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10 stories Updated October 10, 2026
Photograph · Image: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Tangier

Four Seasons Heads to Tangier

Toronto-based Four Seasons has signed a 99-key resort with 27 villas on Tangier's Cap Malabata, its fourth in Morocco. It gives Morocco itineraries a luxury northern anchor.

Hotel Watch · Manuel Antonio US

A Gay Resort for Manuel Antonio

Royal Grand Resorts opens a 30-room, adults-only, clothing-optional resort for gay men in Manuel Antonio this November. It aims at upscale without ultra-luxury rates.

Destination Intelligence · Dubai

Dubai's Pipeline, Checked

Dubai's latest 'what's next' list mixes open hotels with undated ones. What clients can book this winter, what's still unconfirmed, and the event dates for November.

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 UK

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 US

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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