Accor has won the World’s Leading Climate Action Initiative category at the 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA) for the Group’s high-impact supply chain decarbonization program. Organised by the World Travel Awards in partnership with the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, the award recognises Accor’s engagement in embedding sustainability into hospitality procurement through its Achieving Net Zero Together program.

Festive-season visitors at its worldwide hotels can mark the season with special enchantments – including music performances, sumptuous meals, tree-lighting ceremonies, and chances to give As it does each year, The Peninsula will greet holiday guests with a collection of marvellous, time-honoured festive experiences across its portfolio of luxurious global properties. In classic Peninsula style, the hotels will offer visitors and their loved ones plentiful occasions to make merry, enjoy traditional holiday pleasures, and share cherished moments together.

Known primarily for its rugged coastline and outdoor recreation, Maine is quickly gaining recognition as one of America’s most exciting new sports destinations. This past spring, Maine’s first professional soccer team, the Portland Hearts of Pine, created a buzz even before they took to the field. From the start, the club has framed itself as not only a sports franchise, but as a community-forward movement: “culture-led, community-built, and city-backed.” The team and their fan base signaled a new era for sports in Maine.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts has expanded its global portfolio with 14 new member properties added in Q3 2025, offering travelers distinctive luxury experiences across iconic destinations. Highlights include the music-infused Backstage Hotel Stockholm, the reimagined beachfront Don Carlos Marbella, the nature-forward Paru Boutique Hotel in Brazil, the all-encompassing BON Park Hotel in Mexico, and the glamorously rebranded Sun Rose West Hollywood.

The Middle East is increasingly asserting its role as a pivotal force in global tourism, both as a high-value outbound market and as a destination defined by immersive, experience-led travel. With a forward-looking strategy, Meliá Hotels International has taken a significant step in its regional growth by announcing its first property in Bahrain, set within the exclusive enclave of Amwaj Island.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce a partnership with Ark Capital, which is 50% owned by ASX-listed alternatives manager Regal Partners, to take over management of the heritage-listed Mayfair Hotel, one of Adelaide’s most iconic luxury addresses, ahead of its rebranding as Kimpton Mayfair Adelaide in 2026. Constructed in 1934 and transformed into a luxury hotel in 2015, the much-loved 170-room property has long been admired for its grand façade, timeless architecture and celebrated rooftop bar.