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[In the Picture] Atelier Rebul opens first Belgian flagship store at Wijnegem Shopping Center

Kempinski 2040: Can a Luxury Pioneer Lead Again?

A strategic analysis of Kempinski's gradual loss of luxury market position since 2010 and whether new CEO Barbara Muckermann's brand, ownership, and flagship strategy can restore its relevance by 2040.

Rising Bond Yields Threaten Commercial Real Estate Recovery

Catering to British guests

A London roundtable podcast featuring Jo Morgan of Meliora Consultancy covers British guest expectations, the staycation boom, and balancing operational growth with team wellbeing.

Novotel Launches "Longevity Week"

Novotel launches an annual global wellness event across 630+ hotels (7-13 Sept 2026), anchored in sleep, nutrition, movement and social connection, supported by a 13,000-person global longevity study.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Buys Shares of 633,602 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance $ARI

Development Drives St. Louis Hotel Outlook

HVS analysis finds St. Louis hotel market regaining strength through 2026-2027, driven by convention center upgrades, defense industry expansion, and over $7B in downtown and infrastructure development.

Authority compounds on LinkedIn. Absence compounds, too.

Only 1% to 3% of LinkedIn users post regularly, creating low competition for referral-partner attention

The Definition of Luxury Hotel Marketing is Incomplete

The author argues luxury hotel marketing is structurally incomplete, focusing too heavily on conversion while neglecting upstream demand origin, leaving properties dependent on OTAs and AI intermediaries they don't co…

Hospitality Executive Education Part I : Designing Learning in an International Luxury Resort

A two-part series on designing executive education programmes for international luxury resorts, built around critical cross-departmental decisions rather than generic management content.

Who Gets to Grow (And How It's Really Decided)

Promotion decisions are driven by invisible relationship paths, not merit alone, leaving unseen employees without advocates and formal talent reviews simply ratifying the bias.

We secret-shopped 300+ calls. Here’s what we found.

A mystery shopper study of 308 calls across 135 luxury hotels found 92% captured no guest contact details, exposing major direct booking losses through poor phone handling.

Larger occupiers drive stronger Kowloon office leasing activity

How prime retail leasing in Central Hong Kong shows resilience

Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trst (TSE:D.UN) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Capital watch: Closed-end real estate debt funds collect $15.9bn in H1

Family Dollar owners tap CMBS funding

Merritt Breaks Ground on Phase 1 of North Carolina Research Triangle Industrial Development

Tenant says apartment complex mistakenly cleared out unit, threw belongings in dumpster

Regional commercial property hits $6.2 billion as investors rethink the market

Wooden Key Cards: From Access Credentials to Skillcation Markers

Hotels can reframe wooden keycards as collectible markers of skill-based guest experiences, linking tangible objects to workshops like pottery, weaving, or tea to deepen guest connection and encourage return visits.

Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund Announces Monthly Distribution for September 2026

NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund (ticker: BPRE) today announced it will pay a cash distribution of $0.1371 per share for September 2026. The distribution will be paid to shareh…

Demand jumps for 'health and well-being' buildings in Irish commercial property market

Cardinal Health leases Sacramento building for 100-job distribution center

Demand for environmentally sound buildings ‘now key driver’ of commercial property market

Del Webb Bexley hires FirstService Residential for property management operations

LAND O' LAKES, Fla., Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstService Residential, North America's leading property management company, has been selected to manage Del Webb Bexley Community Association, a nearly 850-home ac…

Passco Sells Buckhead Apartments At Loss

TMG, Grove and Lone Star Acquire 2.2MM SQFT Silicon Valley R&D Portfolio for $1.2B

TMG and Grove step in as operating partners on a 140-acre, six-campus R&D platform even as vacancy climbs and per-square-foot pricing lags well behind its five-year average across Silicon Valley’s Golden Triangle. TMG…

KKR Buys 636-Unit Lynhaven Apartments in San Jose for $346.5MM

San Jose’s apartment market absorbed its third above-average per-unit sale in recent weeks as KKR paid $346.5 million for the 636-unit Lynhaven, a deal that signals investors are betting rent growth in Silicon Valley’…

JLL Arranges Refi for Maine Self-Storage Asset

JLL has arranged a refinancing for a recently built self-storage facility managed by Extra Space Storage Inc. in South Portland, ME. Working on behalf of the borrower, The Ardent Companies, a JLL Capital Markets Debt…