Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏖️ Preferred Hotels & Resorts will expand its luxury portfolio with 10 new properties, scheduled to open between September 2024 and 2025. The openings include Peter Island Resort in the British Virgin Islands with 52 rooms, suites, and villas, opening in December 2024; Royal Hideaway Corales Villas in Tenerife, Spain, featuring 139 rooms and suites, opening in March 2025; and ÓROS in Crete, Greece, offering 117 rooms, suites, and villas, four restaurants, and family amenities, opening in May 2025.

🏠 In partnership with Pariente and Essebag families, Oetker Collection plans to open an unnamed hotel in Saint-Tropez by 2027, becoming their fifth in France. Following Hotel La Palma's launch in Capri in 2023 and Hotel Vineta's scheduled opening in Palm Beach in 2024, the Saint-Tropez hotel will offer 52 rooms and suites with private terraces or patios, resembling a tranquil village with two-story buildings and sea views, centered around a large infinity pool. The new addition will increase Oetker Collection's portfolio to 13 properties.

🏨 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to manage two European hotels from early 2025: Hôtel Lutetia in Paris and Hôtel Conservatorium in Amsterdam, expanding their portfolio. Hôtel Lutetia, opened in 1910, features 184 rooms, 47 suites, and a holistic wellness center. The group already has a property on Paris's Rive Droite, offering a diverse luxury experience with local heritage.

🏙 Viva Resorts by Wyndham to open Viva Miches in the Dominican Republic on December 20, 2024. Located near the village of Miches, 1h30 from Punta Cana airport, the all-inclusive hotel spans 27,000 m² and features 538 rooms with garden, ocean, and beachfront views, some with private pools. Amenities include five restaurants with international cuisine, and various land and water activities, all amidst a setting decorated by local artisans.

🏡 Marriott International's Luxury Group announced an aggressive global growth and expansion strategy at the ILTM in Cannes. The group, with over 529 properties in 73 countries, is redefining luxury hospitality with new brand extensions, including luxury tented camps, secluded lodges, and custom experiences. Three new hotels are set to open in late 2024, adding to the 260+ luxury hotels and resorts currently under development. Brands like The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, and Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts spearhead this era of experiential travel.

🔒 Hôtel Artemisia Montmartre, in collaboration with YON-KA, opened its Spa Suite in September. Located at 11 rue Fromentin, 9th arrondissement of Paris, the 4-star hotel started in autumn 2023 near the artistic quarter of Montmartre. The Spa Suite aims to provide a personalized sensory escape from Parisian bustle.

🍚 LUX* Grand Baie launched Walima by Bisou on November 29, 2024, blending Lebanese and Moroccan cuisines in a tropical style. The restaurant, initiated by Lebanese chef Hani Totonji and Moroccan chef Naima Moussaoui, emphasizes a philosophy of shared generous dishes with a creative contemporary twist, featuring a menu with exotic spices and signature dishes like houmous and sayadieh de poisson.

🏨 Edgar Suites, luxury aparthotel operator, leases 780m² property at 8 boulevard Jules Ferry in Paris' vibrant 11th district, previously a hostel, transforming into a premium residence set to open in Q2 2026. With this new location, Edgar Suites aims to expand its portfolio to 1,300 rooms across Greater Paris, Cannes, Lille, and Bordeaux, as stated by co-founder and president Xavier O’Quin.

🏦 Hilton expands its luxury brands with over 500 hotels in destinations like New York, Costa Rica, Athens, and Osaka. Upcoming openings include Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, LXR, NoMad, and Signia by Hilton, with future projects in Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, and Athens. Hilton's trend report indicates 2025 as the year of travel maximization, with luxury travelers valuing meaningful experiences. Key openings: Waldorf Astoria New York, Costa Rica, Osaka, London, and more by 2025, as noted by Dino Michael, Hilton's Senior VP and Global Head of Luxury Brands.

🏨 Meliá Hotels International, Spain's top hotel group and third in Europe, aims to expand its luxury portfolio by opening 15 new establishments by 2025. Expansion targets include Vietnam, Italy, Spain, Argentina, and the Middle East. ME by Meliá will boost its presence in Europe with new hotels in Marbella, Malaga, Lisbon, and Malta. The first ZEL lifestyle resort, a joint venture with Rafael Nadal, will debut in the Caribbean. Paradisus by Meliá is developing "Destination Inclusive" projects in Europe and Asia. ME Malta will open in November 2024, followed by ME Lisbon in early 2025, and ME Marbella and ME Malaga thereafter. Further projects are underway in Greece, Albania, China, Mexico (ME Guadalajara and ME Sayulita), and The Meliá Collection will introduce Residenza Cardinale in Milan.