Preferred Hotels & Resorts, independent hotel brand representing more than 750 hotels, resorts, and residences across 85 countries, has announced the addition of 16 new member hotels to its global portfolio between 1 July –30 September 2019.

From a country retreat featuring Michelin-starred cuisine in the north of England to a soon-to-open Floridian resort on Choctawhatchee Bay, each of these distinctive new member properties will spark wanderlust among travellers seeking new and authentic one-of-a-kind experiences around the globe.

The new additions include President Hotel (Cape Town, South Africa), Northcote (Lancashire, UK), Great Southern Killarney (Killarney, Ireland), The Yangtze Boutique Shanghai (Shanghai, China), Hotel Effie Sandestin (Florida, US), ESTUDIO Playa Mujeres (Cancun, Mexico) and The Last Word Kitara (Klaserie Nature Reserve, South Africa).