JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, the brand's first all-inclusive anywhere in the world, opens at Playa El Jobo, Costa Rica: 415 rooms, 15 restaurants and bars, 17 pools.
The Upeo Serengeti lodge, Nyumbu's first permanent lodge, opens in July 2027 at Kogatende: eight villas on a granite kopje near the Mara crossings, with a 40% launch discount.
The Ampersand Beach House, a 111-key boutique hotel on Dubai Islands, will open in late 2029: the first new-build hotel in Minor Hotels' Colbert Collection, with pool suites and barefoot luxury.
On 30 September 2026, Hilton opened Hale Hōkūala Kauaʻi, Hawaii's first Curio Collection: 210 rooms facing Nāwiliwili Bay, a Luso-Hawaiian restaurant and a Jack Nicklaus golf course.
Centara Van Don opened on 1 October 2026 on Bai Tu Long Bay, next to Ha Long: 481 rooms with kitchenettes, Cenvaree spa, infinity pool.
Nobu Hospitality will open a 50-room hotel in San Juan in 2028, featuring a Nobu restaurant and a rooftop bar, marking its first address in Puerto Rico.
Minor Hotels signs the Anantara Siniya Island Resort, Anantara's first address in Umm Al Quwain: 125 keys and 125 branded residences in 2030, on an island linked to the mainland by a 1.7 km bridge.
The Almer Porto Alegre, the first hotel from ICH Hotéis' upscale brand, will open in January 2027 with 84 apartments and suites facing the Country Club golf course, designed by the Obra Prima studio.
Aman has unveiled Amanolu, its first resort in the Maldives, in Vaavu Atoll: 52 keys and 16 five-bedroom residences, each on its own island, with opening now planned for 2028, a year later than announced in 2024.
Ennismore signs the Delano Puglia in Monopoli: 76 rooms including 13 suites, a Paris Society restaurant, and a Rose Bar, with an opening scheduled for 2028.
A 36-key independent boutique hotel opening in December 2026 in central Verbier: indoor pool spa, vinyl bar and TV-free rooms.
Minor Hotels will open the 310-key Avani+ Hanoi in the Hinode City complex in 2028, marking its first hotel in Vietnam's capital.



















