The world’s biggest luxury hotel brand, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), has teamed up with renowned futurist Faith Popcorn to predict the luxury travel tre
French hotel group Accorhotels announced in April that it has bought luxury peer-to-peer home rental platform Onefinestay for €148 million.
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The Dutch capital is proving to be one of Europe's coolest cities when it comes to hotel innovations. In the past year it has welcomed sci-fi capsule concept Ci
A woman walks into a hotel lobby and addresses a 2.5-foot tall white robot with a smile. "Hi Connie," she says. "How may I help you?" the toy-like automaton rep
Set across 300 acres of natural landscape, the Cachet Resort Wanfeng Valley is located in Xingyi City, in the south-westerly province of Guizhou. Little known t
One of the world's most luxurious hotels – the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai – is set to receive a space-age extension in the form of a floating leisure deck a
Aimed at tech-adept Generation Y-ers, City Hub in Amsterdam describes itself as the "hotel of the future", and comes complete with 50 high-tech sleep units, a d
The first in our series on cool hotels, we bring you a round-up of five trend-setting properties that have caught our attention, from Hollywood to Israel.
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Between 2016 and 2018, sci-fi hotel brand Yotel has a mission to open 18 new capsule properties that will be ideal for jet-lagged flyers and city slickers on a
From Langham's Ginger Flower to W's Lemon Spritzer, hotels are working hard to invest in "subliminal environments", using signature scents to help lock in memor
Luxury hotel chain Four Seasons is inviting guests to share photos of their stays on Instagram with the chance to win one of three trips abroad.
By using the h
The Aloft hotel in Manhattan has launched "Text it, Get it", a service for guests who are too lazy or hungover to call reception to order room service.
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Described as “a throwback to the glory days of classic modernism”, this new Design Hotels property opened in April, on the foothills of the Acropolis, in Plaka.
Designed by the creators of New York’s High Line Park, the Art’otel Battersea Power Station will have a stunning rooftop pool and urban garden extending the ful
Following the lead of Soho House, which puts on regular events, talks and workshops for the members of its private clubs, high-end London hotels are recognising
Based on a study of more than 2.25 million public reviews on TripAdvisor, creative agency Luxury Branding has revealed the world's most-loved luxury hotel brand
From altitude workouts to ‘breath work’ holidays, these days hotels are charging for air.
The Conrad London St James hotel has launched “Skinny Rebel” altitude
UltraVilla is a new "little black book" of five-star holiday homes, listing just the top five per cent of independent villa specialists from around the globe.
The world’s first 3D printed hotel villa was unveiled earlier this month, heralding a new era for property design and construction.
Engineer Lewis Yakich ann
Designed by German artist and cosmonaut-in-training Michael Najjar, the cutting-edge Space Suite will be open for stays from October 1.
The concept aims to “
Located on Herengracht canal, the Hoxton hotel opened in the Dutch capital in July, and is the first from the brand outside London.
Five 17th-century canal hou
This summer sees the expansion of quirky French hotel chain Mama Shelter in West Hollywood, with an outdoor gym, open-air cinema and 70 rooms with Apple iMacs.
New York-based company Equinox Holdings Inc is planning to open a chain of fitness-inspired hotels, with the first coming to the Big Apple's new Hudson Yards de
This summer, Design Hotels launched an "inspirational space" for its team of ten in-house creatives.
The 300 sqm open-plan Brand Lab is in its Berlin headqua
