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internationally in Q1 of 2025. That’s 5% up on 2024, but more tellingly, it’s 3% more than 2019. We’ve accelerated beyond the post-pandemic
I travel
bounceback on to a steep incline; tourism is booming, with commercial aviation and the cruise industry reporting significant growth, and hotel and resort investments surging globally. Financial institution HANetf predicts that more than 5,200 new properties will debut worldwide by the end of 2025. So, what can we expect from these new hospitality spaces, designed to seduce and enthral?
SAVOURING A GLORIOUS PAST Nostalgia is a powerful and reassuring emotion we fall back on in tough times. Operators and designers are drawing inspiration from decadent, bygone eras, or revelling in reviving icons that aim to wrap customers up in the glamour and comfort of a simpler, rosier past. David Collins Studio (DCS) celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2025, with recent projects that
include
the award-winning Tre Dita at The St. Regis Chicago and Monte Carlo’s Café de Paris, an art nouveau beauty. “Over the decades, we’ve seen guest expectations evolve – but the desire to feel taken care of and understood remains constant,” says creative director Simon Rawlings. “Customers still love to be in beautiful spaces, surrounded by beautiful light, artwork and acoustics. In that sense, I don’t think the core of hospitality design has changed
ABOVE, TOP: Lora in Barcelona, designed by AvroKO for Ennismore, demonstrates a demand for a more relaxed take on formal dining; ‘Sameera’ wallpaper panels by Lee Jofa set the stage, with 'Ricardo' velvet by Lorenzo Castillo for Gastón y Daniela on the seat backs ABOVE, BOTTOM: Tre Dita in The St. Regis Chicago by David Collins Studio, voted one of the 50 most beautiful restaurants in the US
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n May 2025, the UN’s World Tourism Barometer reported
that 300 million tourists
travelled
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