Global Surge in Heritage and Luxury Hotels

A global wave of luxury hospitality openings, restorations and a high‑profile auction highlights demand for experiential, heritage and sustainable travel products. Sotheby’s will hold an online auction for the 16th‑century Château de Tournon near Cannes from Oct. 31–Nov. 14, a 528 sqm estate with six ensuite bedrooms, a 30m pool, a wine cellar and permits to rebuild a modern Provençal residence. Heritage‑led projects include the €85m Heritage & Resort Hotel Monumenti in Pula—transforming Austro‑Hungarian barracks and paired with a planned marina—as well as Florence’s Palazzo Ottaviani conversion to serviced apartments and the restored Imaret, all blending conservation with contemporary luxury. New openings emphasize location‑rooted luxury: Laurus at Resorts World Sentosa (The Luxury Collection’s first all‑suite in Singapore with 183 suites and orchid gardens), RIU Plaza Toronto in the Entertainment District, and Jerusalem’s Nucha Hotel with a rooftop pool overlooking the Old City. Sustainability and culture are central, with PARKROYAL COLLECTION advancing biophilic, farm‑to‑table experiences and Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort reviving a sacred Hawaiian site with cultural programming and low‑waste features. Family and resort innovation is typified by Turkey’s Anda Barut Collection, which added the Cutara Madventure Park and retained attractions like the long‑running King Cobra waterslide.