Project of the Week: Alila Sengokuhara Hakone
Makenzie Huff
30 Jun 2026
Hyatt brings Alila to Japan for the first time with a 60-room retreat in Hakone, opening in 2028
Hyatt brings Alila to Japan for the first time with a 60-room retreat in Hakone, opening in 2028
A new Dusit Princess hotel is coming to the Himalayan foothills near Rishikesh. Construction starts now; doors open in 2031.
Minor Hotels will invest directly alongside Japanese partners, to bring its Avani hotel brand to Kyoto
The sale of the CitizenM hotel in Rome to new owners has provided the brand’s creators with fresh support to look for new development sites
Plans to turn a three star hotel in Crans-Montana into a five star destination, reflect the way luxury hotel brands are expanding into winter sports regions
Hilton is expanding its luxury brand portfolio in Japan, recently signing two LXR properties, and a new Conrad hotel
As it readies for a series of openings, of both hotels and branded residences around the world, Four Seasons continues to fill its pipeline, signing a new hotel in Seville
Marriott International has entered a joint venture with Italian luxury wellness brand Lefay, marking a new direction for the hospitality giant
At a stroke, the LUX Collective has signed a partnership that will add five luxury resorts across Rwanda, under its LUX and SALT brands
IHG is bringing its culturally rooted HUALUXE brand to Taiwan for the first time, signing a 199-room Taipei hotel with local partner Fullon Hotels & Resorts
Isabel López Vilalta’s designed for Kaldewei at Casa Decor, a bathroom concept that transforms a functional space into a calm, emotional, and sensory experience.
The former International Palms Resort site in Cocoa Beach is becoming a $420 million Westin
Accor is to take its Jo&Joe accommodation brand in a new direction, partnering to expand across college campuses in France
Local hotel group Servatur has added a property on the Spanish island of Tenerife
GROHE introduces a new crafted lever variant to the Essence collection, adding a tactile touch to contemporary bathrooms with multiple sizes and three durable finishes.
Hampton Inn is coming to Kennesaw. Atlanta developer Vector Hospitality has broken ground, targeting a suburban market it has worked in for nearly 20 years.
Scandic Hotel Group is building out its second brand, Scandic Go, and in Stockholm will innovate with a novel underground hotel
For third party hotel management specialist RBH, the signing of Radisson Liverpool further adds to its growing roster in the city
Designed by Ludovica Serafini + Roberto Palomba, the collection evolves through a new yellow chromatic interpretation, expressed through solid colours, iconic stripes and new textile interpretations with a strong decorative character. A project that confirms Talenti’s vision of an increasingly sophisticated, emotional and transversal outdoor living.
IHG is expanding in Vietnam with a resort near Ho Chi Minh City and a business hotel in one of the country’s busiest industrial zones
A new strategic partnership will see sector management specialist Highgate support South Korea’s Lotte Hotels, as it expands internationally
A Thames-view hotel in Canary Wharf. A brand built on keeping things individual. And a partnership that keeps delivering. IHG’s latest UK signing says a lot about where luxury hospitality is heading.
Light steps back to reveal its full effect. In Bernhard Zimmerl’s fine dining restaurant in Vienna, it remains deliberately in the background, giving center stage to the culinary creations. Luminaires from the Coro and Luna series support this staging with subtle restraint, creating an atmosphere in which cuisine, space, and light interact in perfect harmony.
With 30 hotels now open and dozens more in development, Everhome Suites continues to build momentum across the U.S.
Hilton’s premium economy offering, Spark by Hilton, is making its way into many global hotel markets
Laval is a five-star, 65-villa resort under construction in the Hunter Valley. It’s the region’s biggest new build in two decades.
CitizenM’s latest U.S. opening lands in Washington’s oldest neighborhood, and it’s the brand’s first under Marriott Bonvoy
Marriott opens its 10,000th hotel—a luxury resort in India—as the company nears its 100th anniversary
In Malta, a historic building with a rich history is opening a new chapter as the luxury hotel Cugó Gran Vittoriosa. Set within the charm of ancient walls, Occhio’s light unfolds and reveals this architectural gem – inside and out – in a new brilliance.
Accor is using franchising as an effective tool to help grow its brands in the Asia Pacific region
It is 25 years since Minor Hotels launched its Anantara brand – time for a celebration of the milestone
Evok Collection is transforming a St Tropez hotel into its latest in the Nolinski chain
London-based Victory Group has acquired Cameron House, the five-star Loch Lomond estate, marking the firm’s first investment in Scotland
As a major independent hotel grouping, Preferred Hotels continues to grow, adding interesting places to stay around the world
OTH Hotels Resorts expands to New Jersey and Maryland with 498 new rooms
JW Marriott signs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Global Brand Ambassador
A conversion project on Rue Archereau in Paris’s 19th is set to open Q4 2026
Owner Mohari Hospitality has refinanced its interests in the Four Seasons hotel in Madrid, Spain
Ruby Hotels has built its name filling the gap between budget and luxury in Europe. Now it’s bringing that formula to New York City.
One of London’s major hotel assets is undergoing a substantial refresh, and will be managed by Vertiq when it reopens
Forest Group introduces two new colours for the DS® Design curtain track: taupe and antique. Created to give professionals more freedom when matching curtain tracks with today’s interior materials and colour palettes.
An acquisitive Australian tourism group has bought the iconic Crocodile Hotel
Scandic Hotels will expand its franchise portfolio in January 2027, adding a Norlandia-operated property to the group
Accor’s luxury Raffles brand is adding a ski resort location to its growing international portfolio
A fixture in the region since the 1930s, this seaside hotel is undergoing a significant upgrade
Hilton has launched Undergraduate by Hilton, an upper-midscale brand designed to expand its presence in college towns
A freestanding bathtub in the bedroom breaks with convention and makes a bold statement of contemporary living culture. It doesn’t simply stand in the room – it stages it. Like an artistic sculptural object, it invites you to shed the everyday and immerse yourself in an atmosphere of calm, sensuality, and modern elegance.
Whether round, square, or oval, made of acrylic or mineral composite (DuraSolid), and available in a variety of colors – Duravit offers freestanding bathtubs in numerous designs.
Fashion and architecture come together in Missoni Sky, a proposed 68-story tower that will introduce Missoni’s distinctive aesthetic to Toronto’s skyline
The hotel sector’s latest collection brand, Noted, is up and running, announcing its first signing in the UK countryside
A new hotel conversion project in Braga will add another property to IHG’s expanding Vignette Collection brand