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The new FOUR SEASONS Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston, has opened in the Back Bay neighbourhood. It is set within the city's third tallest building and is the group's second hotel in Boston >> TRAVELODGE expects to open 17 new hotels in the UK this year including properties within its Travelodge Plus and Superrooms categories >> HYATT intends to open 21 new hotels in Asia Pacific by 2020 under its Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Andaz and Alila brands, increasing its luxury footprint in the region by over 25% >> A YOTELAIR with 130 cabins has debuted at Singapore Jewel Changi Airport – the first airport hotel in Asia from the brand – adding to its YOTEL city property in Singapore Orchard Road.

Nearly tw0-thirds of regular travellers (62%) would be likely to checkin to a hotel via an app if the technology was available, while 58% would be likely to checkin via an app and use a digital key to access their room if they were able to do so, according to research from travel tech business Criton