News · Daily Brief · Monday, September 21, 2026
Hotel Marketing & PR Brief
Hotel marketing, PR, social media and travel-demand headlines curated by Evoques. Today: JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu Appoints New Marketing Director; Sheraton Hyderabad Appoints New Director of Sales; Ekta Kanchan joins Sofitel Mumbai BKC as the new Director of Marketing.
Hotel marketing & commercial headlines
- JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu Appoints New Marketing Directorsafariindia.com · Sep 20
- Sheraton Hyderabad Appoints New Director of Salessafariindia.com · Sep 20
- Ekta Kanchan joins Sofitel Mumbai BKC as the new Director of Marketingtodaystraveller.net · 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
- MICE & Business Events Push Hotel Demand & Rates Higher Across India In SeptemberEverything Experiential · 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
PR, brand & reputation
- Elong Hotel Technology Group Accelerates Global Expansion with Elong Brand Family to Create a 'Second Growth Curve'The Manila Times · Sep 20
- Hotel & Shop Plus 2027: Seamless Synergy across Design, Sustainability, DigitalizationThe Manila Times · Sep 20
- The Sanya EDITION Presents an Island Celebration Experience for Mid-Autumn Festival and China National Day Golden Weekthemalaysianreserve.com · Sep 19
- TAJ IS WORLD’S STRONGEST LUXURY HOTEL BRAND 2026themalaysianreserve.com · Sep 18
- Radisson Hotel Group and GDS-Movement launch roadmap to help close the sustainability action gapthemalaysianreserve.com · Sep 18
- Choice Hotels International Announces Quarterly Cash DividendTradingView · Sep 17
Hotel economy & performance
- Back-to-back Malaysia and Singapore races lift regional travel demandtraveldailynews.asia · Sep 20
- 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
Europe, Mediterranean & Middle East
- Google Hotel Search Changes Roll Out Across the EEAFTN news · Sep 20
- 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
- Suba Hotels Ltd announces the opening of Click Hotels Galaxy in BengaluruET HospitalityWorld · Sep 19
- Dubai welcomes 6.97m visitors after bruising start to 2026Briefly News · Sep 19
- Dubai hotels filling up again but rates yet to recoverThe Economic Times · Sep 18
Social media & creators
- This hotel is a charming hidden gem nestled in inland MalagaOlive Press News Spain · Sep 20
- Australia Moves to Give Users Control Over Social Media AlgoNomad Lawyer · Sep 20
- The Life of ... Christine Kearney, PH Digital CEOBusinessDesk | NZ · Sep 18
- 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
- AI agents becoming major force in travel, hospitalityjamaica-gleaner.com · Sep 18
Quarterly performance
- 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
- U.S. Hotels Extend Summer Momentum in Week Ending July 4Hotel Online · Jul 9
Annual outlook
- THAI to add Europe flights despite jet fuel concernsBangkok Post · 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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