Hotel Openings

🎭 Walt Disney Company is set to open a new Disneyland resort on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, marking their seventh global destination. This resort will integrate Disney's storytelling with Abu Dhabi's culture, led by Miral and supervised by Disney Imagineers. Yas Island's strategic location makes it accessible within a four-hour flight for one-third of the world’s population. The state-of-the-art park aims at attracting regional and international visitors, contributing to Abu Dhabi's economic growth and tourism.

🏨 Hospitality ON's editorial team mapped out new hotel openings worldwide in the last 10 days, highlighting hotels from groups and chains. The color-coded map indicates hotels that opened this week in yellow, announced openings in blue, rebranded hotels in green, and newly signed projects in orange. The map includes locations, photos, and essential information for a quick weekly overview of the hospitality industry's developments.

🍳 Chicken N Pickle, an indoor/outdoor eatertainment complex, is set to open its new location in Allen, Texas, on May 13. This North Kansas City, Mo.-based company's Allen venue marks its fifth in Texas and 12th overall, featuring more than 55,000 square feet, dining areas, a sports bar, six indoor and two covered outdoor pickleball courts, beer gardens, and various yard games. The location, part of The Farm mixed-use development, also champions inclusive "pickleball for all" through sports wheelchairs and dedicated programming. With NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce's backing, Chicken N Pickle is expanding rapidly, planning four more locations in Indiana, Nebraska, and Colorado by early 2026.

🍽 Restaurateurs Francis Miranda and "Top Chef" winner Mei Lin opened 88 Club in Beverly Hills, Calif. Designed by Preen, the restaurant features 44 dining seats, 5 bar seats, and a private area. The decor includes dark woods, plush seating, marble accents, and jade details. The family-style menu offers dishes like mung bean jelly noodles, prawn wontons, kung pao scallops, mapo tofu, and desserts like jasmine milk tea buns. Sommelier Diana Lee oversees the beverage program, with cocktails like a pickled mustard greens Martini. Miranda and Lin also partnered on Daybird and formerly on Nightshade, the latter closed due to the pandemic.

🍴 Brooklyn-born Chef Eric LeVine debuted two restaurants at the 42 Hotel in Williamsburg last month. Blackbird is an 85-seat gastropub, offering breakfast, dinner, and weekend brunch with dishes like burgers, fried chicken, and braised short rib ravioli. Evolution, a 35-seat tasting menu restaurant, presents a $175-per-person menu inspired by LeVine's Brooklyn childhood. LeVine operates five other concepts including 317 Main Street in Farmingdale, N.Y., and studied at The Culinary Institute of America.

🏡 Rosewood Amsterdam, housed in the historic Palace of Justice, opens for reservations, welcoming guests from June 1, 2025. Located in the UNESCO-listed canal district, the hotel features 134 rooms and suites, three restaurants, an Asaya® Spa, fitness center, and indoor pool. The property boasts a 223 m² event salon, canal views, and a private Salon Boat. Rosewood Hotels plans future European openings in Greece, Italy, and the UK, adding to their 8 existing properties. Partnerships with local artisans, like jeweler Bibi van der Velden, offer bespoke luxury experiences.

🏖️ TUI France will inaugurate 10 new Lookéa and Marmara holiday clubs in summer 2025 across Greece, Spain, Montenegro, Kenya, Mauritius, and the Dominican Republic, augmenting its existing network of 59 clubs. Locations include Club Marmara Gran Palas in Spain, Club Marmara Long Beach and Sandy Beach in Greece, and Club Lookéa Delphi Beach in Greece, Pearl Beach in Montenegro, and Belle Mare in Mauritius. These clubs will boast facilities such as luxury spas, Blue Flag beaches, and sunset terraces. With a team of 650 entertainers and 60 delegates, TUI France offers an average of 12 daily activities like fitness and beach volleyball. The company emphasizes family-friendly experiences with special children's clubs, swimming lessons, and a commitment to environmental consciousness through educational activities and thematic events.

🏨 Leonardo Hotels Central Europe to open Leonardo Mainz in August 2025, marking its seventh hotel in the Rhine-Main region, Germany. The hotel is designed by Andreas Neudahm and will offer 217 rooms and suites, a lobby, bar, restaurant with a terrace, and an atmospheric bar called "Kasematten". There will be 13 conference rooms spanning 225 square meters, along with a health and wellness area featuring a pool, two saunas, and a whirlpool. The Leonardo Mainz is strategically located minutes from Mainz's historic old town and is managed by Gloram Real Estate.

🍴 Goose + Berry's new restaurant, Seventy Five at Liberty, is now open on Regent Street's second floor. Head Chef Joe Holness offers a British menu with items like goat’s cheese & almond croquettes and Swaledale chicken breast. The £50 Bollinger afternoon tea includes treats like pistachio crème choux. Cocktails are inspired by Liberty's LBTY fragrance collection, and the decor features Liberty prints. The Artist in Residence series debuts with Sir Quentin Saxby Blake's work.