Hotel of the Year

A new IATA and WSHA partnership will guide airline hotel tenders and contracts, with potential future work on waste, human rights and climate resilience

Cypriot hotel and real estate group MHV is expanding its operations in Greece by acquiring the Moxy Athens City Hotel in Omonia Square

Marriott International has opened its first City Express hotel in South Asia, a 56-room property on the Udaipur–Nathdwara Highway in Rajasthan, India

The Den Bengaluru, India, joins the LXR Hotels & Resorts collection of hotels from the Hilton Group. The hotel features 226 rooms and suites, 5 culinary venues, and state-of-the-art spa and wellness

JW Marriott has opened its first all-inclusive resort worldwide in Costa Rica, featuring 415 rooms, 15 dining venues, 17 pools, and a major wellness center

Signia Hilton Indianapolis will open in December with rooftop cocktails, an American grill, café, pool deck and nearly 100,000 square feet of event space

Brown Hotels is expanding into Italy for the first time with the acquisition of the company operating Amedia Milan, a four-star hotel near San Siro

Hilton will open its first Tempo by Hilton hotel in Germany in 2029, with a 199-room property planned next to the new MUNICH ARENA

Marriott has opened its first Series by Marriott hotel in South Korea, with three more properties planned in Seoul, Incheon and Busan

Hyatt is expanding its luxury portfolio across the Americas with new Park Hyatt, Alila, Unbound Collection and Grand Hyatt properties

The hotel in Dubai was chosen as the 'Hotel of the Year' for the India, Middle East, and Africa region by the world's largest independent hotel network, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, joining an elite list of 11 outstanding hotels