Hugo Montanari, who has helmed the crown jewel of Rosewood Hotel Group since 2022, answers 30 of Forbes Australia‘s burning questions. Welcome to Off The Clock. Forget talking points. ‘Off The Clock’ is all about the little gems our interviewees share once the cameras stop rolling and the keynote ends. Each edition, we nail down […]
Well-timed to capitalise on summer in the northern hemisphere, and an explosion of interest in Odyssey-inspired destination travel, Four Seasons has just unveiled its sophomore property in Greece — on the island of Mykonos. The property, masterminded by Greek modernist Nikos Valsamakis, sits high above the hillsides of Kalo Livadi bay, unfurling across 15 acres […]
Less than an hour’s flight from Athens, sequestered on the volcanic island of Milos, Eréma is offering intrepid travellers the perfect antidote — or alternative — to the raucous party towns of Mykonos and Paros. Following the formal signing of a memorandum of understanding intended to bring the US-Iran conflict to an end inside the […]
FIFA hyped the World Cup as an economic juggernaut for the U.S. – but with five weeks until the tournament kicks off, the hotel industry says advanced bookings in some host cities are on par or lagging any ordinary summer. Key Facts Hotel industry lowers its World Cup expectations While the U.S. is expected to […]
From a family-friendly South Carolina getaway to a traditional Sardinian hideaway, these are the luxury properties our inspectors want to revisit. Our inspectors visit thousands of hotels around the globe each year. Most high-end properties leave pleasant memories, but some go beyond creative in-room amenities with out-of-this-world extras that make a stay truly sublime. Ahead […]
The inaugural Hotel Icons List celebrates enduring luxury properties more than a century old from Colorado to Cannes. In an era when luxury hotels open and close like umbrellas, longevity in the hospitality world seems almost impossible. Yet scattered across the globe, dressed in their finest holiday splendor each December, just as they have for generations, […]
An early look at next year’s most exciting new luxury getaways, from Texas to Tanzania. From a quick urban escape to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, a new roster of luxury hotels and resorts can help inspire any 2026 itinerary. A recurring theme for new properties is the renaissance of glamour. In Europe, legendary landmarks—from Venice’s iconic […]
From a cliffside rotating pod hotel to a subterranean desert resort, the annual competition highlights bold concepts set to redefine the hotels of the future. Every year, I am reminded how far hotels have evolved, no longer just places to sleep, but transforming the typical stay into outrageous sensory experiences once only imagined in science […]
With the European country thought to be the setting for the hit HBO show’s next instalment, we speculate on the most spectacular resort backdrop. Three seasons in, The White Lotus viewers have come to expect two things: an unidentified dead body in the opening scene and a new luxury resort setting. While the HBO show’s fictional White […]
LVMH has acquired a stake in the small hotel brand Fontenille Collection. Over coffee at the Ned in New York, co-founder Frédéric Biousse shares the story behind the deal every indie hotelier wants. When it comes to launching a luxury hotel brand, Frédéric Biousse could offer a master class. After a long career building ‘affordable […]