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Hotels, openings and the places worth checking into, the world over.

28 Sept · Conversions
Royal Caribbean Takes Half of Sandals in $3 Billion Resort Push

The cruise giant's move into all-inclusive hotels marks a sharp turn for a company that has spent years building private islands and beach clubs for its own guests.

Royal Caribbean Takes Half of Sandals in $3 Billion Resort Push
Cape Town · 21 Sept · Conversions
Banyan Group Takes Majority Stake in Africa Lodge Operator

The Singapore-based hospitality firm has acquired Newmark Hotels, adding 26 properties across the continent in an asset-light expansion that marks its first major push into safari and nature-based accommodation.

Cape Town
21 Sept · Conversions
How a 1960s Brutalist Office Block Became America's First All-Electric Hotel

Hotel Marcel in New Haven proves that historic preservation and radical sustainability can share the same address - and that cutting-edge green tech doesn't have to mean sacrificing comfort.

How a 1960s Brutalist Office Block Became America's First All-Electric Hotel
29 Aug · Conversions
Kansas City's Jazz Legacy Gets a Hotel Overhaul

A 117-year-old downtown building will become a 169-room music-themed property with residences, recording studio, and rooftop pool - part of a wider push toward cultural hospitality.

Kansas City's Jazz Legacy Gets a Hotel Overhaul
25 Aug · Conversions
Two Boeing 747s Find Second Life as Hotel Rooms in Southern Malaysia

A Johor Bahru property has turned a former Pan Am and Japan Airlines jumbo jet into 18 suites, complete with cockpit access and poolside views.

Two Boeing 747s Find Second Life as Hotel Rooms in Southern Malaysia
21 Aug · Conversions
A Victorian Water Tower on Royal Grounds Becomes Holiday Lodging

Sandringham Estate has opened a 147-year-old tower as private accommodation for couples, part of a growing shift toward adaptive reuse in heritage tourism.

A Victorian Water Tower on Royal Grounds Becomes Holiday Lodging
Seoul · 11 Aug · Conversions
Why Seoul Travelers Are Choosing Traditional Wooden Houses Over High-Rise Hotels

A stay in a hanok reveals a quieter, more intimate side of South Korea's capital - and locals are rediscovering them too.

Seoul
Kyoto · 29 Jul · Conversions
A Former Geisha Theatre Becomes Kyoto's Most Intimate Luxury Hotel

The Imperial Hotel Kyoto transformed a 1936 performance hall into a 55-room refuge where traditional craftsmanship meets modern hospitality in the heart of Gion.

Kyoto
24 Jul · Conversions
Royal Palm South Beach Reopens With Doubled Earnings Target After Major Overhaul

Park Hotels completes a $100 million transformation of the Miami Beach property, adding rooms and modernizing amenities while betting on one of the country's strongest lodging markets.

Royal Palm South Beach Reopens With Doubled Earnings Target After Major Overhaul
21 Jul · Conversions
Hilton Reopens Honolulu LXR Property After $100 Million Overhaul

The Ka La'i Waikiki Beach emerges from a floor-to-ceiling transformation designed to anchor guests in Hawaiian culture, not just luxury amenities.

Hilton Reopens Honolulu LXR Property After $100 Million Overhaul
10 Jul · Conversions
Macao's Gilded Comeback: A Once-Failed Luxury Hotel Tries Again

After bankruptcy and a pandemic closure, the property formerly known as Hotel 13 returns as 13 Palace, betting on premium travelers beyond the casino floor.

Macao's Gilded Comeback: A Once-Failed Luxury Hotel Tries Again
Paris · 9 Jul · Conversions
A Belle Époque Mansion Finds New Life as a Paris Hotel

Hôtel de Sers blends 19th-century architecture with modern amenities in Paris's eighth arrondissement, steps from the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Élysées.

Paris