Renaissance - Istanbul
Turkey

Marriott International has announced a new addition to its Renaissance Hotels portfolio in Turkey, the 212-room Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel. The hotel, currently under construction, will open in early 2012 under a franchise agreement with Polat Holding A.S. more...

Banyan Tree La Herradura - Almuñecar
Spain

Located in Almuñecar, in the south of Spain, La Herradura Resort is set to be the first Banyan Tree Angsana Hotel in Europe and aims to be the first seven-star hotel in Spain. It is being designed by architects Woods Bagot. more...

Tierra Patagonia
Chile

Three of Chile’s leading architects, Cazu Zegers, Roberto Benavente, and Rodrigo Ferrer, have designed Tierra Patagonia, a new resort blending traditional Patagonian hospitality with design inspired by its dramatic surrounding location. more...

Park Hyatt - New York
USA

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Extell Development Corporation have announced that they will introduce the Park Hyatt brand to New York with a newbuild hotel designed by world-renowned, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc, with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. more...

Puro - Wroclaw
Poland

London based design firm Blacksheep is working with architect APA Hubka to create Puro Wroclaw – the first in an innovative new chain of ‘budget-intelligent’ hotels being developed by Norwegian group Genfer across Poland. more...

The Wellesley - London
United Kingdom

Developer Rhimesong is to open a new 36 suite luxury townhouse hotel in London’s Knightsbridge district, set to launch in November 2012. more...

Hilton / Garden Inn - Frankfurt
Germany

At 660 metres long, JSK Architekten’s The Squaire development at Frankfurt Airport has been described as “a horizontal skyscraper.” The glass enclosed building is designed to integrate air and rail travel in Frankfurt, one of the world’s leading transport hubs, by providing an important link between Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 and the ICE high speed rail network. more...

St Pancras Renaissance - London
United Kingdom

The reopening date of the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel has been announced as 5th May 2011, exactly 138 years after the original opening of Gilbert Scott’s masterpiece. more...

Palazzo Versace - Dubai
UAE

Construction may have ground to a halt on many of Dubai’s mega-projects, but it is nearing completion on Emirates Sunland Group’s AED 2.3bn Palazzo Versace Dubai, one of the UAE’s most anticipated luxury five-star hotels. more...

Corinthia Hotel - London
United Kingdom

Corinthia Hotels has released details of the five-star luxury hotel it is building in central London, due to open in early 2011. It will be the world’s ninth Corinthia hotel. more...

NHow – Berlin

Germany

NH Hoteles has announced that its second Nhow hotel, designed by Sergei Tchoban and Karim Rashid, will make its debut on 15 November 2010. more...

Langham Place – Pazhou, Guangzhou

China

Langham Hotels International has announced it will open Langham Place Pazhou, Guangzhou – the only hotel connected to the Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, Asia’s largest exhibition venue, in 2013. more...