• March’s top stories: Starwood accepts Marriott’s offer, Anantara to open resorts in Oman

  Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has accepted a $13.6bn acquisition offer from Marriott International, and DoubleTree by Hilton has opened its tenth hotel in Turkey. Hotelmanagement-network.com wraps up the key...

• February’s top stories: Hilton’s franchise licence deal, Choice’s Cambria hotel in Seattle

  Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise licence agreement to bring Candler Hotel Atlanta to Curio - A Collection by Hilton, and Choice Hotels International has signed an agreement with Ariel...

• 2015: The year’s biggest Hotel Management Network stories

  Japan to have world's first robot-staffed hotel, Palace of Versailles to be converted into a hotel, while Ashford acquires Highland Hospitality portfolio stake for $1.7bn. Hotelmanagement-network.com wraps up the key...

• November’s top stories: Marriott to acquire Starwood Hotels, malware targets Hilton and Startwood

  Marriott International signed a $12.2bn agreement to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, and Hilton hotels reported a point of sales system (POS) malware attack.

• October’s top stories: ARC Hospitality buys 10 hotels, IHG opens Chennai resort

  American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust has completed the acquisition of ten hotels from Summit Hotel Properties for $150.1m, and InterContinental Hotels Group has opened InterContinental Chennai Mahabalipuram Resort in Chennai,...

• September’s top stories: Strategic Hotels & Resorts $6bn deal, JFK hotel project

  Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII affiliates have agreed to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts for approximately $6bn, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected MCR Development...

• August’s top stories: Marriott to open hotel in Serbia, Hilton launches digital key

  Marriott International is opening its first hotel, the Courtyard Belgrade City Center, in Serbia, and Hilton Worldwide has added digital key to its Hilton HHonors app. Hotelmanagement-network.com wraps up key...

• July’s top stories: First robot-staffed hotel in Japan, Somalia hotel attacked

  Improving productivity by 1% would drive an additional £1.43bn of revenue in the UK hospitality industry, says a new report from workforce development charity People 1st, while a suicide bomber...

• June’s top stories: Grand Hyatt opens hotel in Mexico, IHG tests mobile technologies

  Starwood's The Luxury Collection is investing $300m towards the development of its North American portfolio, while at least 38 people were killed and 39 seriously injured after a gunman opened...

• May’s top stories: New World Development to sell three hotels, Legoland Hotel to open in Florida

  Hong Kong-based New World Development has sold three hotels to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for HK$18.5bn, while Marriott International plans to add 80 properties and additional franchises to MEA region...