Minor Hotels’ Avani brand will make its Maldives debut with the opening of Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort in early Q2 2023.

Minor Hotels has forged ties in the Middle East that will see the hotel owner, operator and investor launch its upmarket Avani and Tivoli resort brands in Bahrain.

Thailand’s latest ultra-private luxury river cruise has officially been launched by Loy Pela Voyages on the Chao Phraya River, charting a route from modern-day Bangkok to Siam’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya.

Minor Hotels has boosted its presence in the United Arab Emirates, taking over the management of the five-star Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai Hotel, and positioning it under the Oaks Hotels, Resorts and Suites brand, the second Oaks property in the emirate.

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.

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.

Minor Hotels and NH Hotel Group have signed an agreement to operate the Villa Padierna Palace, a hotel located in Marbella in the south of Spain. The property is owned by the Villa Padierna group and will be managed with immediate effect under a variable lease agreement.