Sofitel, a pioneer of French luxury hospitality, part of the world-leading hospitality group Accor, and Odien Group, a leading real estate and asset management company in Central and Eastern Europe, are pleased to announce the signing of Sofitel Kaštela, a new luxury beachfront resort scheduled to open in 2029.
Value-conscious travellers will soon be able to look Lord Nelson in the eye by staying at a major new hotel that will soon be opening just metres from Trafalgar Square.
Minor Hotels, a global hospitality leader with more than 660 properties in operation and under development across 67 countries, announces the signing of a franchise agreement with EASYRENT PE for NH Hotel Tashkent, a 151-room hotel in Uzbekistan’s capital. Through its NH Hotels & Resorts brand, Minor Hotels will enter Uzbekistan, marking the group’s debut in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Central Asia.
Aethos today announces Aethos Lisbon, opening in June 2027 in Estefânia, one of central Lisbon’s most authentic neighbourhoods. The 60-key, five-star property set within peaceful gardens is the fullest expression yet of Aethos’s hybrid model, bringing a boutique hotel and a members’ club together in one destination, with access to the property and its extensive programming reserved for members and hotel guests. Aethos Lisbon follows the members’ club Aethos opened in Anjos in summer 2025 and builds on the community that has grown around it in the city.
A £230+ million joint venture (JV) between leading Central European developer and investor Penta Real Estate and aparthotel operator Staycity Group has been established to fund the delivery of a new 350-room aparthotel in Farringdon.
Seventy years after opening its first hotel, Meliá Hotels International continues to grow where it all began: Mallorca. In this particularly significant year, as the company celebrates its 70th anniversary, Meliá has announced the addition of a new hotel in Cala Millor, which will operate under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts brand, further strengthening one of the most iconic offerings within its resort portfolio.
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of Holiday Inn Express Reykjavik – Valhöll, further strengthening its Nordic portfolio and marking its second property in Iceland following the opening of Candlewood Suites Reykjavik. Signed with ALVA Capital, the hotel builds on the companies’ growing relationship and their shared ambition to expand quality branded hospitality across Iceland.
The Social Hub has submitted plans to reimagine a long‑derelict site in Edinburgh as a £200 million hospitality and community powerhouse, unlocking new housing and bringing its distinctive, high‑energy hybrid model to Scotland’s capital.
Overlooking Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, among the grand Victorian buildings and embassies of one of London’s most distinguished neighbourhoods, Delano London marks a new chapter for the celebrated hotel brand, opening early 2027.
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of Hotel Indigo London - Kingston in the UK&I. Owned by a new partner for IHG, Westcombe Group, through its Acre Hotels Collection, the 90-key hotel is scheduled to open in 2027. Set to become the seventh Hotel Indigo in Greater London, the conversion property will extend IHG's footprint across the Capital, bringing the brand to Hampton Wick, one of South West London's best-connected riverside destinations.
Following Paris, New York, Courchevel, St. Barth and Mykonos, Fouquet’s continues its expansion into the world’s most exclusive destinations, choosing Gstaad as the setting for the next chapter of its story.
The ROMEO Collection is officially evolving into a new chapter with the announcement of its third hotel, ROMEO Massa Lubrense, debuting May 2027. Expanding a portfolio that already features a vibrant urban property in Naples and an avant-garde historic hotel in Rome, this highly anticipated destination emerges as an exclusive retreat suspended between architecture and nature. Masterfully designed by Kengo Kuma in more of the most coveted landscapes in Italy, with its spa signed by Sisley Paris and culinary program by Quattro Passi, ROMEO Massa Lubrense establishes an entirely new category of destination centered around reclaimed time, privacy and deep connection to place.
Cork’s second Premier Inn hotel could soon be underway as the company behind the development gets the official go-ahead from Cork City Council to deliver the 174-room hotel.
Numa has signed a long-term lease to operate 56 units for flexible stays at Chmielna 13A in central Warsaw, marking its first signing in Poland. The building is owned by a joint venture of Belgian real estate investor AYA Properties Fund and Polish family-owned Curtis Group.
IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the signing of a new Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Debrecen, Hungary, adding to its existing portfolio of 56* open and pipeline Suites properties across Europe. Developed in partnership with Xanga, a Hungarian privately owned investment and development company headquartered in Debrecen, the hotel will further expand IHG's presence beyond Budapest, supporting the company's strategy of growing in high-potential regional destinations across Hungary and the wider Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.
Kempinski Hotels today announces that Augustine Hotel, Prague will open in early 2027, marking a new chapter for one of the Czech capital's most distinctive historic properties and the latest expression of Kempinski's evolving approach to luxury hospitality.
Nordic Hotels & Resorts is set to open Marievik, a new urban resort in Stockholm, in partnership with AMF Fastigheter. Opening in the summer of 2029, Marievik will feature 191 hotel rooms, a rooftop spa, a rooftop restaurant, and more. Alongside the resort, the project will also bring the storied Liljeholmsbadet—Stockholm's floating bathhouse from 1930—back to life.
Chapitre Six, a collection of independently owned hotels across France, has officially announced its arrival in Courchevel 1850 with the opening of Bourbon Hotel on 18 December 2026. Nestled in the world-famous Golden Triangle with direct ski-in, ski-out access to Les Trois Vallées, this intimate 28-room and three-suite hideaway brings an ultra-stylish alternative to standard alpine hospitality.
AI- and tech-powered hospitality operator Bob W has signed a long-term lease for a 285-unit aparthotel at Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, its largest property to date and the latest milestone in its expanding European footprint.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of the 199-room Tempo by Hilton Munich Airport Arena, which will open on the MUNICH ARENA campus in 2029, alongside the arena itself.