Mexico is becoming the centre of Hyatt's luxury ambitions, and travellers who like their holidays high-end have a lot of new places to choose from over the next couple of years.

The headline news is Park Hyatt Riviera Maya, opening at the end of this year. It's not just another resort — it will be the first all-inclusive Park Hyatt anywhere in the world. Rather than the usual buffet-and-wristband formula, Hyatt is pitching a quieter take on all-inclusive: personalised pre-arrival planning, entirely à la carte dining and butler-style hosting on a secluded stretch of Mexico's Caribbean coast.

It joins Park Hyatt Cabo del Sol, which debuted in Baja California Sur in late 2024 with oceanfront dining, wellness programming and contemporary Mexican architecture. Next spring, the brand goes urban with Park Hyatt Mexico City Polanco on Campos Elíseos — 155 rooms and suites overlooking Chapultepec Park, with Mexican art and design throughout and regional cuisine in the restaurants.

The rest of the luxury portfolio is expanding too. Alila Mayakoba opened in the Riviera Maya in February with 182 rooms, suites and villas, six restaurants and a spa programme built with local practitioners. From Oct. 1, four Alila properties — Mayakoba, Ventana Big Sur, Napa Valley and Marea Beach Resort Encinitas — join the Erewhon Member Lifestyle Collection, a nod to the brand's wellness-first positioning.

Meanwhile, the Unbound Collection keeps picking up characterful independents. Impression Isla Mujeres, an adults-only all-inclusive, joins on Nov. 2 with suite-led accommodation and butler service. And in Canada, The Clayfield has opened as a wine country retreat in Niagara-on-the-Lake, its design drawing on the surrounding vineyards.

There's growth further south as well: Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman, Grand Hyatt Cancún and Grand Hyatt Los Cabos are all slated to open by the end of 2026.

Why it matters: if you collect points or statuses with World of Hyatt, your options for redeeming at genuinely upscale resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean are about to multiply. And the all-inclusive Park Hyatt is worth watching regardless of loyalty — if it works, it could reset expectations for what a luxury all-inclusive looks like, with travellers getting the predictability of a fixed price without the compromise on food and service.