Arrive at New York’s Penn Station and expect delightful surprises. First, if this is your first visit this year, you will not recognise the rail station. Penn Station’s arrivals area, the Moynihan Train Hall, opened 1st January 2021. Named in honour of the late Daniel Moynihan, the Senator who first proposed building on the site of the century-old James A. Farley Post Office Building, the gigantic US$1.6 billion glass and steel space is an artwork by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, SOM.

Health and fitness brand Equinox will open its first hotel development in New York’s Hudson Yards, on Manhattan’s westside, in mid-July 2019.

The Times Square EDITION may just be the long overdue and best thing to hit Times Square in over a century. There simply has never been anything like it before in New York City’s famed cultural and entertainment mecca.

New York City’s LaGuardia Airport has opened the first 11 gates in the eastern concourse of the new state-of-the-art Terminal B. With best-in-class retail and food options, innovative design and family-friendly spaces and modern amenities, the new concourse showcases LaGuardia Gateway Partners’ and Governor Cuomo’s vision to build a unified, 21st-century airport that is a leader in guest experience, innovation and sustainability.

New York City continues to dominate as one of the world’s most-visited destinations across the globe, experiencing another best-ever year in 2017 and expecting continued growth into 2018.

Marriott International has announced that it has signed an agreement with luxury hospitality development firm Flag Luxury Group to bring The Ritz-Carlton brand to New York City’s vibrant NoMad neighbourhood, also known as North of Madison Square Park. Flag Luxury Group will develop the hotel and residences tower, which will represent a more than $500 million investment.