Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will open its first property in the Netherlands later this year: the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam.

Setting a new precedent in naturally inspired design and luxurious living, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas has launched its collection of the largest private pool residences in the world with the renovation completion of the resort’s two-bedroom overwater pool residences.

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has begun offering private island buy out retreats at some of its resorts, offering the ultimate in privacy for events, special occasions and peace of mind.

Australia Day 2020 was duly celebrated last Sunday at a Thai-themed resort in Dubai. Does that make sense? Honestly, the 293-key Anantara Dubai Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa is indeed a property that makes you think you are in Chiang Mai rather than the stress-overload creation that is Dubai. It is little wonder that an increasing number of locals, both expats and Emirati, drive over to The Palm for staycations, sometimes every weekend, without fail. And long-haul travellers appreciate the resort for a recovery layover en route to, or back from, Europe.

Anantara Hotels Resorts Spas has opened the brand’s first luxury hotel in Malaysia. Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas is located on the shores of the country’s south-eastern coastline with authentic luxury and indigenous-inspired hospitality.

In a world first, Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort is giving guests a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend the night observing Thailand’s majestic elephants in their natural habitat while staying in unique transparent Jungle Bubbles.

Minor Hotels has signed a management agreement with a private developer for two new properties in Doha, Qatar, to operate under its luxury Anantara brand and NH Collection brand.

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas will make its debut in the upcoming months in Ireland with the rebranding of The Marker Hotel in Dublin, one of the Irish capital’s most modern and luxurious buildings. The addition of the property in Dublin will represent the expansion of the luxury brand’s footprint into northwest Europe for the first time and also the first urban Anantara hotel in Europe.

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas have ventured into Malaysia for the first time with their latest luxury property, the stunning Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas, scheduled to open on 1 December 2019.

LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence has revealed the top 12 luxury hotel brands in the world for 2019. The results are based on a rigorously defined algorithm, LTI says, that measures the performance and values of luxury hotel brands. That algorithm encompasses over 120 touch points relevant to the high-end hotel sector.

Anantara Uluwatu Bali has revealed its 72 newly refurbished luxury suites, private pool villas and penthouses cascading from a cliff above the rolling waves of the Indian Ocean.

Minor Hotels, the owner of brands including Anantara Hotels Resorts Spas, Avani Hotels & Spas, Oaks Hotels & Resorts and Tivoli Hotels & Resorts, has acquired the Golden Door Elysia Health Retreat and Spa in the Hunter Valley.