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Original coverage of openings, renovations, and brand news across the hotels we track.
Oct 12, 2026
Copacabana Palace Opens Latin America's First Dior Spa on November 3
Belmond's Copacabana Palace will open Latin America's first Dior Spa on November 3 with six rooms, Rio-only treatments and a boutique beside the Pool Wing.
Oct 12, 2026
Atlantis The Royal Guests Get Credits While Dubai Hotels Guard Rates
Dubai luxury hotels are filling rooms with resort credits and upgrades instead of cutting prices, as Atlantis Dubai protects published rates for UAE residents.
Oct 12, 2026
Four Seasons Toronto Now Lends Guests Chanel, Dior and Celine Bags
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto partners with Zero Collective so guests can borrow rare Chanel, Dior and Celine handbags through concierge this holiday season.
Oct 11, 2026
Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Brings Ladurée to Hawaii This Holiday Season
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach will host Ladurée's first Hawaii pop-up from December, plus in-suite tea and a Ladurée breakfast from November.
Oct 11, 2026
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay Is Changing Owners After a $2.16 Million Tax Fight
Strategic Hotels plans to sell The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay to Regency Half Moon Bay LLC after the resort paid $2.16 million to settle a city tax dispute.
Oct 11, 2026
Four Seasons Scottsdale Is Under Contract for $372 Million This Month
Braemar is selling Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North for $372 million to Evergreen Acquisitions, with closing eyed for October 22.
Oct 10, 2026
The Palazzo Adds Milano, a 275-Suite Enclave With a Private Dolce&Gabbana Pool
The Venetian Resort's Milano at The Palazzo adds 275 suites, a private entrance and a Dolce&Gabbana pool only for Milano guests in Las Vegas.
Oct 10, 2026
Anantara Opens Its First African Safari Camp on Zambia's Kafue River
Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River debuts as a 13-key solar-powered lodge in Kafue National Park, with Horizon suites 14 metres up and rates from $6,300.
Oct 10, 2026
Four Seasons Plans a Cliffside Resort in Tangier Facing Spain Across the Strait
Four Seasons Resort Tangier will bring 99 rooms and 27 villas to Cap Malabata, the brand's fourth Morocco hotel after Casablanca, Marrakech and Rabat.
Oct 9, 2026
Baglioni Hotel Regina Refreshes Via Veneto Rooms and Opens Primiera
Baglioni Hotel Regina in Rome has refreshed its 114 rooms with Molteni furniture and opened Primiera, a Roman restaurant and bar on Via Veneto.
Oct 9, 2026
Four Seasons DIFC's KIGO Wins a Michelin Star and a Service Award
KIGO at Four Seasons Hotel DIFC earned one Michelin star on October 8, and chef Akinori Tanigawa also took the Michelin Guide Service Award.
Oct 9, 2026
Experimental Roma Opens October 10 Off Via Veneto With a Suspended Pool
Experimental Roma opens October 10 in a former bank on Via Ludovisi with 82 rooms, Giovanni Passerini dining and a rooftop pool facing the Colosseum.
Oct 8, 2026
One&Only The Palm Adds Two Yannick Alléno Restaurants in Dubai on October 19
One&Only The Palm opens L'Abysse Dubai, a 34-seat Yannick Alléno omakase, and Casea 101, an Italian coastal spot on the marina, both on October 19, 2026.
Oct 8, 2026
The Peninsula Hong Kong Wins Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Vote as World's Best Hotel
The Peninsula Hong Kong is No. 1 in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, with Park Hyatt Chicago third and The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto fifth.
Oct 8, 2026
Danieli Reopens in Venice as a Four Seasons, With 48 More Rooms Still to Come
Danieli, Venezia, A Four Seasons Hotel welcomed first guests on October 7 with 120 rooms by Pierre-Yves Rochon, a new rooftop Terrazza and a spa due late 2026.
Oct 7, 2026
The St. Regis Singapore Finishes Its S$44 Million Glow-Up With a New Presidential Suite
The St. Regis Singapore has completed a S$44 million redesign of all 299 rooms, adding Sophia, The Tea Room and a 335 sq m Presidential Suite from S$12,000.
Oct 7, 2026
Rimrock Banff Becomes Accor's First Emblems Collection Hotel in North America
Rimrock Banff is now Accor's first Emblems Collection hotel in North America after a $115 million overhaul with a 9,600 sq ft Bathhouse and four new restaurants
Oct 7, 2026
Airelles Takes Over Le Guanahani in St. Barth, Its First Caribbean Maison, November 1
Airelles reopens Le Guanahani in St. Barth on November 1 as its tenth Maison, with 66 keys, 20 private pools, an LBA spa and two beaches on a lagoon peninsula.
Oct 6, 2026
The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón Swaps Its Dark Wood for Palmera and a Lighter Look
The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón has finished a Parker Torres Design overhaul with new rooms, a Presidential Suite and three venues led by Palmera and Fenrose.
Oct 6, 2026
Mandarin Oriental Starts Building Its Brickell Key Comeback, Billed as a North American Flagship
Swire broke ground on Mandarin Oriental's Brickell Key return, a 121-room Miami hotel billed as its North American flagship and due in 2030, above 326 homes.
Oct 6, 2026
Mykonos Gets a €100 Million Resort and a Hotel Brand With No Name Yet
ORA Hospitality will launch a new ultra-luxury brand with a €100 million, 93-key Mykonos resort above Kalo Livadi Bay, set to open in May 2027.
Oct 5, 2026
Palais Jamaï Fès Plans an October Return After 12 Years Closed Above the Medina
Palais Jamaï Fès, shut since 2014, is set to reopen in October 2026 with 94 keys, Alain Ducasse dining and a medina sky bar, in Preferred's Legend Collection.
Oct 5, 2026
Four Seasons Puerto Rico Opens Perla, a Caviar Cart Supper Club, October 19
Four Seasons Puerto Rico opens Perla, a supper club with a Champagne and caviar cart, on October 19, with Mediterranean Ocean Terrace following in November.
Oct 5, 2026
Cheval Blanc Taps Hôtel de Crillon's Vincent Billiard to Run Every Maison
Hôtel de Crillon chief Vincent Billiard becomes Cheval Blanc COO on October 5, taking charge of every Maison from Courchevel and Randheli to the Seychelles.
Oct 4, 2026
Delano Puglia Brings the Miami Brand to Italy's Adriatic Coast in 2028
Ennismore has signed Delano Puglia, a 76-key Monopoli resort opening in 2028 as Delano's first Italy hotel, with a Paris Society restaurant and Rose Bar.
Oct 4, 2026
Nobu Hotel San Juan Plans a 50-Room Puerto Rico Debut for 2028
Nobu will open its first Puerto Rico hotel in San Juan in 2028: a 50-room stay with a street-level Nobu restaurant and a rooftop lounge, developed with KTT.
Oct 4, 2026
Fairmont New Orleans Opens Bookings Ahead of Its November 2 Debut
Fairmont New Orleans opens reservations for its 2 November 2026 debut, returning the Accor luxury brand to the Crescent City after two decades away.
Oct 3, 2026
Brij Tara Opens October 11 as a 17-Key Lake Retreat Beside Ranthambore
Brij Hotels opens Brij Tara on 11 October 2026: a 17-key IHCL retreat on nine acres beside Ranthambore National Park, centred on a private lake and villas.
Oct 3, 2026
Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo Adds Seven Diamond Suites and Bar Gustave
Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo refreshed seven Pierre-Yves Rochon Diamond Suites over Port Hercule and opened Bar Gustave under its Eiffel dome for cocktail hours.
Oct 3, 2026
Nora Hotel West Palm Beach Opens October 19 With Pastis and Sisley Spa
Nora Hotel West Palm Beach opens 19 October 2026 with 201 rooms, Stephen Starr's Pastis, Lillys rooftop and a Sisley Spa Paris as Palm Beach season starts.
Oct 2, 2026
One&Only Plans a 230-Metre Residences Tower on Al Maryah Island
Kerzner, Mubadala and TARAF announced One&Only Private Residences on Abu Dhabi's Al Maryah Island on 1 October 2026: a 44-floor, 230-metre tower.
Oct 2, 2026
Rosewood Hotel Bauer Trims Keys for an October Grand Canal Return
Rosewood Hotel Bauer targets an October 2026 Venice reopen after a multi-year restore by Alberto Torsello and BAR Studio, with fewer keys and a rooftop pool.
Oct 2, 2026
Conrad Koh Samui Opens The Pearl, a Villa With Its Own Private Spa
Conrad Koh Samui opened The Pearl on 1 October 2026: a 766-square-metre Presidential Villa with hydrotherapy, a 20-metre pool and chef dining.
Oct 1, 2026
St. Regis London Targets an October 2026 Debut on Bond Street
St. Regis will reopen the former Westbury Mayfair this fall with 193 rooms, Daniel Rose's Le Perroquet and butler service in central London.
Oct 1, 2026
Aman Names Amanolu as Its First Maldives Resort for a 2028 Debut
Aman will open Amanolu in Vaavu Atoll in 2028 with 52 keys, a wellness island and 16 five-bedroom residences, each on its own private island.
Oct 1, 2026
Iniala Valletta Opens Solis, a Nine-Room Wing Carved Into Limestone
Malta's only two-Michelin-Key hotel opened Solis on 28 September with nine limestone rooms, a rooftop pool and Thai dining from Ian Kittichai.
Sep 30, 2026
Taj Hessischer Hof Celebrates Taj's First Continental Europe Hotel in Frankfurt
Taj's late-September inauguration of Hessischer Hof in Frankfurt marks the brand's first hotel on the European continent, with 126 keys open since June.
Sep 30, 2026
Four Seasons Names Hervé Fucho to Lead Its First Dominican Republic Resort
Four Seasons appointed Hervé Fucho GM of Tropicalia on Playa Esmeralda near Miches, the brand's first Dominican Republic resort planned for 2027.
Sep 30, 2026
Burj Al Arab Sets an October 2027 Return After Its First Full Restore
Jumeirah closed Dubai's sail hotel in April 2026 for an 18-month Tristan Auer restoration. Guests can book Burj Al Arab again from October 2027.
Sep 29, 2026
Rosewood Hong Kong Keeps the World's No. 1 Hotel Title for a Second Year
Rosewood Hong Kong tops The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026 again, while Rosewood also wins Most Admired Hotel Group and places four hotels in the top 25.
Sep 29, 2026
Oberoi Unveils Sukoonvilas as Wadi Safar's First Hotel for Early 2027
Oberoi details The Oberoi Sukoonvilas, Wadi Safar: 60 villas near Diriyah and Riyadh, opening in early 2027 as the destination's first hotel.
Sep 29, 2026
Park Hyatt Plans Its Portugal Debut on Comporta's Quiet Coast for 2029
Park Hyatt will open its first Portugal hotel in Comporta in 2029, with 58 keys, villas and residences along the Alentejo coast near Lisbon.
Sep 28, 2026
La Réserve Firenze Sets a 16 October Debut in a Renaissance Palazzo
La Réserve Firenze opens 16 October 2026 with six luxury serviced apartments in a restored 15th-century Oltrarno palazzo on Via Santo Spirito.
Sep 28, 2026
Six Senses London Earns Its First Michelin Key Six Months In
Six Senses London at the former Whiteleys earned one Michelin Key in 2026, validating the brand's first UK urban hotel six months after opening.
Sep 28, 2026
Amansara Reopens Near Angkor With New Pool Suites and Hydrotherapy
Amansara in Siem Reap reopened after a Kerry Hill Architects refresh, adding pool suites, a royal-room bar, and first-time spa hydrotherapy.
Sep 27, 2026
Serras Sevilla Opens Beside the Cathedral After a 37.7 Million Pound Restore
Serras Sevilla opened 11 September 2026 with 43 rooms opposite Seville Cathedral after a three-year, 37.7 million pound restoration project.
Sep 27, 2026
Waldorf Astoria Sets a 30 October Debut for Its First Malaysia Hotel
Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur opens on 30 October 2026 as an all-suite Golden Triangle hotel, marking the brand's first property in Malaysia.
Sep 27, 2026
Four Seasons Adds Japan, Thailand and Lanai Trips With One Planning Team
Four Seasons expands its curated itineraries with new multi-hotel journeys in Japan, Thailand and Lanai, each run by a single coordinating team.
Sep 26, 2026
Songtei Kyoto Brings Shangri-La Signatures Opposite Nijo Castle for Late 2026
Shangri-La Group will open 77-key Songtei Kyoto as its second Shangri-La Signatures hotel, opposite UNESCO-listed Nijo Castle, in late 2026.
Sep 26, 2026
Ritz-Carlton Reserve Plans Its First Urban Hotel on Shanghai's North Bund
Marriott will open a 110-room Ritz-Carlton Reserve on Shanghai's North Bund in 2030, the ultra-luxury brand's first city hotel after a run of resort properties.
Sep 26, 2026
Fairmont Signs Its First Greece Resort on Crete's Chania Coast for 2029
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open a 104-key beachfront resort in Chania, Crete in 2029, marking the brand's first-ever property in Greece.
Sep 25, 2026
Four Seasons Mallorca at Formentor Joins Spain's Two Michelin Key Elite
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor earns two Michelin Keys, joining just 17 Spanish hotels at that level after its full 2024 rebuild.
Sep 25, 2026
Copacabana Palace Reveals Its All-Suite Pool Wing for November 2026
Belmond's Copacabana Palace will reopen its 1948 Pool Wing in November 2026 as an all-suite wing with five wellness floors and a new Bar do Copa.
Sep 25, 2026
Mandarin Oriental The Landmark Earns Two Michelin Keys Months After Reopening
Mandarin Oriental The Landmark, Hong Kong wins two Michelin Keys after a Central redesign, with seven Michelin Stars across its seventh-floor dining floor.
Sep 24, 2026
Four Seasons Jacksonville Names Melissa Sims as Opening General Manager
Melissa Sims leaves Four Seasons Santa Fe to open the brand's 2027 Jacksonville hotel and residences on the St. Johns River waterfront district.
Sep 24, 2026
Corinthia Plans a 50-Suite Grace Bay Hotel as Its Caribbean Debut
Corinthia will develop a 50-suite hotel and branded residences on the last undeveloped Grace Bay beachfront parcel, with construction eyed for 2027.
Sep 24, 2026
Aman Names Its First Maldives Resort Amanolu for a 2028 Opening
Amanolu will bring 52 keys and 16 private-island residences to the Maldives in 2028, designed by longtime collaborator Kerry Hill Architects.
Sep 23, 2026
Mandarin Oriental Makati Reopens Bookings for a December 2026 Return
Mandarin Oriental is taking stays from 14 December 2026 at its new 275-key Makati hotel above Ayala Triangle Gardens, ending a 12-year Manila gap.
Sep 23, 2026
Cambridge House Auberge Opens Bookings for Its Piccadilly Palace Debut
Auberge Collection is taking reservations for Cambridge House at 94 Piccadilly, a 102-key Grade I mansion opening 1 February 2027 with Major dining.
Sep 23, 2026
Ras Al Khaimah Aims for 80% Premium Hotels by 2030, With Four Seasons Still Ahead
Ras Al Khaimah wants eight in ten hotel keys to be premium by 2030, even as overseas demand rebuilds, with Four Seasons still in the pipeline.
Sep 22, 2026
Nammos Resort AMAALA Opens as the Brand's First Hotel Anywhere
Nammos Hotels & Resorts has opened its first-ever resort at AMAALA Triple Bay, with 110 keys, a private-island beach club, and 20 branded residences.
Sep 22, 2026
Capella Sydney Climbs to Two Michelin Keys as Australia Adds 22 Hotels
Capella Sydney rises to Two Michelin Keys in the 2026 selection as Australia reaches 54 Key hotels, with Saffire Freycinet and Southern Ocean Lodge at Three.
Sep 22, 2026
Fraser Suites Reserve Debuts in Bangkok With a New Luxury Long-Stay Brand
Frasers Hospitality launches Fraser Suites Reserve, with a 255-room Bangkok flagship at One Bangkok set to welcome guests from December 2026.
Sep 21, 2026
Desert Rock Becomes Saudi Arabia's First Hotel With Three Michelin Keys
Desert Rock Resort in the Hijaz Mountains took Saudi Arabia's only Three Michelin Keys for 2026, plus the Michelin Guide Architecture and Design Award.
Sep 21, 2026
Ritz-Carlton Turns Brooklyn's Hotel Bossert Into Branded Residences for 2029
Marriott and SomeraRoad will turn Brooklyn's Hotel Bossert into Ritz-Carlton Residences, with about 62 condos and a Danny Meyer restaurant.
Sep 21, 2026
Raffles Makati Earns Two Michelin Keys as the Philippines Crosses a Threshold
Raffles Makati has been promoted to Two Michelin Keys, joining El Nido's Lagen Island as the Philippines' first hotels rated for an exceptional stay.
Sep 20, 2026
Banyan Group Takes a Majority Stake in Newmark's 26 African Hotels
Banyan Group is buying a majority stake in Cape Town's Newmark Hotels & Reserves, adding 26 hotels and lodges across seven African countries.
Sep 20, 2026
Rosewood Earns Michelin Keys at 39 Hotels, Six With Three Keys
Rosewood reported Michelin Keys at 39 properties for 2026, including six Three Key hotels from Hong Kong and Kona Village to Schloss Fuschl.
Sep 20, 2026
Four Seasons Tokyo at Otemachi Keeps Three Michelin Keys Again
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi retained three Michelin Keys for a third year, joining just seven Japan hotels at the Guide's top tier in 2026.
Sep 19, 2026
Villa Argentina Reopens in Dubrovnik After a 10,000-Square-Meter Rebuild
Villa Argentina is open again beside Dubrovnik's Old Town with 109 keys beside Villa Orsula, a restored Dulcic mosaic, and Leading Hotels membership.
Sep 19, 2026
Armani Hotel Dubai Sets a March 2027 Date for Its Full Burj Khalifa Return
Armani Hotel Dubai will reopen to guests in March 2027 after a full Burj Khalifa renovation, with renovated event spaces unveiled in January.
Sep 19, 2026
Rosewood Hong Kong Keeps the World's No. 1 Hotel Title for a Second Year
Rosewood Hong Kong retained The 50 Best Hotels crown in Paris, becoming the first property to hold No. 1 twice since the ranking launched in 2023.
Sep 18, 2026
The Clayfield Opens in Niagara Wine Country Under Unbound Collection
Hyatt's Unbound Collection debuts The Clayfield in Niagara-on-the-Lake with 102 rooms, Terrain restaurant, a clay spa, and harvest-season timing.
Sep 18, 2026
1 Hotel Austin Opens Inside Texas' Tallest Tower on Lady Bird Lake
Barry Sternlicht's 1 Hotels debuts its first Texas property with 252 rooms inside Austin's 74-story Waterline, plus Alteño, watr, and Bamford Spa.
Sep 18, 2026
Banyan Tree Opens Its First Safari Escape With Only Six Villas
Ubuyu, a Banyan Tree Escape in Tanzania's Ruaha National Park, debuts with six river villas, Escape Hosts, and the group's first true safari stay.
Sep 17, 2026
NoMad Singapore Opens Bookings for a December Debut on Orchard Road
NoMad Hilton Singapore is taking reservations from 1 December 2026 for 173 rooms in the rebuilt Faber House on Orchard Road, its first Asia Pacific hotel.
Sep 17, 2026
Regent Bora Bora Will Reopen in Late 2027 After an Overwater Rebuild
IHG will convert the closed InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa into Regent Bora Bora, an 84-villa overwater debut set for late 2027.
Sep 17, 2026
Jayasom AMAALA Opens With 200 Therapies Split Across Adult and Family Wings
Jayasom Wellness Resort opens at AMAALA with 153 keys, 24 residences, and more than 200 therapies across adult-only and family zones on Triple Bay.
Sep 16, 2026
Nihi Rote's Soft Opening Window Closes as the Full Resort Takes Shape
Nihi Sumba's sister on Rote Island is finishing spa, pool, and Ombak dining for its October launch, with soft rates still listed from about $800.
Sep 16, 2026
The Plaza Seoul Closes September 30 for a Three-Year Ultra-Luxury Rebuild
Hanwha's Seoul landmark opposite City Hall closes September 30 for a suite-heavy rebuild aiming at 2029, with LHW membership and a public rooftop planned.
Sep 16, 2026
The Revery Crete Opens Canvas Pavilions Beside Elafonisi's Pink Sand
A 23-key Leading Hotels member opened near Elafonisi with Greece's first luxury tented suites, cliff rooms, and a 300-square-meter ROEE spa.
Sep 15, 2026
Four Seasons Kuda Huraa Opens URJA, a Naturopathy Island Reached by Dhoni
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa has unveiled URJA Naturopathy Island, a doctor-led wellness outpost guests reach by traditional dhoni boat.
Sep 15, 2026
Park Gstaad's Four Seasons Debut Slips From Winter to Summer 2027
The historic Park Gstaad will now reopen as a Four Seasons hotel in summer 2027, after renovation ambitions pushed the debut past the 2026-27 ski season.
Sep 15, 2026
Songtei Kyoto Puts Shangri-La Signatures Opposite Nijo Castle
Shangri-La's second Signatures hotel will open 77 keys beside Kyoto's UNESCO castle from late 2026, with a full unveiling planned for early 2027.
Sep 14, 2026
Signia Hilton Naples Grande Opens Bookings for January 2027
Naples Grande joins Signia Hilton after a $100 million rebuild, with 474 rooms, Gulf Coast beach access, and reservations live for Jan. 1, 2027 stays.
Sep 14, 2026
Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Opens Reservations From November 28
Hyatt's long-delayed Seven Mile Beach resort is bookable from Nov. 28, with 382 rooms, 900 feet of oceanfront, and opening rates near $1,800 a night.
Sep 14, 2026
Cap Juluca Reopens October 10 With Island Rum and a Guerlain Spa First
Belmond's Anguilla flagship returns October 10 with Cap Shack's new CAP RUM cocktails, Guerlain Longeviskin treatments, and December chef nights.
Sep 13, 2026
Cape Town EDITION Opens Next Month as Africa's First EDITION Hotel
The Cape Town EDITION will open in October at the V&A Waterfront with 142 rooms, 27 suites, and six branded residences, Marriott's first EDITION in Africa.
Sep 13, 2026
Amansara Reopens September 15 With Private Pools and a Former Royal Dining Room Bar
Aman's Siem Reap hideaway Amansara reopens September 15 after enhancements that add pool suites, refreshed interiors, and a bar in the old royal dining room.
Sep 13, 2026
Dorchester Collection's CEO Is Rejecting Cookie-Cutter Luxury, Hotel by Hotel
Philippe Leboeuf wants firmer group standards across Dorchester Collection without cloning icons like The Dorchester or The Beverly Hills Hotel.
Sep 12, 2026
Equinox Opens Its First Hotel Outside the US at AMAALA on the Red Sea
Equinox Resort AMAALA has opened on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, the brand's second hotel worldwide and its first property outside the United States.
Sep 12, 2026
Anantara Siam Bangkok Finishes a $50 Million Rebuild of Every Guestroom
Anantara Siam Bangkok has finished a $50 million rebuild of all 335 rooms, plus spa and meeting space, and the new inventory is open to book now.
Sep 12, 2026
Four Seasons Bali at Sayan Opens Seven Riverside Suites Above the Ayung
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has opened seven rebuilt riverside suites in Ubud, the first rooms phase of a wider property refresh for guests.
Sep 11, 2026
This Luxury Hotel Owner Is Replacing Its Whole Board. Its Top Shareholder Objects
Braemar is shrinking to six to eight luxury properties and swapping out its directors. Al Shams intends to nominate a rival slate before the September 14 deadline.
Sep 11, 2026
Gulf Hotels Have Cut Rates in Half. One Country in the Region Barely Flinched
UAE hotels are discounting up to 50% to fill rooms after the February war. Saudi Arabia held occupancy near 55% because its demand never depended on tourists.
Sep 11, 2026
Hyatt Dropped One Airline Partner and Signed Another Within Hours
World of Hyatt members lose their American Airlines link and gain a Delta one, in two announcements made the same day.
Sep 10, 2026
This New Luxury Camp Has Five Suites and 4,600 Square Miles of Salt Around It
A&K Sanctuary is putting six Airstream trailers on Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, a market with almost no comparable luxury inventory.
Sep 10, 2026
Marriott Is Handing Its Portfolio to the Chatbots, and Says Its Rivals Are Behind
Marriott's CEO says the biggest near-term effect of AI on hotels is not in the guest room. It is in how travelers find a hotel before they ever reach a booking page.
Sep 10, 2026
The Mykonos Beach Club That Defined Summer Excess Just Opened a Hotel, 2,000 Miles Away
Nammos has opened its first resort anywhere in the world, and it is not in Greece. The Mykonian brand landed on Saudi Arabia's northwestern coast with 110 keys and a private-island beach club.
Sep 9, 2026
Hyatt's Luxury Chief Says Personalization Is Over. Here Is What Replaces It.
Tamara Lohan, six months into a world tour of Hyatt's luxury properties, is reorganizing Park Hyatt and Alila around a different idea of service - and three Mexican openings in 12 months.
Sep 9, 2026
South Carolina's First Four Seasons Finally Has a Contractor, and a Much Later Date
Ground breaks on the 155 Meeting Street project by year-end, but Charleston will not see the hotel open until 2030 - two years behind the original plan.
Sep 9, 2026
The Man Who Scaled Six Senses Just Took Over Three London Landmarks
Constellation Hotels has hired Neil Jacobs to build an operating company around The Connaught, The Berkeley and The Emory - plus a pipeline in Paris, Marrakech and Hampshire.
Sep 8, 2026
Fairmont's First Thai Hotel Skipped the River Every Rival Chose
Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit opened with 474 keys on the city's commercial spine rather than the Chao Phraya, where Bangkok's luxury benchmarks have sat for a century.
Sep 8, 2026
The Fastest-Growing Corner of the Hotel Market Now Starts at $1,500 a Night
Virtuoso's network data shows bookings at hotels above $1,500 a night growing more than twice as fast as cheaper properties, with autumn rates leading the surge.
Sep 8, 2026
London Finally Gets a Waldorf Astoria, Inside a Monument Built for Queen Victoria
Hilton's luxury flag opens this autumn in Admiralty Arch, the Edwardian landmark at the top of The Mall, with restaurants from Clare Smyth and Daniel Boulud.
Sep 6, 2026
A Nature-Obsessed Luxury Brand Just Opened Inside the Tallest Building in Texas
1 Hotels opened its Austin property this week at the base of the 74-storey Waterline, with 252 rooms and a spa floor overlooking Waller Creek.
Sep 6, 2026
This Wellness Brand Adds Two City Hotels This Fall. The Ayurveda Stays at the Resorts
Six Senses opens in Milan and Dubai this autumn, and its urban spas lean on cryotherapy and hyperbaric chambers rather than the rituals that built the brand.
Sep 6, 2026
The Next Wave of Luxury Hotel Spas Is Being Built Inside Old Bank Vaults
Four Seasons, Fairmont and Rosewood are all converting historic buildings instead of building new ones, and the strongrooms are becoming spas.
Sep 5, 2026
Travelers Just Named Their Most Rewarding Loyalty Program, and No Hotel Group Runs It
Credit cards and banks outranked hotels, airlines and online travel agencies in Skift Research's latest global survey, a first for the category.
Sep 5, 2026
Delhi's Best Rooms Just Quadrupled in Price, and the Reason Arrives on September 12
Ahead of the BRICS Summit, central Delhi hotel rates are running 124% to 323% above the following weekend, and the city's leading luxury properties are effectively sold out.
Sep 5, 2026
This 61-Hotel Mediterranean Portfolio Is Heading for a $7 Billion Listing, and It Owns No Brands
Blackstone is reportedly preparing to float Hotel Investment Partners in Madrid at a valuation of at least $6.9 billion, roughly double what the portfolio was worth three years ago.
Sep 4, 2026
Fifty More Hotels Just Joined the World's 50 Best List, and Italy Took Nine Spots
The World's 50 Best Hotels revealed its 51-100 ranking ahead of the main list in Paris on 15 September. Asia led with 20 entries; Italy led Europe with nine.
Sep 4, 2026
Aman Chose Seoul's Loudest Luxury District for a Brand Built on Seclusion
Aman's first Korean property will rise 38 storeys in Cheongdam, backed by a $500 million joint venture with retail group Shinsegae.
Sep 4, 2026
Aman Just Opened in Baja, and It Isn't Where the Other Luxury Resorts Are
Amanvari is Aman's first property in Mexico, and it sits on the East Cape rather than the Los Cabos corridor. Rates start at $4,056 a night.
Sep 2, 2026
This Safari Group Turned Off Its Spotlights, and Started Seeing Different Animals
Tintswalo Collection has replaced the spotlight on its night drives with thermal-imaging binoculars at three Greater Kruger lodges.
Sep 2, 2026
A Cape Town Hotel Group Is Putting a Tented Lodge Inside an Active Elephant Corridor
Newmark Hotels and Reserves opens Thitaka River Lodge on Oct. 1 along the Kwando River in Namibia's Bwabwata National Park.
Sep 2, 2026
This New Masai Mara Villa Includes a Spare Room for Your Personal Assistant
Great Plains has opened Zamara Private, a six-suite exclusive-use house on the edge of the Masai Mara. Rates start at $32,500 a night.
Sep 1, 2026
This Luxury Hotel REIT Is Shrinking Fast, and One Buyer Keeps Reappearing
Braemar sold the Pier House Resort & Spa in Key West to Sixth Street for $190 million - the second Braemar property the firm has bought in four months.
Sep 1, 2026
A 19-Story Phoenix Office Tower Is Being Gutted for a 340-Room Luxury Hotel
LaPour Partners is converting an office building at Arizona Center into a JW Marriott, betting that downtown Phoenix is underserved at the top of the market.
Sep 1, 2026
Puerto Rico Approved a $2 Billion Resort. Two Rival Luxury Brands Will Share It.
Esencia won government approval for a 2,000-acre development on Puerto Rico's southwest coast, with hotels from Mandarin Oriental and Rosewood sharing the site.
Aug 30, 2026
This Healdsburg Farm-and-Inn Is Opening a Second Property, With a Very Different Accent
SingleThread is adding an 11-room British-inspired inn in Healdsburg and has taken its kitchen to Kyoto, betting that culture travels better than concepts do.
Aug 30, 2026
Hyatt's Quietest Luxury Brand Just Chose Its First Mexico City Address
Park Hyatt will debut in the Mexican capital in spring 2027 with 183 rooms in Polanco, entering a luxury market that has softened this year.
Aug 30, 2026
A Rosewood Resort in the Exumas Just Stopped Construction, and the Reason Is Underwater
Bahamian courts have frozen dredging at the Sampson Cay site pending a judicial review of the project's environmental clearance.
Aug 29, 2026
Dubai's Hotel Recovery Has a New Date, and It's Further Out Than Operators Hoped
S&P does not expect Dubai occupancy to return to pre-conflict levels before the end of 2027, even as developers keep adding branded residences.
Aug 29, 2026
The World's Largest Hotel Company Says India's Tourism Problem Isn't Too Many Visitors
Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano argues India has an awareness problem, not an overtourism one, as foreign arrivals slip further below pre-pandemic levels.
Aug 29, 2026
Taj's Parent Is Absorbing Seven Hotels It Already Partly Owned, and Margins Are the Point
Indian Hotels Company is folding Oriental Hotels into itself in an all-stock merger, taking direct control of 825 rooms across South India.
Aug 27, 2026
Autumn in Europe Used to Be the Discount Season. Luxury Travelers Just Ended That
Bookings to Europe this fall rose 49% even as rates climbed, and reservations at hotels charging $1,500 or more a night jumped 37%, per Virtuoso.
Aug 27, 2026
Hotel Construction Just Hit an All-Time High, and One Tier Is Setting Its Own Record
Lodging Econometrics counted 15,976 projects globally in Q2 2026, with the luxury pipeline at a record 1,385 projects and conversions up 12%.
Aug 27, 2026
Four Luxury Hotel Groups Just Started Selling Something They Never Sold Before
Four Seasons, Rosewood, Fairmont and Marriott's Luxury Collection are packaging multi-hotel itineraries with private access, moving into territory travel advisors have long owned.
Aug 26, 2026
The Roman Hotel That Backdropped La Dolce Vita Is Becoming an Ultra-Luxury Address Again
A 137-year-old hotel on Via Veneto that once hosted Fellini's shoot is being rebuilt into Baccarat's second hotel in the world.
Aug 26, 2026
Marriott's Most Secluded Hotel Brand Is Coming to a City for the First Time — in a 480-Meter Tower
Ritz-Carlton Reserve, a brand built around remote, hard-to-reach locations, is opening its first city hotel inside a Shanghai skyscraper.
Aug 26, 2026
One of the World's Most Exclusive Hotel Companies Just Split Its Portfolio in Half
Maybourne's owners have carved the ultra-luxury group into two separate companies, dividing five of London's most storied hotels between them.