Marriott International’s St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand will expand its footprint in the United States in 2021 to 10 properties having signed a deal to bring the ultra-luxury brand to Chicago. The St. Regis Chicago will take the form of the Vista Tower project that’s under development by The Alinea Group in the ‘Windy City’.

The new owners of a yet-to-be-built luxury hotel at the northern cusp of Sydney’s CBD are looking to up the game, proposing a higher level of standard to cater for the booming five-star accommodation segment.