Hotel Openings

🏥 IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with AIMS Holding to introduce the Regent brand to Makkah, featuring the new Regent Makkah with 330 rooms and suites adjacent to Al Haram Al Sharif. The luxury property, progressing ahead of schedule, includes a presidential suite with panoramic Haram views, specialty restaurants, and a spa. The initiative aligns with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 to bolster Makkah's hospitality for religious tourism, alongside Marriott's planned world's largest Courtyard hotel opening in 2026 with 2,179 rooms.

🏖️ Marriott International launched Marriott Miches Beach in the Dominican Republic, marking its all-inclusive debut in the Caribbean. The former Sunrise Miches Beach Resort, renovated starting late 2024, offers nearly 1,000 feet of beachfront and will feature 500 suites upon completion. The resort combines family-friendly and adults-only sections, includes a waterpark, multiple pools, a luxury spa, fitness center, and 8,166 square feet of meeting space. Dining options will encompass 11 restaurants, including a seafood and raw bar, a South American and Caribbean cuisine restaurant, and a ramen shop. Marriott International’s Brian King highlighted the economic growth contribution to the Dominican Republic. Marriott Bonvoy's all-inclusive segment has over 20 properties globally.

🏕 Hyatt Hotels announces the opening of Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, the first Hyatt Vivid-branded adults-only resort, launching late 2023. Partnering with Anacaona de Inversiones, this will be the second Hyatt Vivid property after the brand's 2024 inception. Offering four pools, swim-out rooms, a wet bar, spa, gyms, courts, and a healthy snack bar. Dining includes five restaurants and a convention center for 1,000 guests. Hyatt aims to grow its all-inclusive Dominican Republic presence by 30% in 2023, following recent area openings and the Chicago-based company's global reach of over 1,350 properties in 79 countries.

🏦 Luxury hotel group Maybourne to open The Maybourne Saint-Germain in Paris in 2027, transforming the 17th-century Îlot Saint-Germain into a 101-room hotel with 23 ultra-luxury branded residences—the first in Paris. It will feature 50 suites, 51 rooms, six dining venues, a large spa, health club, and three pools, including a 30-meter rooftop pool. Maybourne, owned by Qatari royals Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, aims to triple its portfolio by 2035 to 15-17 properties.

🎨 Glastonbury Festival is set for 25th to 29th June 2025 with luxury glamping at The Pop-Up Hotel. New wellness experts Richie Norton, Rob & Josie Da Bank offer programs extending to spa services, therapies, and more. Body Brilliant provides IV infusions and Pressotherapy for guests. Free People curates festival fashion with a pop-up store and exclusive event. Devonia Water introduces a sustainable practice, saving 94% energy and reducing 3 tonnes of glass waste. Vino Zero caters to non-alcoholic preferences with a premium selection. Rooms range from £2,999 to £27,999 for the Tipi Tenthouse Suite.

👨‍🔬 The Chemists’ Club Hotel, situated at 52 East 41st Street in New York, reopens with a design by Ilmiodesign, offering 107 rooms and suites. The hotel, once a scientific hub since 1898, boasts upscale amenities including Egyptian cotton linens and custom mattresses. Azora, with €14.6 billion in assets, owns the hotel, while Crestline Hotels manages it, overseeing 134 properties and approximately 18,200 rooms across 29 states and D.C. The adjacent Benjamin Steakhouse provides dining options.

🏖️ Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts to open the Bvlgari Resort & Mansions at Cave Cay in the Bahamas by 2029. Expanding into the Caribbean, the resort will join a global portfolio of 13 hotels. It will offer 64 luxury suites, seafront villas, 48 private mansions for purchase, a spa, sports enclave, kids’ club, and a Michelin-starred restaurant. Cave Cay, a 220-acre private island, features white sand beaches and natural caves. The project is advised by Servotel and aims to enhance the Exumas as a high-end tourist destination.

🍝 The Lao Food Movement, started by Chef Seng Luangrath in 2013, catalyzed the rise of Lao cuisine's popularity in the U.S. Chef Jeff Chanchaleune, a two-time James Beard finalist, opened Ma Der Lao Kitchen in 2021 and Bar Sen on February 4 in Oklahoma City. Lao'd Bar in Austin was a James Beard Award semifinalist for best new restaurant. These establishments join others in Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Nashville, and more, serving both traditional and fusion dishes. Ma Der and Bar Sen, both seating 48, offer Lao specialties in Oklahoma City's Plaza District. Ma Der made The New York Times’ 50 best restaurants list in 2022 and was recognized by Bon Appetit.

🏠 San Antonio's historic Continental Hotel has been renovated into The Continental, offering 28 furnished units for short-term stays, starting March. The project, a partnership between Placemakr and Weston Urban, is part of a 1.9-acre redevelopment including 290 mixed-income housing units and 22,000 square feet of retail space. Weston Urban announced the Continental Block Development in August 2023, featuring the renovation of two historic buildings alongside a new 16-story residential tower. The initiative complements other investments in downtown San Antonio.

🏦 Between October 1 and December 31, 2024, Preferred Hotels & Resorts incorporated 11 new member properties worldwide, from Panama to Spain. I Prefer Hotel Rewards program participants can gain 2,500 bonus points on eligible stays for a limited time. Highlighted properties include Gamboa Rainforest Reserve with 166 rooms in Panama, Hotel Magnolia with 40 rooms in Chile, Aurika Udaipur with 139 rooms in India, Hotel Kitzhof with 160 rooms in Austria, and César Lanzarote with 20 rooms in Spain. The expansion underscores the brand's growth since 2019, now encompassing over 600 properties in 80 countries.