(IN SHORT) Minor Hotels has won two honours at the 2026 Global Hotel Alliance Awards, receiving Best Hotel of the Year for Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas and Best Enrolment Performance. The awards recognise the group’s strong hospitality performance, guest engagement and loyalty programme success within the GHA DISCOVERY alliance. The ceremony took place on… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Wharf Hotels has won three distinctions at the 2026 Global Hotel Alliance Awards, including Best Member Recognition, Best Brand Performance Winner and a special recognition for Marco Polo Hotels’ 20 years of collaboration and member engagement with GHA. Thomas Salg accepted the awards for the Hong Kong-based hotel group, highlighting the role of… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Minor Hotels has recorded its strongest-ever performance at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2026, winning 31 accolades across the region, up from 26 the previous year. The group’s flagship luxury brand, Anantara Hotels & Resorts, was voted the number one Favourite Hotel Brand of the Year, while Minor Hotels also… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Marco Polo Xiamen has partnered with premium caviar brand Kaluga Queen to present a themed fine dining event and introduce the RMB688 Kaluga Queen Signature Teppanyaki Set Menu at Shogun, the hotel’s teppanyaki restaurant. The collaboration, presented under the title “Terroirs unite in Xiamen, where caviar finds its echo,” brought together gourmands, media… Read the full news article
(NEWS) JINJIANG, China, 2026-Jun-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Marco Polo Jinjiang has partnered with Jinjiang Xinhua Bookstore to launch “Let Reading Happen,” a Children’s Day campaign designed to promote reading, family companionship, and cultural engagement among hotel guests and local families. According to a press release published by Marco Polo Hotels, the initiative encourages… Read the full news article
(NEWS) MANILA, Philippines, 2026-May-21 — /Travel PR News/ — In a hospitality market as competitive and fast-evolving as Metro Manila, maintaining a luxury hotel’s five-star status is less about prestige alone and more about consistency. As international travel continues to recover across Southeast Asia, hotels in the Philippine capital are facing growing expectations from both… Read the full news article
(NEWS) LONDON, 2025-Aug-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest network of independent hotel brands, has entered a landmark partnership with The Wolseley Hospitality Group, owned by Minor International, marking the first time a restaurant group has joined the alliance. The collaboration integrates nine of London’s most celebrated dining destinations, including… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Kempinski Hotels is introducing a Double DISCOVERY Dollar offer for KEMPINSKI DISCOVERY members from August 1 to September 30, 2025. During this period, all qualifying direct bookings at over 850 GHA DISCOVERY properties across 45 brands will earn twice the standard DISCOVERY Dollar reward—equivalent to up to 14 percent back in cash-equivalent credits…. Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Kempinski Hotels swept three major prizes at the 2025 Global Hotel Alliance Awards in Brussels. Recognized for outstanding loyalty-programme engagement, Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok claimed Top Property of the Year by achieving the most DISCOVERY room-night bookings, while The Apurva Kempinski Bali received the Green Collection Spotlight for its sustainability leadership. These awards… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) At the 2025 Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific, Minor Hotels garnered 26 honours—highlighted by three top accolades—across its diverse portfolio in Laos, Vietnam, the Maldives, Thailand, and Cambodia. Standouts included Avani+ Luang Prabang (Best Pool, Best Hotel Spa, Best GM), Anantara Hoi An and Quy Nhon in Vietnam, and Anantara Kihavah… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Cucina, the acclaimed Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant, is celebrating the summer truffle season with a limited-time black truffle menu from 15 June to 16 August 2025. Crafted by Chef Andrea Delzanno, the six-course menu features exceptional Italian dishes enriched with aromatic black truffles from Western Australia. Signature offerings include beef carpaccio with… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Wharf Hotels recently held an exclusive event at Niccolo Chengdu, presenting its premium portfolio of Marco Polo Hotels, Maqo, and Niccolo Hotels to Chinese lifestyle and travel media, along with key opinion leaders. The event also highlighted the GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme, with six lucky attendees receiving Platinum and Titanium memberships, including credits… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) The cast of Made in Chelsea, including stars like Ruby Adler and Sam Prince, ushered in the new year at Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort, filming the first three episodes of series 29 in January. The five-star resort, opened in April 2023, hosted the group in the Baa Atoll, where they enjoyed wellness activities,… Read the full news article
(IN SHORT) Minor Hotels has partnered with Royal Holdings to form Royal Minor Hotels Co., Ltd., marking the company’s entry into Japan’s luxury and lifestyle hotel market. The joint venture will develop 21 hotels across Japan under the Anantara, Avani, and Tivoli brands by 2035, leveraging Minor Hotels’ global expertise and Royal’s local market knowledge…. Read the full news article
Dubai, UAE, 2023-Jan-12 — /Travel PR News/ —UAE-headquartered Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotels brands, has become a founding member of the new international loyalty entity, Global Loyalty Organisation (GLO). Launched this month, UK-based GLO is a global professional network of specialists in loyalty, rewards, consumer engagement and loyalty innovation,… Read the full news article
Xiamen, China, 2022-Apr-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Jean-Philippe Jacopin has been appointed General Manager of Marco Polo Xiamen. The 300-room hotel sits on the edge of Lake Yundang in the white egret protection zone, and is managed by Hong Kong SAR-based Wharf Hotels. Jean-Philippe’s expertise will play an important role in taking Marco Polo Xiamen forward… Read the full news article