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.
Opening on September 14, 2026, the Casetta group's Hotel Lucile occupies a 1931 Presbyterian church in Silver Lake, featuring 25 rooms designed by Electric Bowery, the Sous Sous restaurant beneath the nave, and neighborhood art programming.
IHCL has opened the Taj Tadoba Resort & Spa, Nagpur, on the edge of the Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve in Maharashtra: 35 private villas across seven hectares, Machan restaurant, Panorama Bar and J Wellness Circle spa, combining safari with Taj comfort.
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.
Fusion Hotel Group has inaugurated LÈGACY Hanoi, a 218-key five-star hotel in the Ngoc Ha district. Behind that figure lies just 85 hotel rooms, with the remaining 133 being serviced apartments. An onsen, a 24th-floor restaurant and vinyl records in the rooms.
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.
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.
Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Resort & Spa opens on 28 November on Seven Mile Beach: 382 keys, 274 metres of beach, 4,400 sq m of meeting space and opening rates from $1,767.
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.
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.
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.
The Áurea Palacio de la Tinta opened on 10 September 2026 in Malaga, on Paseo de Reding, facing Malagueta beach. The Hotusa group has converted the former headquarters of the Andalusian Railways Company, a 1908 building whose facade and orange tree courtyard have been preserved, into a 141-room five-star hotel.



















