Hotel Watch · Toronto
Royal Sonesta Crowns Its Youngest Guests
Sonesta's new Young Royals programme brings crowns, quests and castle set-ups for kids to five Royal Sonesta hotels, including Toronto's Yorkville. A family hook for city stays.
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Insider · New York
Hutton Brickyards Hires a Farm-Resort Veteran
Hutton Brickyards, the 100-acre Hudson River retreat in Kingston, N.Y., has named Steven O'Hern general manager. He has run Twin Farms and Blackberry Farm teams.
Hotel Watch · Florida
Tiburón Trades Dark Wood for Light
The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón has finished a multi-million-dollar redesign with lighter rooms, a new bar and restaurant, Palmera, and a French breakfast room.
Hotel Watch · Guanacaste
JW Marriott Goes All-Inclusive
JW Marriott's first all-inclusive is open in Guanacaste, from $900 per person per night. A 45-room Griffin Club and a wellness program are what advisors will sell.
Hotel Watch · Meads Bay
Anguilla’s Fall Offers, by the Night
Tranquility Beach Anguilla reopens on 10 October with two fall deals: a guided island and breakfast tour on five-night stays, and a free seventh night in villas.
Hotel Watch · Toronto
Park Hyatt Toronto Makes the Readers’ Top Five
Park Hyatt Toronto says it ranked No. 4 in Eastern Canada in Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Readers' Choice Awards. A guest-voted credential for any Yorkville pitch.
Hotel Watch · Diriyah
Oberoi’s First Saudi Escarpment
The Oberoi Sukoonvilas, Wadi Safar opens in the first quarter of 2027 with 60 villas, 30 minutes from Riyadh. The first hotel in Diriyah's Wadi Safar, and a new pre- or post-Riyadh stay.
Hotel Watch · London
Mayfair’s Winter Wave
Three luxury openings converge on Mayfair and St James's by March 2027, giving London advisors new suite stock and leverage with the established houses.
Hotel Watch · Kauaʻi
Curio Lands on Kauaʻi
Hilton's first Curio Collection resort in Hawaiʻi has opened at Hōkūala on Kauaʻi: 210 rooms, Nicklaus golf and event space near Līhuʻe, with an opening offer.
Hotel Watch · Old San Juan
Nobu’s First Puerto Rico Hotel
Nobu will open a 50-room hotel in San Juan's old city in 2028, a small urban luxury option in a Puerto Rico pipeline led by beach resorts.
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