Delaware Investments has announced plans to open Mereshi Safari Camp Serengeti, Autograph Collection, a new safari camp created around the belief that the economic value generated by tourism should benefit the communities and businesses around it.
Minor Hotels announces the signing of Anantara Retreat Rabat, marking the group’s debut in Morocco with a 38-key luxury retreat in the country’s capital with an anticipated opening in early 2030.
Leading luxury hospitality company Four Seasons, together with Royal Resort Cap Malabata, a luxury development company backed by GFH, has announced a major hospitality development, Four Seasons Resort Tangier, Morocco, set to open in the city's prestigious Cap Malabata district.
andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp is set to enter an exciting new chapter with an extensive rebuild that will see the intimate safari camp evolve and reopen as andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge in August 2027. Set within an exclusive 90,500-hectare (223,630-acre) concession in Botswana's Okavango Delta, Xaranna is immersed in one of the world's most extraordinary wilderness ecosystems: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the seasonal flood transforms the landscape into a shifting mosaic of waterways, islands and floodplains. This delicate ecosystem supports an exceptional diversity of wildlife, and approximately 450 recorded bird species. Guided by the rhythms of the Delta itself, the new lodge will bring the landscape into every aspect of the guest experience, inviting travellers to rediscover this remarkable wilderness as a restorative place that reveals itself layer by layer.
RIU Hotels & Resorts has reopened the 5-star Riu Touareg hotel on the island of Boa Vista (Cape Verde) following a comprehensive renovation of its facilities. The project includes the complete overhaul of all 1,181 guest rooms, a restructured food and beverage offering, and a full transition toward a 24-hour All-Inclusive family hotel experience.
Come on in, Nairobi. voco hotels, IHG Hotels & Resorts’ fastest-growing premium brand, has arrived in East Africa with the opening of voco Nairobi Airport Suites, its first hotel in Kenya and the wider East African region.
Elewana will open the highly anticipated Ngorongoro Explorer Lodge in June 2027. Located at the highest point of the eastern rim, the property offers one of the most elevated vantage points on the Ngorongoro crater rim, providing privileged bird's-eye views of the caldera, including spectacular sunrise scenes.
Leopard Sands Kruger Park joins Autograph Collection, marking the brand's first safari lodge in South Africa. Inspired by the XiTsonga phrase garingani wa garingani ("let me tell you a story"), the lodge draws on the traditions, craftsmanship and cultural heritage of neighbouring Tsonga communities, offering a distinctive perspective on Kruger National Park and the surrounding region.
Banyan Group ("Banyan Tree Holdings Limited" or the "Group" – SGX: B58), an independent global hospitality company, unveils its first safari experience with Ubuyu, a Banyan Tree Escape, an intimate safari retreat deep in the heart of Tanzania's Ruaha National Park. Now open to guests, Ubuyu offers travellers a rare opportunity to experience one of East Africa's most untouched wilderness areas, celebrated for its raw beauty and remarkable biodiversity.
Following a complete reimagining, andBeyond Phinda Vlei Lodge reopened in July 2026 as a new expression of one of Phinda's most intimate safari lodges. Set between rare sand forest and a wildlife-rich wetland known locally as a vlei, the lodge lies within the 29,866-hectare (73,800-acre) andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, offering a different rhythm of safari. Here, wildlife, people and moments are naturally drawn together. With just six Suites, its refurbished spaces draw guests outdoors and further into the landscape, while retaining the sense of seclusion and privacy that have long defined the lodge. Welcoming children aged 12 and older, Phinda Vlei is particularly suited to couples, milestone celebrations and families travelling with older children.
Reservations are now open for Vestige Xaudum, which will welcome its first guests from 15 March 2027. Set deep within Khaudum National Park in northern Namibia, the six-suite lodge will mark a significant new chapter for Vestige Collection as its first property outside Spain, as well as the first of four distinctive lodges that will form this new Vestige Namibia circuit through some of the country’s most remarkable landscapes.
The lodge enhances its established footprint with a brand-new two-bedroom family suite, reloaded spa and redesigned dining tent.
Lancaster Palace Tamuda Bay proudly announces the official opening of its new five-star beachfront resort, welcoming its first guests to an exceptional destination where refined luxury, authentic Moroccan hospitality, and Mediterranean elegance come together.
In one of the most significant wilderness restoration projects undertaken in South Africa's Greater Kruger region in recent years, Sabi Sabi Collection has opened Sandringham Private Game Reserve, transforming a former hunting reserve into a thriving conservation landscape and luxury safari destination.
Great Plains, the iconic eco-tourism company founded by National Geographic explorer-filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, is delighted to announce the launch of Zamara Private. Now open in Kenya's Maasai Mara, the new private residence from Great Plains forms part of its exclusive Réserve-Collection safari camps.
Malewane Lodge, the original that marked the beginning of Royal Malewane in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park, has undergone an extensive reimagination, welcoming guests back to a lodge steeped in history and reverence.
Marriott International today announced the signing of an all-inclusive resort agreement with Catalonia Hotels & Resorts for an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort in Zanzibar, Tanzania, reinforcing Marriott's continued expansion in the all-inclusive segment. The agreement was signed on July 22 in Barcelona.
Minor Hotels welcomes the arrival of Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River, the brand’s first tented safari camp and a key milestone in Anantara’s 25th anniversary year. The new 13‑key camp is located within Kafue National Park, one of Africa’s largest protected areas, supporting the Government and African Parks’ long‑term ecological restoration in Zambia.
Following the successful opening of andBeyond Suyian Lodge, andBeyond is expanding its presence in Kenya’s wild north with andBeyond Suyian Homestead, a new five-suite private safari home set within the exclusive 44 000-acre (17 806-hectare) Suyian Conservancy.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that Grand Hyatt Victoria Falls The Kingdom is expected to open in late 2027 following the signing of a management agreement between a Hyatt affiliate and an affiliate of Albwardy Investments LLC. Located in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls, home to the world-famous waterfall of the same name, the hotel will become the second Hyatt branded hotel in the country.