sand dunes news

Hotel owner, operator and investor Minor Hotels has announced plans to unveil a second Anantara property in Brazil. Slated to launch in 2026, the new-build ... More

Medical spa brand Lanserhof will open its first coastal resort on the island of Sylt in northern Germany, in Spring 2022. A €120m (US$138.7m, £101.9m) ... More

Luxury eco-resort Kisawa Sanctuary has launched with a soft opening on Mozambique's subtropical island of Benguerra, complete with a Natural Wellness Centre inspired by Mozambican ... More

Billed as the world’s first 3D printed resort, Kisawa Sanctuary a luxury eco-resort and spa in Mozambique will be created by a 3D printer using ... More

Global design practice Oppenheim Architecture (OA) have completed the Ayla Golf Academy & Clubhouse in Aqaba, Jordan. The 1,200 sq m building, which is situated ... More

Consultancy group The Wellness has worked to create a spa for the Al Mleiha Fossil Rock Lodge & Spa in Sharjah, UAE, which will open ... More

The Vietnamese government has granted approval for a mammoth resort to be built in Mui Dinh on the country’s southeastern coast. The Bangkok studio of ... More

Peru’s government has invested PEN18m (US$5.5m, €5.2m, £4.4m) into the northern peninsula of the Paracas desert ahead of a predicted tourism influx for the region. ... More

The construction of Qatar’s Al Rayyan Stadium, a proposed host venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has entered a new phase after the first ... More

Construction has begun on Aykon City; a four-tower mega-project in Dubai which will bring new leisure space to the city’s skies. Designed by Handel Architects ... More

French designer Philippe Starck has created the interiors for a boutique hotel and cafe among the towering sand dunes of southern France. Located within a ... More

Phase one of Sharjah’s AED250m (US$68m, €62m, £47.5m) eco-tourism project has been officially opened by ruler of the Emirate, HH Sheikh Dr Sultan Mohammed Al ... More

Dunes by Al Nahda has opened in Oman, with 50 tented bedrooms in the sand dunes of Wadi Al Abiyad, along with a wellness spa ... More

A new video showing a fly-through for Zaha Hadid Architects’ proposal for the sand-dune-inspired corporate HQ of a waste management company in the Middle East ... More

Nomadic tribesmen in the desert of the southeastern Moroccan region of Merzouga are offering wellness treatments to tourists by digging holes in 150m (492ft) high ... More

Luxury hotel and spa The Oitavos has opened in Portugal. Located around a 20 minute drive west of Lisbon, the property is set within the ... More

A new luxury hotel and spa called The Oitavos will launch in September in Portugal. Drawing inspiration from the ocean in both its design and ... More

The government has awarded grants worth £11m to fifteen local authorities who have come up with the best and most innovative ideas for dealing with ... More

Work on Donald Trump’s £1bn Scottish golf resort is to begin today (28 October). The Aberdeenshire course, designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects, is yet to ... More

MSpa International – operator of the Mandara and Anantara resort brands – is to manage two luxury resorts in Abu Dhabi within the United Arab ... More

Singapore-based Amanresorts is to open a luxury resort and spa in Utah, US. Construction work began in early 2006 while, according to reports, the project ... More