Construction has begun on a new wellness destination in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, US, called The Shenandoah Nature Resort, which is due to open in January 2028.  The US$200 million (€184 million, £156 million) property has been designed to reimagine the traditional spa experience by blending ancient and modern wisdom in what is described as a “spiritually expansive and scientifically grounded approach”.  The resort has been created to address

The €200m (US$221.3 million, £169.7 million) Pical Resort, Valamar Collection has opened in Croatia with the country’s first ESPA spa. Valamar Riviera, a Croatian tourism company and hotel operator has revealed the 514-key property in Poreč, Istria. The development of the Pical Resort represents Valamar’s largest investment to date. The accommodation is split into the following options: the Pical Hotel, the luxury all-inclusive Pical Family Hotel, the exclusive Pical Suites

Terme Preistoriche Resort and Spa in Motegrotto Terme, Italy, has opened a thermal treatment centre designed by Studio Apostoli. The new facility marks the most recent collaboration between Studio Apostoli and the resort.  The architecture and design firm designed the property’s existing 1,200sq m spa called Neró Spa, which opened in 2019. It also created a collection of zero-emission suites in 2023 and is redesigning the 47 guestrooms. The new

Hilton’s first luxury resort in Greece, Conrad Corfu, will open in the serene beachtown of Molos on the Greek island of Corfu in Q2 this year, with a design that celebrates the waterfront location with a series of lagoons and pools. The 136-key hotel, which will have its own 200m of beachfront, will be operated as part of a franchise agreement between the Greek hotel-owning Troulis family and Hilton’s Conrad

Japanese hotel owner and operator Hoshino Resorts Inc’s CEO, Yoshiharu Hoshino, has shared his ambition to develop onsen ryokan globally in an exclusive interview with Spa Business. Read the full profile of Hoshino in the latest edition of the magazine here.   Hoshino Resorts now operates 70 properties across Japan, Bali, Taiwan, Guam and soon the US.  The company boasts ¥250,915 million (US$1.6 billion, €1.4 billion, £1.2 billion) in total

Marriott International will debut The Luxury Collection Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic in Q4 2026 with a tropical destination spa called Playa Serena Spa. The property is owned by Grupo Puntacana and the 1,200sq m spa has been designed by Ana Ramirez of Kala Design Group. Other collaborators on the project include Lynn Curry of Curry Spa Consulting; interior design by Susurrus and landscape architecture by Maat Handasa.

Equinox Hotels, which has a focus on fitness, health and wellness, has announced it will operate a marina lifestyle destination called Equinox Resort Anguilla Port Nimara, the first Caribbean site for the brand. Located at the south west end of the island in a privately-owned location, the Port Nimara Resort has beachfront views and a 118-berth marina for vessels measuring up tp 240 feet. The marina has a functioning customs

BodyHoliday has confirmed it is expanding the brand and developing its first European property in Portugal’s Eastern Algarve, which is set to open in 2029. BodyHoliday Algarve will be a sister destination to the operator’s flagship 155-key resort in St Lucia. This property marks the first step in a programme to create a collection of BodyHoliday resorts. A new executive team has been chosen to lead the brand’s expansion. Since

A €285 million (US$316 million, £242 million) next-generation luxury yachting destination, Marina Resort Cavtat, is being developed on the Dubrovnik Riviera with wellness and regenerative programming by Under a Tree Consulting. The property, which is scheduled to open in 2029, will have a 151-berth marina, two five-star hotels, luxury villas, branded apartments, a wellness retreat, a performance hub, yacht club and a retail/dining village called Lungomare. The location was chosen

Valamar Riviera, a Croatian tourism company and hotel operator, will open its Pical Resort with Croatia’s first ESPA spa in March 2026. Valamar, which operates 36 hotels and resorts, plus 15 camping properties, has invested €200 million (US$221.3 million, £169.7 million) in the 514-key property in Poreč, Istria, representing the company’s largest investment to date. The accommodation is split into three different options: the Pical Hotel, the luxury all-inclusive Pical

Minor Hotels has signed an agreement with Egyptian hospitality group Sunrise Resorts and Cruises to form a new joint venture company that will open up to 50 hotels over the next decade. Minor Hotels is a global hospitality group with hotels, resorts and branded residences in 59 countries and Sunrise Resorts and Cruises seven Nile cruise ships and 27 resorts – with destinations across Egypt as well as Greece, Zanzibar

Sonu and Eva Shivdasani, who are known for establishing ultra-luxury sustainable hospitality brands Soneva and Six Senses, are launching a new luxury hotel brand called Sosei, which means “rebirth” in Japanese. Earlier this year KSL Capital Partners increased its stake in Soneva to become the majority owner of the brand, following an initial investment in the brand in 2019 that amounted to a stake that was reportedly worth 35-40 per

Aman Resorts is developing its first African safari resort and branded residences at Aman Karingani, a retreat within the 150,000-hectare Karingani Game Reserve in southern Mozambique. The property will perch above the reserve’s sweeping plains and it will have 30 standalone guest pavilions as well as a central lodge for facilities, including the brand’s signature Aman Spa and an outdoor pool. Details of the spa and of the property's estimated

The Swiss health and wellbeing destination, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, has launched a new facility staffed by medical professionals called the Tamina Health Centre. The four-floor facility is named after the Tamina Gorge, the source of the resort’s healing waters. Staffed by a team of more than 100 healthcare professionals daily during the week, the centre will be led by chief medical officer Dr Alexandra Dopplinger. Dopplinger told Spa Business,

Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan in Ubud, Indonesia, has unveiled a new Fitness Hub, almost year after the property launched its redesigned Sacred River Spa at Sayan. The new 536sq m fitness centre is located high above the Ayung River, with panoramic views of the jungle. It has multiple training modalities and offers a range of recovery therapies. The facilities on offer include a gym, measuring 75sq m, with

The final phase of Solaire Resort North, a five-star integrated resort in Quezon City, Philippines, is now complete. This is the second Solaire-branded property in the Philippines, which is owned and operated by Bloombery Resorts. Bloombery is a company owned by Filipino billionare Enrique K Razon Jr, who is the chair and CEO of port operator International Container Terminal Services. The 38-floor US$1 billion (€867 million, £751 million) resort has

Bulgari Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement with UAE real estate developer Eagle Hills to open a new property called Bulgari Resort and Mansions Abu Dhabi, in 2030. The resort will be located on a private horseshoe-shaped island and will have a Bulgari Spa. Off the coast of the Abu Dhabi Corniche (an 8km waterfront promenade), Milanese design company ACPV Architects (Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel) will create the resort’s

Italian architecture firm ABCPlus Studio has revealed plans for an environmentally-conscious mixed-use destination near the coastal town of Bibione, which is located between Venice and Trieste on the Adriatic coast. Commissioned by Italian real estate company, Bibione Darsena SRL, which also operates marinas, the project is scheduled to break ground in 2027 following completion of all required environmental and landscape approvals. The estimated opening date is 2030. The scheme will

St Regis Cap Cana Resort, the first St Regis-branded spa property in the Dominican Republic, has opened in the heart of the Caribbean as the Marriott brand continues to expand its portfolio. With design by architects Acebal Canney Arquitectos and Asociados and interiors by Chapi Chapo Design, the resort’s palm-lined white beaches have inspired the look of the property’s 200 bedrooms and 36 suites. The dramatic cliffs of the coastline

A new hot spring resort is due to open in the historic ski and spa town of Kusatsu, Japan, in Q2 of 2026. The forest resort, owned and operated by Hoshino Resorts, will be connected to the town by a private tunnel, exclusively reserved for resort guests. The new, 94-key property will be managed under Hoshino Resorts' hot spring ryokan brand ‘Kai’ and will trade as Kai Kusatsu. Located on

The Auberge Resorts Collection has opened the luxurious Collegio alla Querce in Florence, its first property in Italy. The 16th Century buildings were once home to a school, a chapel and theatre. The architectural restoration of the estate was led by Spanish father-son design duo, Esteva i Esteva, who have preserved the original character of the structures and also by Florentine interior designers, ArchFlorence, who have kept the Renaissance features

Center Parcs is pursuing plans to develop its first-ever holiday village in Scotland. The proposed project will feature 700 lodges, a luxury spa and extensive leisure facilities, with a projected investment of £350-400 million (US$443-507 million, €418-480 million), pending planning approval. Located in the Scottish Borders, north of Hawick and south of Selkirk, the site is approximately a 90-minute drive from both Edinburgh and Newcastle and two hours from Glasgow.

Reservations are now open for stays at Shebara – a hyper-luxury resort and nature-inspired spa opening in Saudi Arabia this month as part of the ambitious Red Sea regenerative tourism project. The launch will mark the debut destination wholly owned and operated by project developer Red Sea Global (RSG) and the fourth to open within The Red Sea development. Shebara’s concept combines luxury, sustainability and innovation and its architecture is

Luxury Japanese hospitality brand Hoshino Resorts is set to make its mark in the US wellness market with a new hot springs development in New York state's historic spa village of Sharon Springs. Scheduled to open in 2028, the 40-key property will blend the tradition of Japanese ryokan inn-style accommodations with onsen bathing facilities powered by Sharon Springs' mineral-rich hot springs. It will be located approximately a 3.5-hour drive from

A brand new destination spa will arrive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in Q4 following a major overhaul of the state’s historic Pier Sixty-Six resort. Called Zenova Spa & Wellness, the facility will come to fruition as part of the US$1 billion (€926.9 million, £782.3 million) resort-wide redevelopment project being conducted by design and development operation Tavistock Development Company – also the owner behind Orlando’s established Lake Nona wellness community. Zenova

Fitness-focused hospitality brand and management company Equinox Hotels has announced plans to open a modern new resort on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba in northwest Saudi Arabia. The venture is part of the ambitious US$500 billion (€462.7 billion, £396 billion) Neom* giga-project. The new resort, Equinox Resort Treyam, will be a centrepiece in Magna**, Neom’s new luxury coastal region, which encompasses 12 destinations along 120km of coastline. Magna

Plans have been unveiled for La Maviglia, a new luxury resort and expansive medi-spa set to open in Italy's Puglia region, renowned for its Primitivo wine, in 2027. Spanning 202 hectares of lush olive orchard landscape and situated moments from picturesque beaches, La Maviglia resort is being brought to life following the sensitive transformation and expansion of an original 16th-century Masseria by acclaimed design firms Oppenheim Architecture and Enea Landscape