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Centara Reveals Exclusive Sneak Preview of Centara Life Namba Hotel Osaka

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is unveiling an exclusive first look at its second property in Japan, Centara Life Namba Hotel Osaka, ahead of its highly anticipated debut in April 2026, welcoming its first guests. Revealed for the first time, the hotel’s completed interiors and guest spaces showcase a contemporary lifestyle concept designed for today’s urban explorers. Located in Osaka’s vibrant Namba district, the 300‑room hotel blends modern design with the city’s energetic spirit, featuring warm tones, inviting textures, and Osaka-inspired artwork. Open, versatile common areas throughout the property offer comfortable places to work, relax, or socialise after a day discovering the city.

Centara Life

Osaka, Japan

IHG brings InterContinental brand back to Manila

The 212-key luxury hotel will open in 2032 in Bonifacio Global City, marking the brand's return after a 15-year absence from the Philippine capital.

IHG

Manila, Philippines

What Hospitality Might Become

Yves Carnazzola argues that the real shift facing hospitality is not from sustainability to regeneration as competing trends, but from seeing hospitality as an industry managing impacts to seeing it as a participant in living systems. Regeneration is framed as a reorientation of purpose: from efficiency and control to coherence, shared responsibility, and place vitality, supported by new governance, financing, and accountability structures.

By Yves Carnazzola, CEO, AxessImpact

What Is This Place Asking of Us?

Amanda Ho argues that sustainability, while valuable, is no longer enough for a hospitality industry facing climate instability, biodiversity loss, and social inequity. Regeneration is proposed as a deeper, place-based paradigm that asks a fundamental question: “What is this place asking of us?” Instead of treating hotels as isolated assets, it frames them as actors within living systems of community, culture, and ecology, illustrated through examples like Fogo Island Inn, Basata Eco-Lodge, and African Bush Camps. 

By Amanda Ho, Co-Founder & CEO, Regenerative Travel

Hilton Enters Mongolia with the Signing of Conrad Ulaanbaatar, Marking a New Chapter for Luxury Hospitality in the Capital

Hilton's first Mongolia property will feature 227 rooms in a mixed-use tower, opening 2028 in Ulaanbaatar's business district.

Hilton

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Queenstown Mayor Officially Opens Coronet Ridge Resort

The Mayor of Queenstown Lakes, John Glover, cut the ribbon and formally declared the redeveloped Coronet Ridge Resort open on Thursday 12 March, highlighting the importance of continued investment in tourism infrastructure for the region. 

Capstone Hotels & Resorts

Queenstown, New Zealand

Marriott International Signs Landmark Agreement with KS Hotels to Introduce The Luxury Collection to Cambodia and Laos

Two iconic boutique hotels in Siem Reap and Luang Prabang will convert to The Luxury Collection brand by 2026-2027, marking Marriott's debut in Laos.

Marriott

Cambodia

Hilton Strengthens Goa Portfolio with the Opening of Hilton Garden Inn Goa Calangute

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Goa Calangute, marking the brand’s debut in the state and introducing Hilton’s award-winning upscale brand in Goa. Developed in association with Kokra Resort & Spa Private Limited, the new hotel is located in the heart of North Goa, in the bustling vicinity of Calangute. Calangute is a popular tourist destination known for its lively beach shacks, extensive water sports and energetic nightlife. It is also approximately 40 kilometers from both Manohar International Airport (GOX) and Dabolim International Airport (GOI), positioning the hotel within easy reach of Goa’s two key air getaways.

Hilton Garden Inn

Calangute, India

Reimagining Hospitality Through Regeneration and Place Vitality

Professor Michail Toanoglou argues that hospitality must move beyond “low-impact” sustainability toward regenerative hospitality that actively strengthens the vitality of places: their ecosystems, cultures, communities, and economies. He lays out a new value architecture and six executive priorities for hotel leaders to embed systems thinking and place-based reciprocity into strategy.

By Michail Toanoglou, PMP Professor & Academic Director MSc Hospitality Management, ESSEC Business School, ESSEC IMHI

From Harm Reduction to Healing: Why True Hospitality Must Become Regenerative

Glenn Mandziuk argues that hospitality must evolve from “doing less harm” to actively regenerating the ecosystems and communities it depends on. Building on the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance’s Pathway to Net Positive Hospitality and shared data platforms like Vera-FY, he calls for accountable, place-based leadership and cross-industry collaboration that leaves destinations measurably better than we found them. 

By Glenn Mandziuk, President & CEO, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

Hyatt Announces Signing of Agreement for Hyatt Place Ahmedabad Nikol, Expanding Its Essentials Portfolio in India

The 140-key property, developed by Golden Buildcon, will include a ballroom and meeting spaces in Gujarat's commercial hub.

Hyatt

Ahmedabad, India

Leapfrogging Regeneration

Dominic Paul Dubois argues that truly regenerative hospitality is a journey, not a label you can jump to because the word is fashionable. Using a luxury alpine resort as an example, it outlines three non-negotiable “inner development” stages, showing how each step must be in place before a property can credibly claim to benefit its community and environment more than it harms them.

By Dominic Paul Dubois, Director of Sustainability, Six Senses Crans-Montana, IHG

Wharf Hotels improves hotel budgeting with localised Financial Planning & Analysis in FairPlanner by Fairmas

Wharf Hotels replaced Excel-based budgeting with FairPlanner software, reducing manual work and improving forecasting accuracy across 60% of properties in China.

By Kinza Raheel, International Marketing & Communications Manager, Fairmas GmbH

China

The Forgotten Poison: Detoxing the Guest Room is Hospitality's #1 Regenerative Act

By Martim Gois, CEO and Co-Founder, Valpas

Food and Beverage, a drain on resources or a regenerative lever?

Adam and Bumjoo Maclennan argue that food & beverage is not a low-margin nuisance but the beating heart – and biggest lever – of regenerative hospitality. By shifting sourcing toward regenerative agriculture, empowering chefs as tastemakers, and designing menus that prioritise soil health, biodiversity, and zero waste, hotels can turn every meal into a catalyst for healthier ecosystems, communities, and guests.

By Adam Maclennan and Bumjoo Maclennan

OUTRIGGER Phi Phi Island Resort Welcomes Guests into the “Soul of Rest” with Sustainable, Locally Inspired Design Concept

OUTRIGGER Phi Phi Island Resort, the five-star sanctuary nestled on the powder-soft sands of Thailand’s Phi Phi Islands, is set to open its doors this May 2026, unveiling a new beachside sanctuary that showcases authentic Southern Thai design and introduces guests to the concept of “Nit Thra” – the “soul of rest,” which encourages harmony, relaxation and restoration. This newly-rebranded seafront retreat has been imagined by OPENDESIGNER, the acclaimed Bangkok-based creative studio, to immerse visitors in the essence of the Phi Phi Islands and the Andaman Sea. The entire project was approached with a mindset of preservation – the notion that the landscape of tropical foliage, sandy shores and limestone cliffs define the resort, rather than vice versa. As a result, OUTRIGGER Phi Phi Island Resort appears to grow organically from the coastal environment. This impression is especially powerful when guests arrive by boat – the only way to reach the resort – as the low-rise buildings gradually emerge like a shimmering mirage on the shoreline. Upon arrival, travellers will be greeted with a traditional “Rub Kwan” ceremony and a handcrafted bead bracelet – a warm welcome ritual inspired by the local Urak Lawoi community.

Outrigger Resorts

Koh Phi Phi, Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand

Club Med Borneo Opens Reservations for Its Highly Anticipated Sun-Drenched Escape in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Club Med, the pioneer of premium all-inclusive holidays, is proud to announce that reservations for the highly anticipated debut in Malaysia, Club Med Borneo, will officially open on 24 March 2026.

Club Med

Kuala Penyu, Malaysia

Indonesia Tourism Xchange 2026 to Unite Industry Leaders for a Forward-Looking Dialogue on the Future of Travel

The inaugural conference focuses on luxury hospitality, branded residences, and investment opportunities across Indonesia's diverse tourism markets.

C9 Hotelworks Ltd.

Jakarta, Indonesia