Hotel Indigo Raleigh has opened following a $36 million renovation of a distinctive 1969 landmark in downtown Raleigh. The 204-room property preserves the building’s unusual circular architecture while adding mid-century-modern interiors and locally inspired artwork. Its 20th-floor High Ground Lounge offers Southern cuisine, cocktails, and city views. A ground-floor community lounge includes a vintage Airstream coffee bar, while meeting spaces and a 1,500-square-foot fitness center round out the facilities. The opening marks Hotel Indigo’s arrival in Raleigh and IHG’s first property in the city’s downtown core. Read more

Ruby has entered the French market with the opening of Ruby Lilou in Marseille, alongside the brand’s first French Ruby Workspaces location. The 237-room hotel sits between the Vieux Port and La Joliette and draws heavily on Marseille’s maritime and creative character. It features a 300-square-meter rooftop terrace, a 24/7 bar and café, music programming, and four room categories. The adjacent Ruby Yani workspace offers more than 126 workstations, private offices, meeting rooms, and flexible memberships. The opening forms part of Ruby’s broader expansion under IHG, with the brand targeting more than 120 hotels globally over the next decade. Read more.

Hotels and property developers in Thailand are investing heavily in wellness and sports facilities as demand grows among affluent travelers and local residents. Hotels such as Anantara Siam are spending more than a billion baht on refurbishments that include spas, Pilates studios, and rock-climbing facilities. Developers are also creating large wellness destinations and sports complexes, while residential projects are adding health-focused design, hospital partnerships, and features such as in-home emergency call systems. The trend reflects rising demand for active and wellness-focused travel, with global active-travel bookings up nearly 40% and searches for spa and golf resorts rising 300%. Read more.

Marriott International has signed agreements for two new properties at Matalay Khao Lak in Thailand: a 160-room Moxy hotel and Thailand’s first Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, with 60 two-bedroom units. The properties will share access to 1.4 kilometers of Andaman beachfront and connect with the existing JW Marriott Khao Lak through forest cycling and jogging trails. The Moxy will focus on social spaces, surf-inspired design, pools, bars, dining, and events. The apartment property will target longer stays with full kitchens, washer-dryers, and larger living spaces. Read more

Hapi has introduced Hapi Guest Identity and Hapi Data Lakehouse to help hotels bring fragmented guest information together. Guest Identity matches records from systems such as PMS, loyalty, restaurant, spa, and survey platforms to create a single verified guest record. Hapi Guest Pop can then surface that information inside applications hotel employees already use. The Data Lakehouse provides a normalized, hospitality-specific data foundation that can feed CRM, CDP, business intelligence, and AI applications. Hotels retain control over which systems and technology partners can access and use the data. Read more

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