Hyatt’s Unbound Collection will make its Thai debut with the signing of two new hotels – The Barai Hua Hin and Narai Hotel in Bangkok – in 2026 and 2028 respectively.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) added 49 hotels to its portfolio in the first half of 2025, with new openings already lined up for later this year including the Yarra Valley’s Levantine Hill.

Atlantis Dubai has promoted Dean Walsh to the position of Executive Director of Sales, tasked with leading global leisure market growth for both Atlantis, The Palm and Atlantis The Royal.

An opening date has been confirmed for The Carlton Milan, with the Rocco Forte hotel now accepting reservations via telephone and email ahead of the 6 November 2025 launch.

The latest addition to Istanbul’s luxury hotel roster has made its debut with the soft opening of Aliée Istanbul. Located on the city’s iconic Golden Horn, the property—a member of the Paris Society Collection—will make its full debut in September.

Marriott International will bring its Ritz-Carlton brand to Kerala with the announcement of The Ritz-Carlton Vaikom Island, scheduled to open in 2029.

Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur has officially opened in the tallest skyscraper in Asia Pacific, with the brand’s Malaysian debut taking the Park Hyatt portfolio to 50 properties worldwide.

Since Orient Express first re-emerged in 2016, following a near-40-year disappearance, and its subsequent acquisition by Accor, the company is in its “most exciting phase” of its renaissance, according to Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Chief Strategy Officer of Accor and CEO of Orient Express.

Dubai-based hospitality firm JA Resorts & Hotels has significantly expanded its international portfolio with the addition of two historic Scottish properties: Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort, located just outside Glasgow, and The Bruntsfield, a boutique townhouse hotel in central Edinburgh.

Naïa Island Dubai, the new project from development firm Shamal Holdings, has been confirmed as the location of the region’s first Cheval Blanc maison.

A new NZ$130 million luxury resort development from the team behind Queenstown’s award-winning Kamana Lakehouse represents one of Queenstown’s largest-ever hospitality investments, with NOCTIS by Kamana slated to open in 2027.

A $250 million expansion of the Comiskey Group’s Sandstone Point Hotel and Holiday Resort, aims to deliver the Moreton Bay region’s first greenfield five-star hotel.