Autograph Collection news

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has appointed Abi Selby – founder of online consumer spa directory Spabreaks.com – as its new chair. Selby has been ... More

Arch Amenities Group (AAG) has announced the acquisition of Innovative Spa Management, Privai and Spa Space – the latter of which it gained a majority ... More

Italian destination spa and resort Grotta Giusti Thermal Spa Resort in Tuscany has begun a new chapter following the completion of a two-year-long resort-wide refurbishment. ... More

Wellness tech platform, Spa Space, has launched a turnkey technology solution to improve operating efficiencies and increase guest and therapist satisfaction. The newly developed patent-pending ... More

The Humaniti mixed-use complex in Montreal is approaching completion, designed by Lemay to achieve WELL Certification and to encourage its residents to interact with their ... More

Marriott has continued the expansion of its independently-owned hotels portfolio with the addition of Schloss Lieser in Germany and La Caserne Chanzy Hotel & Spa ... More

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel has signed a deal with Reviv, a global provider of intravenous (IV) nutrient therapies and booster shots, to open an ... More

As a new year approaches, the editors of Spa Opportunities bring you a list of 18 of the most anticipated spa openings for 2018. 1. ... More

Historic American hotel The Cavalier will reopen in early 2018 after a US$75m restoration. Built in 1927 and overlooking the Atlantic on one of the ... More

Marriott International has revealed ambitious plans to grow the number of independently owned hotels in its portfolio by nearly 50 per cent by 2019. Making ... More

Oxford City Council has granted planning permission for a new 140-room hotel under Marriott’s Courtyard brand. Real estate and private equity company Dominvs Group has ... More

DXB Entertainments – the parent company of Dubai Parks and Resorts – has announced its intention to expand its Lapita Hotel brand beyond the UAE, ... More

Marriott International has announced plans to dramatically increase the size of its European portfolio across all segments of the industry. This planned expansion is the ... More

Malaysian conglomerate YTL Hotels, which owns the newly opened Gainsborough Bath Spa – the only hotel in the UK with direct access to natural thermal ... More

Hotel operators Marriott International and Starwood have received approval from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce on their merger – the last regulatory approval required. The ... More

As Dubai prepares to go head-to-head with Orlando for the title of attractions capital of the world, the city’s multi-billion dollar Dubai Parks and Resorts ... More

An Elemis spa will be a central part of the new Domes Noruz Chania lifestyle hotel on the Greek island of Crete, set to open ... More

Spa, fitness and lifestyle consultancy and management firm WTS International has designed the 6,000sq ft (557sq m) Ocean Spa at the Marriott Autograph Playa Largo ... More

The Chinese consortium led by Anbang Insurance Group that is trying to buy Starwood has upped its offer, making it “reasonably likely to lead to ... More

The Starwood-Marriott merger is back on again after a rival offer last week led by Chinese insurance company Anbang tried to thwart the deal. Anbang ... More

A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to send guests on a voyage to outer space. Michael Najjar ... More

Luxury hotel interior design studio MKV Design have completed two new hotels in Baku, Azerbaijan, which celebrate the city’s industrial past and its ongoing transformation ... More

Marriott International is buying its rival, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, for US$12.2bn (€11.4b, £8bn), creating the world’s largest hotel company, with 5,500 hotels and 1.1 ... More

Playa Largo Resort & Spa has named Caroline Wilmot as spa and wellness director for the soon-to-open Key Largo resort. Wilmot will oversee the development ... More

The estimated US$72m (€65m; £47m) Playa Largo resort in Key Largo, part of the Marriott Autograph collection, is set to open late this year and ... More