COMO Hotels & Resorts expects to add an address in Sydney’s CBD to its global collection within the next two years, LATTE can reveal.

Luxury lifestyle hotel brand 1 Hotels, has opened the brand’s flagship property, 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii. The property has been a Virtuoso Preview resort for several months in the build- up to its debut.

Aman’s sister brand, Janu, is set to open its first hotel, Janu Tokyo, during the northern hemisphere autumn. The new brand promises to deliver an elevated guest experience akin to Aman, “while providing a spirited social scene in contrast to Aman’s whisper quiet seclusion”.

Marriott International has inked an agreement with Grimit S.r.l. to bring The Ritz-Carlton brand to Italy on the shores of Lake Como.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Red Sea Global (RSG) have confirmed plans to introduce a Four Seasons Resort as part of The Red Sea masterplan development.

Clinique La Prairie is expanding within the hospitality sector, with the Swiss brand revealed to share its name on a high-end resort that will form part of Saudi Arabia’s Amaala tourism project. Under a partnership between Red Sea Global, Amaala and The Red Sea, the leading longevity clinic and wellness brand will lend its name to the Clinique La Prairie Health Resort on the Kingdom’s north-western coastline. The development will comprise 13 villas, alongside 52 rooms and suites.

Auberge Resorts Collection is adding the historic French chateau, Domaine des Etangs, to its stable of managed properties, effective April 2023

The Leading Hotels of the World has selected Webbeds and Hotelbeds as its new B2B distribution platform partners within the Leading Strategic Sourcing (LSS) program.

On the tail end of a two-year, CA$35 million renovation of its suites and guest rooms, Fairmont Banff Springs in the fabled Canadian Rockies has officially unveiled a stylish new collection of Fairmont Gold and Signature Suites. This extensive makeover – including the coveted Crown Suite (formerly the Royal Suite), select one- and two-bedroom suites, plus Terrace Suites – offers guests an unparalleled level of luxury and access to exclusive services in Banff’s iconic castle.

Belmond, an LVMH Maison, and the Cipriani family have reached an agreement that puts an end to all litigations between them around intellectual property. These legal issues go back several decades, well before LVMH acquired Belmond.

West Australian firm Tattarang has purchased the landmark Circular Quay project in Sydney earmarked as the first Waldorf Astoria hotel in Australia.

Langham Hospitality Group has broken ground on The Langham, Venice, marking the regeneration of the historic former Casino Mocenigo building and Murano glass factory into the finest resort in Venice which will open in 2026.