A guide to the top hospitality events, from openings to closures, for 2011.
Keep in mind that everything from fluctuating budgets to construction delays can (and will!) impact many of these dates.
2011 (Dates To Be Announced)
Grand Opening: 45 Park Lane, London
Grand Opening: Istanbul EDITION Hotel
Grand Opening: Hyatt 48Lex, New York
Grand Opening: Conrad Algarve Palacio Da Quinta, Portugal
Grand Opening: Courtyard by Marriott Bhopal, India
Grand Opening: Jaipur Marriott Hotel, India
Grand Opening: The Gem Hotel, Union Square
Grand Opening: Westin Playa Bonita Panama
Grand Opening: Park Plaza Coimbatore, India
Grand Opening: Mandarin Oriental, Paris, France
Grand Opening: Mandarin Oriental, Jnan Rahma, Marrakech
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Vienna, Austria
Grand Opening: Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore
Grand Opening: Shangri-La's Kerry Hotel, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Manzhouli, China
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Mumbai
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Doha
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Chongqing
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Macau
Grand Opening: Traders Hotel Macau
Grand Opening: Shangri-La's Long Island Resort & Spa, Seychelles
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Haikou
Grand Opening: Shangri-La Hotel Bangalore
Grand Opening: Fairmont Mina Al Fajer (U.A.E.)
Grand Opening: Park Hyatt Mexico City
Grand Opening: Wyndham Grand Baolian Hotel, Shanghai, China
Grand Opening: Waldorf Astoria Berlin
Grand Opening: Waldorf Astoria Panama
January-April 2011
Grand Opening: Spirit Inn & Suites, Amsterdam-Zaandam, January 1
Grand Opening: Four Seasons London at Park Lane, January 15
Grand Opening: Fairfield Inn & Suites, Brooklyn, New York, January
Grand Opening: Aloft Brooklyn, January 20
Grand Opening: Red Lion Inn, Rancho Cordova, California, January
Grand Opening: Hyatt Summerfield Suites San Diego, January 15
Grand Opening: Westin Nanjing, China, January 28
Grand Opening: Rosewood San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), February
Grand Opening: Ritz-Carlton Toronto, February
Grand Opening: Mondrian New York, February
Grand Opening: Four Seasons London at Park Lane, February 11
Grand Opening: Hyatt Place Des Moines, Iowa, February 12
Grand Opening: W London, February 14
Grand Opening: Mondrian SoHo, March 1
Grand Opening: Westin Phoenix Downtown, March 10
Grand Opening: Hyatt Place Pittsburgh North Shore, March 11
Grand Opening: Hotel Breakwater, South Beach, Florida, March 17
Grand Opening: Westin Pazhou, China, March 28
Grand Opening: Wildman Wilderness Lodge, April
Grand Opening: Westin Houston Memorial City, April 6
Grand Opening: Trump Ocean Club, Panama (early)
Grand Opening: Red Lion Inn Oakland International Airport, California (early)
Grand Opening: Conrad Koh Samui Resort & Spa, Thailand (early)
Grand Opening: Doubletree by Hilton, Bucharest, Romania (early)
Grand Opening: Hotel Indigo, Glasgow, Scotland (spring)
Grand Opening: Hotel Indigo, Liverpool, England (spring)
May-August 2011
Grand Opening: Westin Libertador Lima, Peru, May 1
Grand Opening: Westin Campeche Resort & Spa, Mexico, June 1
Grand Opening: Westin Guadalajara, Mexico, June 1
Grand Opening: Westin Ningbo, China, July 1
Grand Opening: Disney Aulani, August 29
Grand Opening: Hotel Indigo, Vancouver, Canada (summer)
Grand Opening: Hotel Indigo, New Orleans, Louisiana (summer)
Grand Opening: Taj Delhi, India (summer)
Grand Opening: Westin Ningbo, China (summer)
Grand Opening: Four Seasons Guangzhou, China (summer)
September-December 2011
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Grand Opening: Westin Xiamen, China, September 30
Grand Opening: W Paris Opéra, October
Grand Opening: Westin Chongqing Liberation Square, China, October 1
Grand Opening: Westin Hotel & Spa, Abu Dhabi, October 1
Grand Opening: Westin Playa Bonita, Panama, October 1
Grand Opening: Westin Xian, China, October 1
Reopening: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, October 19
Grand Opening: St. Regis Nation Towers, UAE, November
Grand Opening: St. Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, November
Grand Opening: Anantara Mui Ne Resort & Spa, Vietnam (fall)
Grand Opening: Chong Ching Shangri-la, China (fall)
Grand Opening: Fairmont Hotel Baku, Azerbaijan (fall)
Grand Opening: Hotel Indigo, Taipei, China (fall)
Grand Opening: Four Seasons Shenzhen, China (winter)
Grand Opening: Hyatt Regency Chongqing, China (winter)
Grand Opening: Conrad New York (late)
Grand Opening: Conrad Dubai (late)