Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen Opens at UpperHills
The group’s first hotel in Shenzhen takes the upper floors of a 79-storey SOM tower in Futian, with 178 keys and eight restaurants and bars.
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Ole Scheeren Designs Regent Sanya Haitang Bay
China Duty Free Group and IHG chose Büro Ole Scheeren for a stacked beachfront resort in Hainan combining the Regent and Hotel Indigo brands.
The Karl Lagerfeld Hotel Opens in Macau
The late couturier’s only hotel interiors project arrives at Grand Lisboa Palace, pairing Chinoiserie with tailored lines, a book lounge and commissioned art.
InterContinental Kaohsiung Opens in Farglory The One
IHG’s luxury brand arrives in Kaohsiung inside Farglory The One, a tower that combines 253 hotel rooms with private residences in southern Taiwan.
Taian Table Earns Three Michelin Stars in Shanghai
Stefan Stiller’s 20-seat open-kitchen restaurant joined Ultraviolet at the top of the Shanghai guide and also received the city’s first Michelin Green Star.
Six Senses Fort Barwara Opens in Rajasthan
A decade-long conservation project turns a 14th-century Rajasthani fort near Ranthambore into a 48-suite resort with a 2,800-square-metre spa.
The Langham, Jakarta Opens in SCBD
Langham Hospitality Group’s first Southeast Asian hotel brings Tom Aikens, T’ang Court and Morimoto to a 65-storey tower in Jakarta’s business district.
Raffles Udaipur Opens as India’s First Raffles
Accor brings the Raffles name to India with 101 rooms and suites on a 21-acre private island in Udai Sagar lake, Rajasthan.
Grand Lisboa Palace Opens in Cotai, Macau
SJM Resorts’ first Cotai resort arrived with a 1,350-room Chinoiserie-style hotel tower, with Versace and Karl Lagerfeld towers set to follow.
Josun Palace Brings The Luxury Collection to Korea
Marriott’s Luxury Collection enters South Korea with a 254-key Gangnam hotel designed by Monaco studio Humbert & Poyet and rooted in a 1914 name.