Hotel Openings

🏨 IHCL and Adani Airport Holdings announced eight hotels with over 2,000 rooms across Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Guwahati. Adani will develop the properties; IHCL will operate three Taj, two Vivanta, one Gateway and two Ginger hotels, bringing its airport portfolio to 25 hotels. The partnership supports business, leisure and transit travel. Separately, Adani Airport City plans first-phase investment exceeding ₹20,000 crore to develop approximately 22 million square feet across six airport locations.

🏨 Marriott Hotels has completed a multi-million renovation of Marriott Marble Arch in Marylebone, central London. Designed by Trevillion, the refurbishment covers all 247 guestrooms, the lobby, Executive Lounge and a 24-hour fitness centre. Six meeting rooms span 247sqm and accommodate up to 150 guests. Upgrades include Executive City View rooms, smart TVs and high-speed Wi-Fi, targeting business and leisure travellers. A wellness studio will offer yoga and personal training. Room rates start at £249.

🏨 Hyatt and Extell plan to open North America’s first StandardX hotel at 255 West 45th Street in Manhattan’s Times Square in the second half of 2028. The approximately 1,800-room flagship will feature an enclosed free-fall ride, an observation deck more than 1,000 feet above Manhattan, a rooftop pool, restaurants and nightlife venues. Extell will develop the building, with social spaces welcoming both hotel guests and New Yorkers.

🏨 Hyatt’s Canadian hotel portfolio has quadrupled in under a decade, with more than 40 deals in its pipeline and 10 openings expected in 2027—a potential national record. Expansion includes Park Hyatt Vancouver and two Haida-owned Unscripted properties on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii. Hyatt Select Kingston is expected to open later this year, while a dual-branded Hyatt Select and Hyatt Studios development in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, is planned for 2027.

🏨 EDITION has made its African debut with The Cape Town EDITION at Quay 7, V&A Waterfront. The hotel offers 142 guestrooms and suites overlooking a new superyacht marina, with views of Table Mountain. Designed by Neri&Hu alongside local firms, it features four dining and drinking venues, a spa with five treatment rooms and a couples’ suite, a 24-hour gym, and a ballroom accommodating up to 200 guests.

🏨 Hyatt and Extell Development Company plan to open The StandardX Times Square at 255 West 45th Street in Manhattan’s Theater District in the second half of 2028. The approximately 1,800-room flagship will mark StandardX’s North American debut. Attractions will include an observation deck more than 1,000 feet above Manhattan, an enclosed free-fall thrill ride, a rooftop pool, restaurants, bars and nightlife venues, with social spaces welcoming guests and locals.

🏨 Mandarin Oriental plans to reopen Budapest’s historic Gellért Hotel in 2028 as its first Hungarian property. Opened in 1918 and owned by BDPST Group, the Art Nouveau landmark on the Buda side will feature 143 rooms and suites designed by Alexander Waterworth Interiors. Restoration guided by archival photographs and plans will preserve historic spaces. Wellness facilities will include seven treatment areas, an indoor pool beneath a retractable glass roof, a sauna and a cold plunge pool.