Hotel Openings

🏨 Sheraton Hotels & Resorts opened Sheraton Lanzhou Anning, marking the 100th Sheraton Hotel in Greater China, a milestone coinciding with the brand’s 50th anniversary in the region. Located in Lanzhou’s Anning District, Gansu province, the hotel is roughly 55 km from Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport and 6 km from Lanzhou West Railway Station. Featuring 354 guestrooms and suites, the hotel offers a 1,200-square-meter Grand Ballroom, five meeting rooms, and an indoor heated swimming pool. Sheraton Lanzhou Anning integrates local culture into its design and provides dining options such as &More by Sheraton and YUE with 24 private dining rooms.

🏠 IHG Hotels & Resorts announced the debut of InterContinental in Cape Town with InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town, scheduled to open in Q4 2025 after a multimillion-dollar redevelopment by V & A Waterfront. Table Bay Hotel, inaugurated in May 1997 by Nelson Mandela, will undergo a transformation exceeding R1 billion. The hotel will feature 306 rooms, 45 new guest suites, a spa, and an executive floor. Sun International will manage the hotel within the V&A Waterfront, the oldest harbor in the Southern Hemisphere.

🍇 Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, a 15th-century castle in Salzburg, Austria, has been transformed into a luxury hotel by Rosewood and opened with 98 rooms, including 42 suites and six chalets. The property offers a 1,500-square-meter spa, guided excursions, and a beach club. Rosewood Vienna opened in 2022, adding to the 33 hotels in Rosewood's global portfolio across 21 countries. IHG is set to debut in Kashmir, India, with voco Srinagar, a 95-room hotel opening in Q4 2026, expanding IHG’s Indian presence to 45 operating hotels and 50 more expected within five years. Soho House launched its first South American property in São Paulo, Brazil, with 32 rooms, a gym, and a rooftop pool bar. The Westin San Diego Bayview completed a $20 million renovation of its 436 rooms and 30,000 square feet of meeting spaces, managed by Aimbridge Hospitality with HVSDesign's architecture.