Month: January 2026

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the opening of Red Lion Inn & Suites Urbana. The 127-room, midscale hotel is located at 1907 North Cunningham Avenue in Urbana, Illinois. The city is home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Spurlock...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has announced the reopening of Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort, an adults-only, all-inclusive haven, following a transformative renovation. These new updates reaffirm Hyatt’s commitment to mainstay destinations and elevate the refined experience guests have come to know from the Secrets Resorts & Spas...

Swiss-Belhotel International, has signed a management agreement for The Gama by Swiss-Belhotel, Kilimani, Nairobi, with Albushra Real Estate Limited, marking the global debut of its newest brand concept and underscoring the group’s strategic expansion across Africa. The latest signing builds on the group’s established presence in East Africa, where Swiss-Belhotel...

Melbourne has a soft spot for underground openings, so it’s fitting that Hannah St Hotel slipped quietly into the Southbank scene late last year, offering a fresh and bold approach to boutique hospitality. Designed by the acclaimed Flack Studio, the $150 million hotel is a celebration of art, architecture, and...

What becomes clear heading into 2026 is that advantage no longer comes from isolated innovation. It comes from coherence. The hotels pulling ahead are not experimenting more than their peers; they are aligning experience, operations, and technology into a single, reinforcing system. Where that alignment exists, execution accelerates. Where it...

Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas Paradise Valley is now open in one of Arizona’s most exclusive enclaves, following a $42 million reimagining of the iconic Scottsdale Plaza Resort by Trinity Investments and Partners Group. As Kimpton’s second Arizona property and one of the largest resorts in its portfolio, Miralina introduces...

In the world of hospitality, creativity and culture are often expressed through grand gestures: sweeping architecture, curated interiors, art installations, or signature experiences. These are the elements hotels proudly showcase and rightly so. They set the stage.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a Taj hotel in Mohali, Punjab. This is a greenfield project.

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL),India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a Gateway hotel in Hennur, Bengaluru. This is a greenfield project.

Happy New Year! This is the season when many people (and companies) take time to reset and prepare to kick off the new year. Some have already made their plan. Others choose to do it at the beginning of the year. It doesn’t matter when you choose to reset as...