While standout hotels continue to reshape America’s hospitality industry (see our full U.S. list, which includes top hotels in New York City, California, Texas, and more), the year’s most notable international debuts is quietly revolutionizing the meaning of luxury in 2024. These hotels in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and South America are doing something more interesting: creating experiences that simply don’t exist elsewhere.
From a Greek island that’s deliberately not Santorini to a Rajasthani palace that skips colonial nostalgia entirely, new hotels opening this year understand that true luxury is no longer about thread count, but about details. Works commissioned by Tanzania Wildlife Lodge from a local artist group. A Roman palace where film directors could relax in its public spaces. A converted French monastery that values farmers’ markets as much as it does its Roman baths.
These are not just new hotels that happen to be new. They are world-class hotels and it’s important to understand their context, their impact and, most importantly, the moment in which they exist. In a world where luxury means the same things everywhere, these debuts dare to be different. Here are the international job openings that really matter in 2024.
