Royal Mansour Marrakech, Morocco, has been named winner of the No.3 Gin Art of Hospitality Award, the first special award announced in advance of The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2024 awards ceremony. The No.3 Gin Art of Hospitality Award was voted for by the 600-strong voters who make up The World’s 50 Best Hotels Academy, who were each asked to name the property where they received their single-best hospitality experience within the 18-month voting period. This is the first of two special awards to be announced in the weeks leading up to the glittering awards ceremony taking place on 17 September at London’s historic Guildhall, where the list of The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2024 will be revealed.

Graduate by Hilton, the global hospitality company’s university-anchored hotel brand, have announced the opening of Graduate Princeton. Located on historic Nassau Street in the heart of downtown, directly opposite campus, Graduate Princeton boasts 180 guest rooms and a signature restaurant, Ye Tavern. Paying homage to the town’s rich history, architecture, and design, the opening marks the first new hotel to open in Princeton in nearly 90 years—and only the second hotel in its historic downtown, nearly doubling the number of available hotel rooms in town.

Oceania Cruises®, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, is spotlighting a selection of its 2025 Grand Voyages, offering the most elegant way to enjoy extended travel, with bucket list trips to the most incredible locations across the globe. The diverse array of voyages affords guests the chance to discover world wonders such as Borobudur in Indonesia, the world’s largest Buddhist monument, or Mount Fuji in Japan, with immersive itineraries on board Oceania Cruises’ boutique ships.

Savute Safari Lodge, part of the Desert & Delta Safaris portfolio of luxury lodges, has officially reopened after a complete rebuild. A highlight for travellers for the past 25 years, the new Savute Safari Lodge elevates the safari experience to new luxury standards. Each of the 11 standard rooms and one family room features a combination of natural thatching and canvas, to envelop guests in a stunning natural environment and welcome temperature control during the hotter months.

Finnair is celebrating five years since the launch of its exclusive Platinum Wing in Helsinki, with the lounge having opened in summer 2019. The iconic lounge, open to Finnair and oneworld’s top tier customers, continues to set the bar in premium air travel, offering travellers the option to drink, dine, and unwind, before taking to the skies.

Marriott International, Inc. has announced a long-term licensing agreement with Sonder Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SOND, “Sonder”), which is expected to add over 9,000 rooms to Marriott’s portfolio by year-end and approximately 1,500 rooms to its pipeline. Under this agreement, Sonder’s open and pipeline portfolio, which primarily consists of apartment-style accommodations in urban markets, is expected to be added to the Marriott system under a new collection called “Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy.”