay into the Marriott portfolio >>

Hong Kong poised to reclaim its position as a leading global tourism destination
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Radisson surpasses 100 hotels in Africa
2 Apr 2026 : Building on this momentum, the Group has signed over 15 new hotels and roughly 2,500 rooms in the last 12 months >>

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Agrobiodiversity as the Next, Next Big Thing for Regenerative Tourism
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Regenerative tourism and stewardship are now mainstream. They are both buzz terms and hugely profitable ventures for those hotels and resorts that put in the blood, sweat and tears to set up the programs up properly >>

Is 'Book on ChatGPT' Hitting the Same Wall as 'Book on Google'?
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Hotel Discount Rates and Equity Yields: A Decade of Shifting Investor Expectations
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