News · Daily Brief · Sunday, September 20, 2026
Hotel Marketing & PR Brief
Hotel marketing, PR, social media and travel-demand headlines curated by Evoques. Today: Ekta Kanchan joins Sofitel Mumbai BKC as the new Director of Marketing; Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport strengthens leadership team with key sales and marketing ..; From Accommodation To Experience: Why Hotels Are Reimagining Their Spaces.
Hotel marketing & commercial headlines
- Ekta Kanchan joins Sofitel Mumbai BKC as the new Director of MarketingToday’s Traveller · Sep 19
- Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport strengthens leadership team with key sales and marketing ..ET HospitalityWorld · Sep 19
- From Accommodation To Experience: Why Hotels Are Reimagining Their SpacesEverything Experiential · Sep 19
- Sheraton Hyderabad Appoints New Director of Salessafariindia.com · Sep 19
- Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel Appoints Nagi Reddy Bhadri As Director Of SalesPassionate In Marketing · Sep 19
- Skift Global Forum Preview: IHG's Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer on Making Hotels Legible to AISkift · Sep 18
- Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi Airport Appoints New DOSMsafariindia.com · Sep 18
- The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace Appoints Aditya Kaul as Director of Sales and MarketingHotelier Buzz · Sep 18
- Marriott Hotels Appoints New Cluster Marketing Manager- Chennaisafariindia.com · Sep 18
PR, brand & reputation
- Hotel & Shop Plus 2027: Seamless Synergy across Design, Sustainability, DigitalizationMacau Business · Sep 20
- The Sanya EDITION Presents an Island Celebration Experience for Mid-Autumn Festival and China National Day Golden WeekThe Malaysian Reserve · Sep 19
- TAJ IS WORLD’S STRONGEST LUXURY HOTEL BRAND 2026The Malaysian Reserve · Sep 18
- Radisson Hotel Group and GDS-Movement launch roadmap to help close the sustainability action gapThe Malaysian Reserve · Sep 18
- Choice Hotels International Announces Quarterly Cash Dividendtradingview.com · Sep 17
- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) Declares $0.2875 Dividendtradingview.com · Sep 17
Hotel economy & performance
- 7 Hotel Stocks That Benefit the Most During India's Wedding Seasons; Do You Hold Any?Trade Brains · Sep 19
- U.S. hotel results for week ending Sept. 12hotelbusiness.com · Sep 19
- Greece Tourism Feels Strain as Travel Demand Shiftstovima.com · Sep 18
- News | 5 things to know for Sept. 18CoStar · Sep 18
- News | US hotels end 22-week growth run amid one of the strongest summers on recordCoStar · Sep 18
- Why is the latest recent dividend declaration and travel-demand exposure relevant to InterContinental Hotels Group (LSE:IHG)?Kalkine Media · Sep 18
Europe, Mediterranean & Middle East
- Bridging European Luxury and Southeast Asian Real Estate: Jasmine Chau Leads the Grand Finale at IFFINA+ 2026dugout.ph · Sep 20
- A Little Bit of EuropeThe New Indian Express · Sep 20
- EU DMA Causes 30% Traffic Drop for Mediterranean HotelsNomad Lawyer · Sep 19
- Dubai welcomes 6.97m visitors after bruising start to 2026Briefly News · Sep 19
- Magnivox Media Solutions Brings Strategy, Media and Digital Expertise Together Under One Marketing Approachbusinessnewsthisweek.com · Sep 19
- Suba Hotels Ltd announces the opening of Click Hotels Galaxy in BengaluruET HospitalityWorld · Sep 19
Social media & creators
- Ekta Kanchan Appointed Director of Marketing at Sofitel Mumbai BKCPassionate In Marketing · Sep 19
- Lodge Social Appoints Amy Westerberg Senior Account Managercitybiz · Sep 18
- Kimberly Cover has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & SpaHospitality Net · Sep 18
- The Ananta Udaipur Appoints New Asst. MARCOM Managersafariindia.com · Sep 18
- The reach is rented: Why travel brands need to stop building for algorithmsPhocusWire · Sep 18
- Occupancy Vs Profit: What Your Peak Season Numbers Reveal - By Femke NolletHotel News Resource · Sep 17
Quarterly performance
- World Cup, stronger travel boost hospitality sector in the second quarterScotsman Guide · Sep 14
- U.S. Hotel Industry Forecast to Grow Moderately in 2027AirGuide Business · Sep 2
- News | An early look at 2027 hotel performance projections reveals impact of GDP growth, event calendarsCoStar · Aug 31
- News | US hotel performance continues to build on summer momentumCoStar · Aug 21
- Greek Hospitality Industry Performance - 2nd Quarter 2026Hospitality Net · Aug 3
- News | World Cup created some unforeseen benefits for hoteliers across the USCoStar · Jul 27
Annual outlook
- THAI to add Europe flights despite jet fuel concernsbangkokpost.com · May 15
- JetBlue First-Quarter Loss Widens; Company to Deepen Cost Cutsbloomberg.com · Apr 28
- IATA: Global aviation demand will double by 2050Aerospace Global News · Mar 18
Headlines are aggregated from third-party public news feeds and link to the original publishers. Evoques does not verify, endorse or adopt third-party reporting. This brief is general industry information only.
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