Guides
New hotel openings, explained
Monthly roundups, the year ahead and the trends behind the projects, written from the openings we verify and track.

26 October 2026 · 6 min read
Detroit's new hotels, from Book Tower to Michigan Central
Four conversions and new builds since 2023, three luxury hotels due in 2027 and a second convention tower: how Detroit is rebuilding its hotel map.

26 October 2026 · 8 min read
The most anticipated luxury hotel openings of 2027
Aman on the West Coast, Oberoi in Europe, Waldorf Astoria in Australia: the 2027 luxury openings we track, and how far their dates can be trusted.

26 October 2026 · 7 min read
September 2026 in new hotels: nine openings from Madrid to the Riviera Maya
Kimpton's first all-inclusive, Hyde's Latin American debut, Canopy's first ski hotel: the nine openings we verified in September 2026, with their prices.

24 October 2026 · 6 min read
Sydney's new hotels: seven openings in 2025, eleven more to come
From a 14-room hotel above a fish restaurant to a Kengo Kuma tower at Circular Quay: what opened in Sydney in 2025 and what is scheduled through 2029.