Virtuoso has confirmed the addition of 110 hotels, resorts, spas and private villas to its Hotels & Resorts program this year.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has formed a strategic brand partnership with La Vie Hotels and Resorts (La Vie) to provide tailor-made hotel management services for independent luxury hotels across the Asia Pacific region.

W Algarve in Portugal has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, comprising over 2,200 preferred suppliers in 100 countries.

Jumeirah Group is continuing its expansion across the Middle East with the imminent opening of its first property in Bahrain – Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa.

Manhattan West is an area of Manhattan that even many New Yorkers have yet to discover, and it shows the very best that the US can offer. A total eight-acre development that incorporates Penn Station and runs west to the Hudson. Centrepiece is Magnolia Court, a delightful lush-grass garden, surrounded by one’s favourite stores, Apple, Peloton (two stores, actually) and Whole Foods. As an outer circle, five high-rises house offices and residences. A sixth building, rising only 22 floors, is The Pendry Manhattan West.

Sydney’s luxury hotel scene has stepped up a notch with the official unveiling this week of the re-imagined InterContinental Sydney and it has a special treat in store, not just for guests, but the general public as well.

W Hotels has flagged an early Q4 2023 opening date for the highly anticipated re-entry of the W Sydney to the Darling Harbour precinct.

Luxury Lodges of Australia has welcomed Dairy Flat Lodge, a private villa of existing member Lake House in Victoria’s Daylesford spa country, to its membership.

Virgin Limited Edition’s newest Caribbean private retreat, Moskito Island, has introduced a brand new addition – a nine-bedroom grand estate called The Villages.

Marriott International has secured the management contract to operate a new ultra-luxury hotel on the Gold Coast under the Ritz-Carlton brand. The Ritz-Carlton, Gold Coast is part of the $460 million waterfront development at Mariner’s Cove, located at the northern end of the Gold Coast.

Hark back to the past in Hong Kong. Yes, it is coming back to life again. The Marco Polo German Bierfest may have been cancelled but Rugby Sevens is still scheduled for 4-6 November. And as restrictions are being removed there are many financial gatherings planned as frustrated global CEOs can now, after over two years, meet their Asia counterparts in person.

Australian-based luxury hotel and resort representation business, La Collection, has welcomed two new additions to its burgeoning portfolio of exceptional properties, this time in Italy – Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi and San Montano Resort, Ischia.