Langham Hospitality Group is making a move in the US Pacific North West, confirming plans for The Langham, Seattle and The Langham Residences. Slated to open in 2026, it will be the sixth Langham Hotels & Resorts property in the US, joining locations in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and – opening in 2025 – San Francisco.

SO/ Singapore, located within one of the Lion City’s most iconic buildings in the CBD, will rebrand under new owners as Hotel Telegraph, Singapore later this month.

Reservations have opened for the all-new Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo, México ahead of its early November 2022 debut.

A leisurely tour on Chicago River is a unique experience for all ages, from about-tens to the near-centenarians. Great for multi-generationals and also for girls-day-out, before hitting the Windy City’s Mag Mile, along Michigan Avenue, for a spot of sophisticated retail.

Capella Hotels and Resorts has confirmed it will open its debut Australian property, Capella Sydney, in March 2023. The introduction of Capella’s first project in Australia was revealed by LATTE three years ago, at which time the development was slated to open in 2021.

Norway’s most ambitious hotel and urban development project, five years in the making, has opened in Oslo within the Art Deco building of Oslo Lysverker and Sommerrokvarteret. Sommerro is the latest opening for Nordic Hotels & Resorts, with the property already aligned with Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend portfolio.

Baillie Lodges’ reimagined The Louise has opened in the Barossa Valley following a $3 million makeover. Visitors staying at the property, or dining at The Louise’s restaurants – award-winning Appellation and the new Contour (formerly three75) – will appreciate a stylish and contemporary look and feel in line with the Baillie Lodges character.

Shinta Mani Hotels in partnership with Kathmandu-based Sherpa Hospitality Group, will open the 29 suite Shinta Mani Mustang – A Bensley Collection luxury lodge in March 2023. The project will be Shinta Mani Hotels’ first internationally flagged property outside Cambodia.

Accor continues to expand its luxury portfolio in the United Arab Emirates, revealing plans to open the fifth Rixos property in the emirates before the end of the year.

If ultimate style is tradition brought up to date, Bvlgari Hotel Paris epitomises success. The brand goes way back, to 1884, when Greek silversmith Sotirios Boulgaris opened a jewellery shop. Today LVMH owns what has become big-brand Bulgari (though the hotels like to be called Bvlgari).

Sherpa Hospitality Group is launching a new high-end brand lodging in the Everest and Annapurna regions of Nepal, branded as the Mountain Lodges of Nepal.

Virgin Hotels has ambitions to expand its collection of boutique luxury properties to Australia in the next 5-10 years, but will assess the right opportunities, particularly in Sydney, earlier should it present itself, says CEO James Bermingham.