Despite an economic slowdown, a falling stock market and continued concerns about a possible tariff war, China’s hospitality pipeline totals remain at or near all-time highs as the hotel-construction boom continues.

An analytics team that brings a variety of viewpoints and perspectives is an essential part of any hotel team, and it’s not always easy to find, or to keep, a panel of experts said.

AccorHotels has named Mark Willis as its new CEO for the Middle East and Africa, replacing Olivier Granet who is embarking on a new project to drive sustainable development in Africa with AccorHotels.

IHG has two new senior leaders for its European properties. Mario Maxeiner has been appointed managing director for Northern Europe, based in the company’s recently opened Frankfurt office and Eric Viale takes up the role of managing director Southern Europe, based in IHG’s Paris office.

Kimpton Hotel Palomar Los Angeles—Beverly Hills appointed of Marco Scherer as GM and of the 264-room boutique hotel. Scherer was also appointed director of operations Los Angeles, while Janice Tugaoen was appointed as area director of sales & marketing.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has signed its first hotel under the Ramada by Wyndham brand flag in Ho Tram, Vietnam.

Piazza Hospitality opens Harmon Guest House.

Radisson Hotel Group will will bring its Radisson Blu and Radisson brands to central China with the signing of the Radisson Blu Wuhan ETD Zone and the Radisson Wuhan Optics Valley in the city’s high-tech business and development zones.

Ellis Island Hotel, Casino and Brewery in Las Vegas has selected Agilysys’ InfoGenesis point-of-sale as a hosted solution and rGuest Pay as its payment solution.

Radisson Hotel Group’s upper-midscale Park Inn by Radisson brand will make its debut in Thailand with the launch of a brand-new hotel in Phuket Town, the island’s provincial capital.

Alila Hotels and Resorts has deployed Infor hospitality-management and revenue-management products for its hotel operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to increase business agility and further enhance efficiencies.

In 2018, the U.S. hotel industry is projected to report a 0.6-percent increase in occupancy to 66.3 percent, according to STR.

HP Hotels, a third-party hotel management company with a portfolio of nearly 40 hotels in 17 states, implemented Broadvine’s cloud-based application to optimize hotel profitability.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts opened three new Best Western Plus properties across North America: the Best Western Plus Bloomington East, the Best Western Plus Cameron’s Inn and the Best Western Plus Pitt Meadows Inn & Suites.

Marriott International opened the Four Points Hamilton-Stoney Creek in Hamilton, Ontario.

This year started off just fine, with news dominated by the comeback of Turkey’s tourism sector.

Hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group appointed Jeff Donnelly as VP of development.

Fattal Properties Europe acquired two development sites—one with a hotel and the other with a residential building—in Edinburgh, Scotland for £52 million.

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has set plans to bring its newest brand BW Signature Collection by Best Western to Asia this year.

Scandic Hotels has signed a long-term lease agreement with Bane NOR Eiendom and Utstillingsplassen Eiendom to operate an upcoming hotel in the Nyhavna area of Trondheim.