Hospitality group sbe is expanding its upmarket Delano brand to Europe. Delano Porto Cervo in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia Italy, is expected to open by June 2023, the first of seven hotels projected to open in Europe.

onefinestay has this month added Saint-Tropez to its growing Villa Collection, catering for today’s travellers searching for additional privacy and space, with villa rentals set to become ever more popular choice. The portfolio of 40 villas in the French Riviera have all been personally vetted for their quality, location, elegance and comfort.

Banyan Tree Group has opened its third property in Mexico, Hacienda Xcanatun, which will be operated by its upscale brand Angsana. Located 15 minutes from the centre of Merida, 10 minutes from the archaeological zone of Dzibilchaltún and 20 minutes from the beaches of Puerto Progreso, the resort will offer a new historic-chic oasis in the region.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts, a luxury hospitality brand operated under the Accor umbrella, has soft-launched its latest property, the intimate Raffles Bali – the 15th Raffles Hotel in the world.

The first international luxury property on Vietnam’s Cat Ba Island has debuted. Set between towering limestone karsts and verdant island mountains in the Gulf of Tonkin, Hôtel Perle d’Orient Cat Ba – MGallery is located in the picturesque Lan Ha Bay.

Adapting its luxury hospitality offering to guests’ expectations in the “new normal”, Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris has unveiled a new private collection of apartments.

Accor is expanding the footprint of the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand in the UK and Ireland, announcing the signing of a management deal to operate historic Carton House outside Dublin.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts has been confirmed as the operator of 85 residences that will form part of its luxury development at London’s Old War Office building. The ultra-luxury brand signed on as the hotel partner for the 125-room and -suite flagship hotel in June 2017.

Accor’s SO/ Hotels & Resorts luxury brand has been confirmed for launch in Australia, with SO/Melbourne slated to open in 2023 in the city’s CBD.

SO/ Auckland has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, comprised of more than 1,800 preferred suppliers in 100 countries.

Accor has opened the Pullman Rotorua, the first international five-star hotel in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region and a tourism mecca famous for its geothermal attractions.

The maiden Sofitel Hotels & Resorts property has opened in Turkey: Sofitel Istanbul Taksim.