Hyatt Hotels Corporation is confirming a sustained pace of openings across the Europe-Africa-Middle East region, with fourteen properties opened or due to open during 2026, from Rome to Lagos via Shura Island. This rollout, driven jointly by the group’s luxury and lifestyle brands, illustrates the growing momentum of Hyatt in markets considered strategic by international hotel investors and operators.
A pipeline that confirms Hyatt’s growing momentum in EAME
The group is building on development efforts under way in the region for several years. Hyatt recently detailed its intention to open hotels in thirteen new markets across Europe, Africa and the Middle East by 2028, part of a wider global strategy targeting fifty new luxury and lifestyle openings group-wide.
The fourteen properties identified for 2026 span eleven countries and nine different brands, ranging from upscale business hotels to ultra-luxury wellness retreats, confirming an approach of diversification by segment rather than growth concentrated around a single flagship brand.
Italy, Spain and Portugal: the Mediterranean still leads development
Italy alone accounts for two openings expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. The Hyatt Regency Rome Central, designed by architects Jeremy King and Riccardo Roselli near Termini station, will offer 238 rooms along with a rooftop featuring an outdoor pool and flexible spaces for meetings and events. A few streets away, the Thompson Rome marks the lifestyle brand’s arrival in Italy, with 69 rooms and a panoramic rooftop on Via delle Botteghe Oscure, between Piazza Venezia and the Pantheon.
Thompson Hotels continues its expansion in Spain with the Thompson Seville (101 rooms), set on Plaza de la Concordia in a modernist building in the historic centre, paired with the Casa Mayo restaurant from the Manolo Mayo group.
In Portugal, The Standard, Lisbon will open in Alfama within the Palácio Santa Clara, a former Portuguese Royal Navy hospital, offering 170 rooms and 24 long-stay apartments. The building has been redesigned by architect Samuel Torres de Carvalho, with interiors by Jaime Hayon.
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This opening forms part of a broader lifestyle expansion for Hyatt in the region, with the group having announced its intention to expand its lifestyle portfolio by 30% across Europe, Africa and the Middle East over the next three years. Also in Portugal, the Masana Algarve, Destination by Hyatt opened in March 2026 in Olhos de Água, near Albufeira: the first Destination by Hyatt property in the country, this 33-room lifestyle resort features dining concepts by TUPUQ and a spa using Thalgo products.
France: the rebirth of the Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice
On the Promenade des Anglais, the Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée reopened in June 2026 following a complete renovation, joining The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. This landmark 173-room Art Deco hotel offers a terrace with sea views, indoor and outdoor pools, and a wellness area with sauna and hammam, close to Vieux-Nice and Place Masséna.
United Kingdom and Germany: diversifying into urban and events-led locations
The Hyatt Regency London Olympia, which opened in July 2026 with 204 rooms, sits at the heart of the Olympia regeneration project, a £1.3 billion (around €1.5 billion) urban development and one of the most ambitious in the British capital. The hotel is directly connected to Olympia’s event spaces via a glazed walkway and benefits from convenient access to Heathrow Airport. This location underscores the group’s strategy on the other side of the Channel, after Hyatt recently outlined 30% growth in its UK portfolio between 2025 and 2026.
In Germany, the Me and All Hotel Leipzig opened in July 2026 in the Zentrum-Ost district, close to the central station. With 282 rooms and a Bauhaus-inspired design, the property focuses on local programming and social spaces shared between guests and residents.
Middle East: Shura Island cements its status as a showcase for Saudi luxury
Two of the group’s brands are converging simultaneously on Shura Island, at the heart of the Red Sea tourism destination in Saudi Arabia. The Grand Hyatt The Red Sea (430 rooms, fourth quarter 2026) offers nine dining experiences, including a restaurant by chef Akira Back recognised by the Michelin Guide, along with five pools and flexible event spaces designed for destination weddings and major celebrations.
The Miraval The Red Sea, which opened in May 2026, marks the wellness brand’s first property outside the United States. This adults-only, all-inclusive resort spans nearly 280,000 m² of unspoilt beach, with a daily programme of yoga, meditation and mindfulness workshops.
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Both openings form part of an unmatched concentration of international brands, with eleven luxury resorts due to open on Shura Island between 2025 and 2026, alongside names such as Four Seasons, Raffles and Rosewood.
Africa: Lagos and Mazagan, two regional development highlights
In Nigeria, the Hyatt Regency Lagos Ikeja (142 rooms, fourth quarter 2026) is opening in Lagos’s Government Reserved Area, close to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The hotel offers pan-Asian and Latin American cuisine, a spa and an outdoor pool, with flexible spaces for meetings and events.
In Morocco, the Hyatt Regency Mazagan (122 rooms, third quarter 2026) is located on the Atlantic coast in El Jadida, with five dining venues, a spa featuring a traditional hammam and an internationally renowned golf course.
Greece and Uzbekistan: new lifestyle and wellness frontiers
In Greece, the Parian Chronicles Hotel Paros, Destination by Hyatt opened in June 2026 in the village of Kampos, not far from the port of Parikia. This adults-only Cycladic retreat has 50 rooms and suites, some with private pools or outdoor jacuzzis.
In Uzbekistan, Beldersoy, Destination by Hyatt, which opened in July 2026 in the Chimgan-Bostanliq region near Tashkent, marks the brand’s first property in the country and the first premium mountain resort in Uzbekistan. It has 109 rooms and 36 private villas, with a wellness offering combining high-altitude thalassotherapy and a magnesium-enriched floating pool.
A strategy of diversification by segment and geography
This calendar of openings reflects a multi-brand development approach rather than growth concentrated in a single segment. The lifestyle brands (The Standard, Thompson, Me and All) cover urban centres and creative districts, while the wellness and destination brands (Miraval, Destination by Hyatt) target emerging markets such as Uzbekistan or destinations with strong tourism growth such as Portugal and Morocco. The luxury and business segment, led by Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt, continues to anchor the group in capital-intensive markets such as London, Riyadh and Lagos.
For investors and operators, this diversification across geographies and brands signals the resilience of Hyatt’s development model, as the EAME region remains identified as a priority growth driver for the American group through the end of the decade.
At a glance by The Hospitality Tribune
Hyatt’s EAME development accelerates across 2026
14 hotels opened or scheduled to open across Europe, Africa and the Middle East in 2026
Grand Hyatt The Red Sea (430 keys) and Miraval The Red Sea (180 keys) both launch on Shura Island, Saudi Arabia
Italy sees a double debut with Thompson Rome and Hyatt Regency Rome Central, alongside Thompson’s entry into Spain via Seville
The Standard, Lisbon marks the lifestyle brand’s first Portuguese property, inside the former Royal Navy Hospital in Alfama
Hyatt Regency London Olympia anchors the group inside a £1.3 billion ($1.6bn) regeneration scheme in West London
First-market entries include Uzbekistan (Beldersoy, Destination by Hyatt) and Nigeria (Hyatt Regency Lagos Ikeja)
