Resort

Few projects rival the Ummahat AlShaykh Island project in its sheer ambition and eco-conscious design. Spearheaded by renowned architect Kengo Kuma, this project represents a triumph of sustainability and luxury tourism in the heart of the Red Sea.

The evolution of modern camping continues as KOA launches Terramor Outdoor Resort, a glamping resort combining safari-style tents, a bar and restaurant, equipment rentals and more into something that's part summer camp, part upscale hotel resort.

Resorts in the Maldives like Finolhu Villas and the Hurawalhi Island Resort and Spa aim to offer unforgettable luxury experiences, but the soon-to-open Soneva Jani resort will offer something that no others do. Retractable roofs in the bedrooms of its villas will let guests sleep under the stars.

The Cayman Islands is not short of luxury resorts – and it's about to get another. Covering 16 acres​, the US$250 million St James Point resort will incorporate lush grounds and a 1,000-ft private beach while, according to the designers, remaining sensitive to the existing tropical environment.​

A unique new attraction is set to be launched along with the Studio City entertainment resort in Macau, China. It is claimed that the Golden Reel Ferris will be the highest in Asia. It will also reportedly be the first in the world to take a figure-eight form.

The “Giants of Bigwin” project features a collection of private retreats dedicated to guests of the esteemed Bigwin Golf Club. Measuring between 1,200 and 1,500 square feet (111 and 140 sqm), the huts are designed to eventually blend into their leafy surrounds.

A Chicago businessman is floating the idea of an artificial island anchored to the bed of Lake Michigan. Launching the crowdfunding campaign today, Beau D'Arcy has high hopes for Breakwater Chicago, an urban getaway that promises to pamper city folk with the five-star service of a luxury resort.

Zaha Hadid’s new City of Dreams project, with its elastic exterior and triangular interior treatments, is set to add another unique architectural structure to China's resume when it opens in 2017.

The Manta Resort recently unveiled its Underwater Room, a unique three-floor suite that floats off the coast of Zanzibar and boasts a submerged master bedroom surrounded by windows to view the local sea life.

Suspended over an old quarry, Coop Himmelb(l)au's winning design for the Dawang Mountain Resort Changsha, China design competition rolls an indoor ski slope, water park and entertainment ice world into one sleek structure.

Construction is already underway on the Shimao Intercontinental Hotel in the Songjiang District of Shanghai - a five-star, 19-story, 380-room, luxury hotel built into an abandoned, part-flooded quarry.

Set high among the tree tops, tree pod dining at the Six Senses’ Soneva Kiri is an innovative way to experience a meal.