Get a total infusion of Englishness at The Beaumont, London – but of course with essential ingredients from other global hotspots.

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has unveiled plans to convert a former monastery in Vila Viçosa, Portugal into a new five-star hotel. Anantara Royal Vila Viçosa will launch in 2024 as the second Anantara property in the country.

Lancemore Milawa, a boutique hotel set in the Victorian High Country’s King Valley is set to unveil a multi-million dollar refurbishment in September 2022.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation’s luxury brand, Park Hyatt, has made its debut in Indonesia with the opening of Park Hyatt Jakarta this month.

The Dorchester hotel in London has offered a sneak peek of the landmark property’s interior redesign and architectural transformation, under the tutelage of Pierre-Yves Rochon. Enhancements cover the hotel entrance, The Promenade, new Cake & Flowers boutique, along with guest rooms and suites. The Dorchester has also enlisted the Martin Brudnizki Design Studio to redesign the hotel bar.

There’s a breath of fresh air at Zurich’s Baur au Lac, which would be a traditional capital city hotel except Bern is Switzerland’s capital. Baur au Lac stands proud, however, as the nation’s icon.

Tower Lodge in the NSW Hunter Valley community of Pokolbin has re-opened to guests today [1 July 2022] as Spicers Tower Lodge. Following a $6-plus million renovation, guests can now book all-inclusive packages and join visitors in the Basque-inspired Sebastian Restaurant.

Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to open its 13th global luxury property in the Maldives in 2025. The Bulgari Resort Ranfushi, meaning Little Gold Island in Maldivian language, will be located in the Raa Atoll of the Maldives archipelago. Surrounded by pristine waters and framed by lush, landscaped gardens, the resort will spread over 20 hectares.

Remote eco-resort Bawah Reserve will reopen on 1 September 2022, welcoming guests back to the Anambas Islands, Indonesia for the first time in over two years.

Want to feel you’ve climbed every mountain, at least metaphorically, at least in Europe? Bürgenstock, 500 metres above Lake Lucerne, is the answer. In addition, GM Christian Sack tempts you with his confident determination that this could well be the world’s top luxury resort within five years. Well, surely no other paradise has a hundred-plus experiences ranging from Picassos, real, through to making your own cheese, really?

The Star Gold Coast has introduced stunning new apartment-style accommodation to its Broadbeach property for the first time with the opening of The Star Residences – Tower 1.

Hilton has introduced the latest addition to its ultra-luxury Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts brand in the United States, in Washington DC.