Dar Global launches The Trump International Golf Club, Wadi Safar
The golf course will be spread over 2.6 million square meter site, and feature a gated community, a luxury Trump hotel and premium residences
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Dar Global launches The Trump International Golf Club, Wadi Safar
The golf course will be spread over 2.6 million square meter site, and feature a gated community, a luxury Trump hotel and premium residences
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How Stephan Bösch brought Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa back to life after its renovation
How do you breathe new life into a place where history lingers in every corner? Monocle sits down with Stephan Bösch – the new managing director of Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, southwestern Germany – as the retreat emerges from the most…
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Atari Launches Hotel Chain & Invites Gamers To Invest In 'The Future Of Hospitality'
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Atari have launched 'the first-ever purpose-built gaming hotel in the Western Hemisphere', and it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie come to life.
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Should a Hotel Feel Like a Home?
Our columnist, Rita Konig, has stayed in her fair share of hotel rooms—and has designed some great ones herself.
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These Designers Transform Retired Aircraft Fuselages Into Luxury Hotel Suites
From grounded planes to luxury stays: this project will convert over 624 old aircraft into sustainable, transportable spaces.
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Never seen before in hospitality – 80 luxury resorts coming up on a single island
Palm Jebel Ali, the world’s largest palm-shaped island, is Nakheel Properties’ ambitious new archipelago project off the coast of Dubai. The project forms a central part of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 and is aimed at increasing Dubai’s luxury…
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Fury as iconic Brutalist hotel in Tunisia faces demolition
The start of demolition work on an iconic Tunisian hotel has sparked strong opposition from citizens, architects, NGOs and heritage experts in the North African country and around the world.
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How to turn hotel spaces into multipurpose venues
Today’s hotel guests arrive with high expectations. They want more than a place to sleep—they’re looking for experiences that justify premium rates and create lasting memories. That means every square inch within a hotel needs to do more…
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Reimagining the Guest Experience in 2025: Why AI Alone Isn’t the Answer
Travel brands are racing to meet the new demands of digital-native travelers. From AI-powered personalization to seamless guest journeys, everyone claims to be reimagining the guest experience. However, the lived reality for many travelers tells a…
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Roundtable: Middle East Meets West: The logistics of global design
Hotel Designs gathered leading designers and suppliers at Dedar’s London showroom for a candid conversation on navigating the booming Middle Eastern hospitality market…
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There’s A Reason Why You’re Seeing More Hotels With Rounded Shapes
From the sweeping façades of Dubai’s Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab to curved saunas at Austria’s Das Edelweiss, here’s how and why luxury hotels use the power of the curve to shape guest experiences.
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Olga Polizzi, Deputy Chairman and Director of Design at Rocco Forte Hotels
As a new chapter unfolds at The Charles Hotel in Munich, Olga Polizzi, speaks candidly about the nuances of revisiting an existing project, the value of creative partnerships, and the subtle shifts in guest expectations…
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In conversation with: Tatiana Sheveleva, CHAPI Design – on designing Luminara
Luminara is the newest addition to the Ritz Carlton superyacht portfolio, and has been making a splash as it set out on its maiden voyage. Design studio CHAPI Design is the creative force behind the public spaces gracing the decks – we spoke to…
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Solar powered hotel opens in Exeter
Zeal Hotels has opened the first in a planned series of net-zero hotels, designed to operate entirely on renewable energy.
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The hospitality industry has long been powered by women but it wasn’t until the mid-1990s, when Singaporean hotelier Cristina Ong founded Como Hotels and Resorts that female founders started to attract the spotlight. Women like Rosewood’s Sonia…
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Lifestyle Hotels: The Ultimate Network Impact Move
Lifestyle hotel brands have been getting a lot of attention lately – and for good reason and it’s not because they’re the biggest money-makers in the portfolio (in fact, many aren’t).
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Asia’s Top Hotel Groups and Their Imprints on the Luxury Hospitality Sector
Nothing beats an indulgent and restful getaway where you’re pampered at every turn. Here are the best Asian luxury hotels and hospitality groups that promise to deliver this in spades.
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Chinese modular tech helps build Saudi sustainable hotel
CIMC Modular Building Systems, or CIMC MBS, has signed an agreement to construct the Earth Hotel in Riyadh, marking its inaugural hospitality venture in the Middle East and North Africa. This sustainable project highlights the Chinese company's…
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