At ILTM Cannes, the world’s leading luxury travel trade show, Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced its plan to add new hotels to its portfolio. The brand unveiled an impressive pipeline of over 50 luxury and lifestyle hotels set to open worldwide by 2026.

Riding The Travel Wave

Luxury travel demand surged in 2023 and continues to rise and with Savills forecasting a 52.8% increase in Europe’s existing luxury hotel stock by 2028, highlighting strong investor confidence in the segment’s long-term growth potential.

With 70% of Hyatt’s global rooms categorised as luxury and upper upscale Hyatt having expanded this portfolio by an impressive 28 luxury hotels and resorts in the past three years. It has also doubled its luxury room count since 2017.

New Properties On The Horizon

Hyatt’s impressive pipeline of over 50 new luxury and lifestyle hotels slated to open globally by 2026 includes highly anticipated openings like Miraval the Red Sea, set to debut in late 2025. This project, marking the Miraval brand’s international debut, will be a haven for luxury wellbeing seekers and adventurers and will pave the way to bringing transformative wellness experiences and one of the largest spas in the Red Sea destination.

Other highly anticipated luxury and lifestyle Hyatt openings over the next two years include the likes of Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur and Park Hyatt Johannesburg, as well the highly anticipated Andaz Miami Beach and Andaz Gold Coast. These projects will build on the high standard set by recent Hyatt openings in the luxury and lifestyle segments, such as Park Hyatt London River Thames, Alila Shanghai as Greater China’s first urban resort-style Alila hotel, The Standard, Singapore and The StandardX, Bangkok.

Evolved Brand Architecture

For decades, Hyatt’s growth has followed a thoughtful approach, strategically expanding our brands in sought-after destinations and vibrant new markets with a curated lifestyle and luxury properties portfolio. With an established collection of 256 luxury and lifestyle hotels and resorts across 45 countries around the world – Hyatt leads the industry in crafting elevated high-end experiences for its guests.

To unlock the next level of this intentional growth, Hyatt is introducing specific portfolios that reflect greater focus and differentiation and can maximize the potential of each of its brands, including:

The Luxury portfolio features the finest places for the most refined tastes, enriched with unparalleled service, unmatched amenities and high design. These ultraluxe escapes are designed to delight the luxury seekers who delight in the rare and thoughtfully curated and includes brands such as Park Hyatt, Alila and Miraval.

The Lifestyle portfolio is for guests and visitors who are always at the centre of culture, no matter where they are. Encompassing brands such as Andaz, Thompson Hotels and the newly acquired Standard International brands including The Standard and Bunkhouse, these hotel hot spots offer originality in design, dining, and cultural programming, with immersive experiences that transport guests and visitors somewhere else.

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