Openings Desk
Alessandro Conti
Alessandro Conti is based in Rome and covers hotel openings for Luxury.it, from Italy and the Alps to the rest of Europe: who is building, who is reopening, and which addresses will matter next season. He is drawn to buildings with a past, the convents, palazzi, customs houses and railway hotels brought back into use, and to the small openings that quietly turn a town into a destination. He reads a hotel by its floor plan, its staff-to-room ratio and its breakfast.
Michelin Keys 2026 Florence: all 14 hotels, and Collegio alla Querce at Three
All 14 MICHELIN Key hotels in Florence for 2026: Collegio alla Querce joins Four Seasons at Three Keys, two villas and a...
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Michelin Keys 2026 Venice: all 13 hotels, with Airelles Palladio new at Three
MICHELIN's 2026 selection gives Venice 13 Key hotels: 3 with Three Keys, 2 with Two and 8 with One. New names: Airelles...
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Michelin Keys 2026 Paris: all 41 hotels, and Maison Barrière Vendôme is new
MICHELIN's 2026 selection gives Paris 41 Key hotels: 9 with Three Keys, 7 with Two and 25 with One. The only new...
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Michelin Keys 2026 Portugal: 69 hotels, 16 new, from Amarante to Tavira
Portugal's 2026 MICHELIN Keys: 69 hotels, 2 with Three Keys and 14 with Two. Casa da Calçada in Amarante is the new...
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Bayreuth Festival 2027: new Lohengrin and Parsifal, 24 July to 24 August
Bayreuth Festival 2027 runs from 24 July to 24 August: new productions of Lohengrin, from 25 July, and Parsifal with Christian Thielemann,...
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Michelin Keys 2026 Austria: the 21 Two-Key hotels, from Vienna to Lech
Austria's 2026 MICHELIN Keys: 72 hotels, 2 with Three Keys and 21 with Two, 7 of them in Vienna. The 3 new...
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Michelin Keys 2026 Spain: the 17 Two-Key hotels, and Mallorca has 7
Spain's 2026 MICHELIN Keys: 122 hotels, 5 with Three Keys and 17 with Two. The 4 new Two-Key names, 3 of them...
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Michelin Keys 2026 France: the 39 Two-Key hotels, 7 of them in Paris
MICHELIN's 2026 France list has 39 Two-Key hotels, seven in Paris. New this year: Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin and Les Sources...
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Michelin Keys 2026: the 49 Italian hotels with two keys, and the 6 new names
MICHELIN gave Two Keys to 49 Italian hotels in 2026, six new at that level, from Villa d'Este to Vetera Matera: the...
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Le Mas Bellevue: Oetker’s first Saint-Tropez hotel opens in June 2027
Le Mas Bellevue, Oetker Hotels' first hotel in Saint-Tropez, opens in June 2027 with 78 rooms and suites in 11 houses. Géraud...
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The 2027 luxury calendar: 20 dates in Europe, from Kitzbühel to Naples
From Pitti Uomo on 12 January to Cannes on 11-22 May and the America's Cup Match in Naples from 10 July: the...
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Kempinski’s Augustine Hotel in Prague: 101 rooms in a 13th-century monastery
Kempinski will open Augustine Hotel, Prague in early 2027: 101 rooms, including 20 suites, in seven buildings of a 13th-century monastery in...
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