Travel news, as it happens. · page 2
15 October 2026
6 briefs- Stay
The Knox, Auberge Collection, opens in Dallas in January from $1,000 a night
The 140-room property is the first Auberge Collection address in Texas.
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Delta One adds $200 Napa cabernet, Blanton's and Wagyu to its menu
The revamp debuts on Los Angeles routes to Auckland and Brisbane from 2 November, then rolls out globally in March.
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MGallery opens Financial City Chengdu, its third house in the city
Designer Stack Studio builds the interior from a Tang Dynasty poem.
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Delta unveils redesigned Delta One, rolling out across its network in 2027
Premium ticket revenue edged past main-cabin revenue in the third quarter, $6.82 billion against $6.80 billion, as Delta backs the change with a $1 billion fleet programme.
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The Hoxton Amsterdam rebuilds Lotti's Bar for ten years on the Herengracht
AIME Studios drew on Dutch craftsmanship and De Stijl, and five Signature Rooms launch alongside the redesign.
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Raffles The Red Sea opens 168 keys on Saudi Arabia's Shura Island
Villas run from one to four bedrooms, and a Singaporean restaurant sits beside a hammam and a vitality pool.
14 October 2026
5 briefs- Journey
Air Canada adds eight Toronto routes, five flying this winter
The Star Alliance carrier lifts winter capacity across its network by 10%.
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Jean Prouvé's 1958 house is now a Riviera stay below Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Rescued in Alsace and rebuilt in Nancy, Maison Prouvé 58 is let with a neighbouring mas, rates on request.
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Ora Hospitality to debut new ultra-luxury brand on Mykonos
Rockwell Group designs the village-style resort with four restaurants and a wellness centre.
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JW Marriott to open in Kraków in 2027 with 120 rooms and suites
The 120-key property keeps the building's original vault and cashier hall.
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Delta is close to a nonstop Singapore route, its first since 2019
The airline has not yet named Los Angeles or Seattle as the departure point, and Air Canada's Vancouver service ends in January 2027.
13 October 2026
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M Social Hotel Sunnyvale opens in December with AI assistants and a rooftop beehive
Reservations are open from $239 a night for the 263-room Silicon Valley property.
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Kempinski opens Augustine Hotel, Prague in a living monastery in 2027
The 101-room property has a residential bar, a 12-gate cocktail programme and a three-level Kepler suite due in phase two.
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Accor's Emblems Collection debuts in North America at Rimrock Banff
The Bathhouse brings Banff's first luxury hydrothermal wellness experience, and the owner, Oxford Properties, says it will keep investing in its national park hotels.
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Viceroy launches bookable maker experiences across five destinations
The campaign spans New York, the Algarve, St. Lucia, Sun Valley and Chicago, and was photographed by Jonangelo Molinari.
12 October 2026
2 briefs- Eat & Drink
Le Cornichon's founders open Le Poisson Volant, a Paris club until 5 am
Chef Yanxin Yin's Chinese menu runs to midnight, with a basement club behind an aquarium and a Shuo Hao commission on the stairs.
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IHG opens 347-room InterContinental Taipei, with Akira Back dining
Suites from about 76 square metres come with full kitchens and in-suite laundry, and Classic Rooms start at 38.
11 October 2026
1 brief- Stay
Orient Express Venezia opens in an upcycled 1400s pink palazzo
Aline Asmar d'Amman spent eight years on the palazzo, six signature suites among its 47 rooms.
10 October 2026
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Dior Spa opens at Copacabana Palace, the first in Latin America
The five-storey Wellness Club also brings a Pilates and Jiu-Jitsu studio, a recovery floor and a Suco Bar.
9 October 2026
3 briefs- Journey
212-foot schooner Atlantic opens seven-night berths on a five-year voyage
The recreated racing schooner carries six cabins and 12 crew, and it leaves early next year after crossing the Atlantic and the Panama Canal.
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Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes adds 12 homes, 43 in total
Seven of the twelve additions are design-led villas around Marbella, and each home is privately owned.
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Daniel Humm opens his first standalone Manhattan restaurant, Humm, 10 October
Pierre Yovanovitch designed his first New York restaurant across a 5,000 sq ft space on Hudson Street.
8 October 2026
4 briefs- Stay
The Shepherd Mayfair opens 82 rooms on the site of Mayfair's oldest house
Bain Capital and Orka Investments are behind the hotel, and its late-night bar, Teddy's, follows in November 2026.
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Tivoli Avenida Liberdade unveils remodelled rooms and suites in Lisbon
Rodrigo Izquierdo Studio designed the interiors, and a wine store by Cellar 47 has opened on the ninth floor.
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The Webster opens its first London hotel on Lincoln's Inn Fields
Three suites, a 100-cover Italian restaurant and a Times Square follow-up in 2027 complete the picture.
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British Airways plans a 17m Heathrow bar and First suites for two
The lounge with the bar is due at the end of 2028, while a dark-red First check-in area at Terminal 3 opens this winter.
7 October 2026
4 briefs- Do & Explore
Zaha Hadid Foundation reopens the architect's London HQ to the public
The first exhibition draws on the stage designs she imagined for opera, dance and pop.
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Jon Neidich opens Saint Denis, a downtown French bistro in SoHo
Chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley, formerly of Pastis, runs the kitchen at the West Houston and LaGuardia corner space.
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JW Marriott opens its first all-inclusive, a 415-room Costa Rica resort
Rates start at $656 a night for two guests through the end of the year, or from 110,000 Bonvoy points.
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St Regis Singapore completes a $44 million transformation
The redo covers all 299 guestrooms, the Presidential Suite and 10 event venues.
