Hotel Openings

🏡 Ennismore partners with Kasada to sign Hyde Johannesburg, the first Hyde property in Africa and Kasada's fourth project in South Africa. Located in Rosebank, Johannesburg, the hotel offers 131 rooms, featuring 31 suites and a gym. It is situated next to Rosebank Gautrain Station within a mixed-use building, which also houses Proud Mary restaurant, a lobby lounge, meeting rooms, and 7,400 square meters of coworking, office, and commercial spaces. The building won the International Property Award for Best Mixed-Use Development in 2022. Hyde London City is set to open in September, with more properties planned in Perth and Queenstown.

🏖 Banyan Group opened Angsana Quan Lan in Bai Tu Long Bay, Vietnam, featuring 156 rooms and suites, three dining venues, a spa, and amenities like mini-golf and zipline. The group has over 80 properties worldwide. UNITE HERE endorsed Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidency, citing her support for labor and working people, aiming to mobilize union members to knock on 3.2 million doors in key states. Marriott International plans to launch W Hangzhou in China's new CBD by 2031, with 270 rooms, occupying the top floors of a 24-meter building. Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort in Arizona will reopen as Grand Hyatt in early October after a $115 million renovation, offering 496 rooms, six dining options, and 90,000 square feet of function space, with a grand ballroom opening in January 2025.

🍕 KERB to launch Holborn market on August 7, with operations every Wednesday, 11:30am-2:30pm. Seven street food traders including Only Jerkin’ and Fatè. InKERBator program, part of KERB+, offers three weeks of classroom time plus six-week market residency; over 100 graduates to date. Profits from Holborn reinvested into KERB+. KERB also plans an additional trading day later this year and operates markets at Cowcross Yards, Gipsy Hill, the Gherkin, Fleet Place, and Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden. KERB debuted in San Francisco with Saluhall, planning further openings in Copenhagen and Berlin within the next year.

🍜 Jerk Junction, a Manchester-based Caribbean street food brand, is set to open its first shopping centre location at Trafford Centre's Orient food court in September. Occupying a 917sq ft space, it'll offer dishes like jerk chicken and curried goat. Founder Jake Shaffi, leading since 2020, launched Jerk Junction in Chorlton in 2013. After a fire last summer, its original site reopens on 5 August. Shaffi aims to make Jamaican food more accessible in the UK.

🎯 Clays, following a £6m fundraise led by Otium Leisure and backing from Imbiba, is set to make its regional debut in Birmingham's Piccadilly Arcade. This will be its third location, adding to sites in Canary Wharf and The City. The Birmingham venue will offer a semi-private area or a fully-private room with six digitalised games. Food and drink will be available via kiosk ordering. Founder Tom Snellock expresses excitement for the expansion. Otium Leisure recognizes Clays as a leading brand in competitive socialising, supporting its growth journey. New launches are expected next year.

🍴 Gerard Craft, head of St. Louis-based Niche Food Group, will open Expat BBQ in summer, featuring global flavors in American barbecue. Sam Nawrocki, with 15 years of Southern cuisine experience, leads the kitchen. Melinda Cooper oversees the beverage program, promising an international beer selection and globally-inspired cocktails. Average checks are forecasted to be $50 on the first floor and $25 on the third level. Expat BBQ will join Fordo’s Killer Pizza and Kitchen Bar at City Foundry STL, in a 16,000 square foot space featuring a conveyor belt for dish transport, a terrace patio, and a live music stage. Craft, a James Beard Award-winning chef, aims to offer a unique, fun dining experience.

🎷 The Marquee Moon, influenced by 1970s band Television, will open on 15 August as a pub in Dalston, formerly The Marquis of Lansdowne. Owned by Stuart Glen and Eugene Wild of The Cause, it features an East Asian-inspired sharing menu by New Zealand chef Huri Rapana Neil, along with a cocktail menu by Emmanuel Ferris-Hue focusing on local and independent drinks. The pub includes a hi-fi sound system for curated music until 3am, an 80-cover restaurant with Art Deco design, and operates until 3am.

🍴 The Coal Shed's largest project to date moves to North Street, Brighton, in Clarence House, seating 142 guests. Helalat's first concept, launched in 2011, now expands with executive chef Lee Murdoch. The menu will emphasize local produce, beef, and Brighton's seafood, featuring a Himalayan salt-ageing room and a 25-seat bar. The cocktail menu is inspired by NYC and London. Five distinct dining areas, including a private event space for 26, will be available. The current location will close on 1 September.

🏠 Mandarin Oriental to manage a new luxury resort and residences in Bali, opening in 2027, featuring 110 suites and villas with panoramic views of the Indian Ocean and a variety of amenities including a beach club and sustainability lab. 🎉 Super 8 celebrates its 50th anniversary with a throwback $8.88 room rate for 888 room nights starting August 8, following a $140+ million brand overhaul. 🛌 Marriott’s HotelHelp pilot donates emergency rooms in 5 U.S. cities to support human trafficking survivors, aiming to reach 25 North American cities by 2025 and expand globally. 🏨 IHG appoints 1508 to design three hotels in Nepal, adding nearly 500 rooms to its portfolio, with openings expected within two years.

🏢 The Alchemist will open a new site in January 2025 at 16 Eastcheap, near Monument station in the City of London. Spanning 5,549sq ft across ground and basement levels with 115 covers, the venue represents a £1.9m investment. This location joins six other London venues, complementing the area's history and the city's resurgence of corporate activity. Designed by Macaulay Sinclair, The Alchemist aims to provide a memorable experience in the heart of a corporate hub.