Jennifer Flowers

AFAR’s resident hotel expert shares the spring hotel openings that are worth a special trip this year.

AFAR’s picks for the 31 best new hotels in the world.

Omer Acar, the CEO Raffles and Fairmont, shares his vision behind the recent growth of both luxury hotel brands and talks about what great hospitality truly means. (Spoiler alert: It’s all about people.)

The new Warren Street Hotel from British hotelier and designer Kit Kemp is brightening up New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood.

Afar’s resident hotel expert shares the summer 2024 openings that are worth a special trip.

The Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu. Bellagio in Vegas. Gritti Palace in Venice. Afar talks to Philipp Weghmann, global brand leader of Marriott’s Luxury Collection, about what ties these and other legendary hotels together.

An Afar editor makes her dad—and herself—proud by chartering a boat among the islands of this peaceful archipelago.

A dose of luxury, at a gentler price—these are the 23 best four-star hotels in New York City.

Leaders from Hyatt, Hilton, and Intercontinental reveal the trends and predictions reshaping the hospitality industry.

Afar's hotel expert Jennifer Flowers got a hard-hat tour of the soon-to-reopen New Waldorf Astoria New York—here's what it was like.

Afar's resident hotel expert uncovers 12 of the most alluring new and renovated hotels of 2025, from California to Indonesia.

These retreats around the world offer a dreamy setting for your next romantic getaway.

The luxury hotel industry is changing fast. The Langham Hospitality Group CEO Bob van den Oord discusses how his brand is adapting—and what the future holds for high-end travel.

These women aren’t just breaking barriers. They’re building a more inclusive, dynamic future for hospitality—and your hotel experience will be the better for it.

Afar's picks for the 25 best new hotels in the world.

A century after opening, Scotland’s beloved Gleneagles Hotel has added a cutting-edge Sporting Club to its legacy of falconry, fishing, and tartan-trimmed style.

Neil Jacobs helped turn Six Senses into a global force in wellness and sustainability. Now he’s stepping down—and starting again.

One guide’s viral social media post is forcing the safari world to confront the pressure that tens of thousands of tourists put on East Africa’s most iconic wildlife event.

This New Design-Led Hotel Brings Calm to Seattle’s Tech Core

After eight years dark, the Park Avenue icon returns as a 375-room hotel with restored art deco rooms and salons, livelier public spaces, and service calibrated to the building.