Raffles opened its resort on Shura Island, in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea, on 14 October 2026: 121 rooms, 14 suites, 33 pool villas, a butler for every guest, and a spa still to come.
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The Iniala Valletta hotel in Malta launches WITHIN, a 12-discipline programme to stay fit for longer
In Valletta, the Iniala Valletta hotel is launching WITHIN, a 12-discipline programme to stay fit for longer, unveiled at the global tourism summit, with dedicated residences in 2028.
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco opened Bruma on 12 October 2026: an 80-seat cocktail lounge designed by Fettle on Nob Hill, with a liquid-nitrogen martini, Californian cooking and jazz on Fridays.
The Four Seasons Hotel Boston, base camp of the French national team at the 2026 World Cup, launches the City Suites Collection: 11 suites with full kitchens, rented by the month from 30,000 US dollars, facing the Public Garden.
The Naïora spa opens on 16 October 2026 in Strasbourg: 850 m², a heated indoor pool, a 36 °C outdoor pool, sauna, hammam and cold plunge, with a three-hour pass from €32 per person.
The Venetian Las Vegas unveils Milano, a 275-suite hotel of 67 to 743 m² at the top of The Palazzo, with a dedicated concierge and a private Dolce & Gabbana pool. Reservations open in March 2027.
The Augustine hotel in Prague, Kempinski’s first acquisition since 1970, will relaunch in early 2027
Kempinski has bought the Augustine in Prague, 101 rooms in an Augustinian monastery in Malá Strana: its first acquisition since 1970. The relaunch under the brand is set for early 2027, and the hotel stays open.
The Mereshi Safari Camp, the second Autograph Collection safari camp after Mapito, will open in November 2026 in the Ikoma Valley: 18 tented suites of 95 m², a pool and a spa.
The Aldwark Manor Estate hotel in North Yorkshire has invested 25 million pounds since 2019: a 17-bedroom Salus wing due in October 2026, the Salus Spa open since late 2025 and the Chartwell restaurant.
The Devil Wears Prada: Miranda's Plaza Athénée played by the St. Regis New York in 2006, the Palazzo Parigi filmed in Milan for the 2026 sequel, Villa Balbiano on Lake Como, and the prices.
Minor Hotels has signed Anantara Retreat Rabat, its first hotel in Morocco: 38 keys including seven three-bedroom villas, in the diplomatic quarter, with opening planned for early 2030.
Where was Hotel Portofino filmed? The hotel in the series is the Villa Magnolia in Lovran, Croatia. The filming locations season by season, and two historic hotels next to the sets in Opatija and Lovran.
