US hotelier Hilton plans to open 160 new hotels in Africa in the coming years, almost tripling its presence on the continent. They include three in Angola, a new market…

Balfour Beatty has won a $385m contract to build the 17-storey Grand Hyatt Miami Beach hotel in Florida for developers Terra Group and Turnberry. Located at the intersection of 17th…

British architect Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for a beachfront development in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The Tempo hotel and residences overlooks the surf beach…

Populous, a 265-room hotel designed by Studio Gang, has opened in downtown Denver. The name is taken from “populus tremuloides”, Colorado’s native aspen, which is also referenced in the colour…

UK architect RSHP and Tongji Architectural Design Group have won a design competition for the second phase of the Zhongyuan International Convention Centre and Hotel in Zhengzhou, the capital of…

Danish architect Dorte Mandrup and Norwegian outdoor brand Norrøna have unveiled the Norrøna Lodge, a 1,800-sq-m hotel located above the Arctic Circle on Senja, Norway’s second largest island. The hotel…

Luxury hotel operator Dorchester Collection has opened a hotel and residential tower in Dubai designed by UK architect Foster + Partners. The Lana Hotel and the Lana Residences are located…

Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands is seeking planning permission to build a fourth tower and a 15,000-seat entertainment arena. The company has been planning the expansion since 2019, but the…

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for a luxury resort on decommissioned oil platforms in the Persian Gulf, to be called “The Rig”. Located 40km off the Saudi coast in the…

UK architect dRMM has been selected to design a “wellness” hotel on behalf of hospitality company Hotel Atlantic, close to the town of Nazaré on Portugal’s west coast. The firm…

Shanghai Disney has begun construction on the resort’s as yet unnamed third hotel, a 400-room development inspired by the city’s early-20th Century art nouveaux architecture. It will meet the site’s…

English company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to build a 250-room hotel in the planned floating port city of Oxagon, which will be part of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic Neom development.…

Singapore’s Capella Hotel Group has announced the opening of a five-star hotel in a listed 20th-century Sydney building. The hotel occupies a block of downtown Sydney, formerly occupied by Australia’s…

Taiba Investments Company has appointed France’s Egis to provide design review and supervision on a project to build a Hilton Double Tree Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The hotel will…

Danish architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Texan 3D-printing company Icon will design the extension and refurbishment of a 21-acre campground in Marfa, west Texas, for hotelier Liz Lambert. El…

The 185m-high Atlantis The Royal has 795 rooms and 231 serviced apartments

London-listed Balfour Beatty has won a contract to build the 17-storey, 800-room Grand Hyatt Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. It was appointed by two southern Florida…

Modular builder Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) has developed a steel-framed modular prototype for the “Fairfield by Marriott” hotel brand for use in European cities. Fairfield is Marriott’s second largest brand,…