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.
Canyon Ranch opens its Austin resort on October 15, 2026: 141 rooms on Lake Travis, a 3,700 sq m spa, and dining by chef Val M. Cantú.
BON luxury theme park opens October 24 at VidantaWorld in Mexico · $1.5 billion and Cirque du Soleil
Grupo Vidanta opens BON on October 24, 2026, a $1.5 billion luxury theme park at VidantaWorld on Mexico's Pacific coast: evening-only access, limited capacity, Cirque du Soleil LUDÕ and six restaurants.
As the first MGallery on the Greek island of Samos, Nírema Hotel & Spa opens in September 2026 in Vathy, offering 72 sea-view rooms including 8 private pool suites, a private beach, and a cellar dedicated to Samos Muscat.
Accor signs Greece's first Fairmont: the Fairmont Chania Resort, featuring 104 keys including 40 suites, beachfront in Chania, Crete. Opening planned for 2029, in partnership with Hersonissos Group Hotels.
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.
In 2029, Hilton will open Japan's first Motto hotel on Shijo-dori in Kyoto, featuring 108 rooms and guaranteed connecting rooms at booking.
IHG will open its first Kimpton in Rome in 2029, at 57 Via Sicilia: 114 rooms, a rooftop bar and the former Teatro delle Arti returned to the public.
Hoteles Elba is opening Elba Corralejo Resort & Spa on 1 November 2026 in the north of Fuerteventura: 478 rooms, 24 pools, an adult-only area, Pepe's Aqua Land for children and an investment of around €100 million.
As the first Taj in continental Europe, the Taj Hessischer Hof opened in late September 2026 in Frankfurt. The House of Hesse hotel is reborn with 126 keys, a Bombay Brasserie, an Ayurvedic spa and the legendary Jimmy's Bar.
In Venice, The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection hotel on the Grand Canal, is offering its guests private tours this autumn of the restoration projects it finances with Save Venice, including the Porta del Senato at the Doge's Palace.










































































































































