The prestigious Singaporean brand Capella Hotels & Resorts announces its arrival in Dubai within the exclusive Dubai Peninsula project by 2029.
Aman partners with Korean group Shinsegae for a 38-storey tower in Cheongdam-dong: a hotel, 49 branded residences and an Aman Club, for 500 million dollars.
Atlantic Hotel Frankfurt opened on 2 September 2026 in the Sparda-Bank Tower. Featuring 373 rooms, covered access to the exhibition centre and a 20th-floor bar, it becomes the German group's largest hotel.
RIU Hotels & Resorts is opening its first hotel in Thailand in September 2026, the Hotel Riu Palace Phuket: 504 rooms including 49 Elite Club, 24-hour all-inclusive, six restaurants, seven bars, and four pools on Mai Khao beach, 16 km from the airport.
Nammos, the iconic beach address in Psarou, Mykonos, opened its very first hotel on 7 September 2026: Nammos Resort AMAALA, featuring 110 rooms and 20 residences designed by Foster + Partners on the Saudi Red Sea coast.
Merlin Entertainments is investing 50 million pounds in Minecraft World, the park's first zone entirely dedicated to the game, opening in 2027 in Chessington, 35 minutes from London. No themed rooms have been announced at this stage, but the resort already operates two hotels and a glamping site, several categories of which are licensed.
Accor inaugurates the Financial City Chengdu · MGallery Collection: 155 rooms designed by Stack Studio and a lychee orchard in the heart of the financial district.
Having only just opened in West Chelsea, Faena New York has won the title of best new hotel of the year at the Virtuoso Global Awards 2026, ahead of Park Hyatt Tokyo and Waldorf Astoria New York.
Inaugurated on September 3, 2026 in the Waterline tower, standing 312 metres and 74 floors high, 1 Hotel Austin brings 1 Hotels' biophilic design to Texas: 252 rooms, chef Johnny Curiel's Alteño restaurant, a 16th-floor rooftop and the Bamford Wellness Spa.
Inception Group, creator of Mr Fogg's and Cahoots, is opening The Admiral's Mess, a 220 m² and 60-seat bar at Waldorf Astoria London Admiralty Arch. It joins Clare Smyth's Coreus and Whiskey & Seaweed and the rooftop Café Boulud, with opening announced for autumn 2026.
Walt Disney World will open Disney Lakeshore Lodge on July 1, 2027, a 967-room hotel on the shores of Bay Lake. Eleven room categories inspired by Disney films, A-frame houses on the water, direct boat service to Magic Kingdom, and bookings opening on October 8, 2026.
Hasbro and its Chinese partner Max-Matching are investing 2.4 billion yuan, or 331 million dollars, in the world's largest Peppa Pig park on Changxing Island in Shanghai. The complex will open in 2027 with a themed hotel designed for Chinese families spanning three generations.
