AIRPORT HOTELS GET COOL I t’s been a long time coming, but airport hotels are finally on the up – and about time, too. Be it for an early flight or a layover, there’s a whole host oFMTRAVELLERS  looking for somewhere great to stay – and so far, the demand hasn’t quite been reached. But places like the super-trendy Naumi in Auckland are trouncing the bland, generic hotels we’re used to at airports and offering thE TRAVELLER  a new experience. Naumi (pronounced ‘now-me’) is a brand that’s opening hotels at a rate of knots; its latest has been a very welcome addition to Auckland Airport – not to mention one with serious style. As well as a buzzing, open-plan lounge and bar area complete with neon signs and an art theme throughout, there’s also beautifully designed bedrooms, with Grohe rainshowers and freestanding tubs to soak away the jetlag. To up the zen even further, there’s yoga mats in the bedrooms, while location-wise, the Villa Maria Wine Estate is right...

Six Senses to Grow Hotel  Portfolio Six Senses Bhutan Luxury hotel brand  Six Senses  is planning to expand its portfolio over the next few years while also ramping up its integrated wellness offerings across all properties,  Luxury Travel Advisor  learned during a recent visit by Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs to New York offices. "When my [private equity group, Pegasus Capital] bought Six Senses [five years ago], we saw the opportunity to really draw on the ethos of the company and re-engineer a little bit to take the group out of being just a resort group in Asia and the Middle East and take it global," Jacobs says. The brand currently owns and operates 12 hotels and 33 spas worldwide but that number is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years with new properties in the works.  Increasing Brand Recognition   Recently, Six Senses saw the successful launch of its first European property in Por...

10 New Caribbean Hotels We’re Excited About in 2018 Caribbean hotels keep getting better and better, and the region’s hotel development pipeline shows no signs of slowing down, with new properties continuing to sprout across the Caribbean and Mexico, both large and boutique, EP and all-inclusive. So what are the Caribbean hotels we’re excited about in 2018? They range from Leading Hotels of the World to creative new small hotels to all-inclusive. Here are 10 new hotels coming on stream in 2018 that need to be on your radar. Silversands Grenada  Grenada is one of the hottest destinations in the Caribbean right now, in large part due to a burgeoning luxury hotel development pipeline headlined by the soon-to-debut Silversands Grenada, which is already a member of Leading Hotels of the World. Silversands, a mix of 43 luxe suites and nine villas. It’s set to open in March. Rosewood Baha Mar  While the vast majority of the  Baha Mar  has already opened, i...

THE MASTER  LIST OF 2018  WORLDWIDE HOTEL OPENINGS   J NOW THAT EVERYONE HAS SUCCESSFULLY PUT THE TRAUMATISING  YEAR OF 2017 BEHIND THEM (WE HOPE), WE’RE FINALLY READY TO WELCOME 2018. AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THAT THAN BY GIVING YOU THE RELEASE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL YEAR? YES, THE MOMENT IS FINALLY HERE. TODAY, WE UNVEIL OUR  MASTER  LIST OF 2018 WORLDWIDE HOTEL OPENINGS !  As is tradition, our Master List spotlights the newest batch of design, boutique, experiential and innovative hotels across the world. Of course, there are always a few notables from larger hotel brands, often included because of a desirable location or a new concept. But for the most part, the hotels listed below have those rebellious qualities that we just can’t get enough of.  For those of you who only have a few minutes to peruse The List, we advise you to: one, bookmark this page so you can quickly (and frequently) come bac...