Hotel Openings

🏡 Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violán renovated a 17th-century convent into Locke de Santa Joana hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, blending historic architecture with modern design. The hotel, Locke Hotels' largest with 370 units across nine floors, showcases archways, pillars, and mouldings alongside contemporary furniture and Portuguese materials like Rose Aurora stone and local limestone. Communal spaces reflect Lisbon's terracotta and mosaic aesthetic, with the hotel also featuring ceramics and textured fabrics to highlight its historic roots.

🏖️ Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to open Rosewood Exuma in the Bahamas in 2028 on a 124-acre private island in Exuma archipelago. The luxury resort will feature 33 suites, six dining venues, a 20,000 sq. ft. Asaya spa with six treatment rooms, an outdoor sports center, and two marinas for yachts up to 150 feet. Sustainable initiatives include only 25% island development and solar powered energy. Rosewood currently operates 34 properties in 21 countries.

🍣 Hank’s Seafood Restaurant, established for 25 years in Charleston, S.C., expanded with Hank's Low Country Seafood & Raw Bar in Columbus, Ohio. Chef Frank McMahon oversees the culinary team for both Makeready hospitality group venues. Dinner starts at $29, and a new lunch menu launched in June, offering a 45-minute, three-course meal for $35. Signature dishes include she-crab soup and shrimp & grits. Columbus was chosen due to its growth and previous customer familiarity. The new space, designed by Home Studios, features a dining room for up to 158 guests, communal tables, and a private dining area.

🍴 Chef Marc Forgione, after opening his first restaurant in 2008 which later earned Michelin stars, has now relaunched it as Forgione at 30 Hudson St., New York City. The new Tribeca location continues to serve innovative New American cuisine with a focus on seasonal and local ingredients. The menu features entrées at approximately $42, pastas from $22, snacks between $12-$15, wines by the glass starting at $18, and cocktails around $19. The restaurant also includes a private dining room with a separate entrance, adorned with vibrant graffiti and references to influential figures like chef Laurent Tourondel.

🏠 Located in Old Town Alexandria, Va., Hotel Heron's flagship restaurant Kiln opened on June 27, serving wood-fired Mid-Atlantic cuisine inspired by local potter Henry Piercy. Led by Betty Woodward and Matthew Maienshein, the restaurant offers all-day dining and aims to be a community gathering spot. Woodward has a rich hospitality experience in Washington, D.C., and Maienshein has worked his way up from dishwasher to chef de cuisine. The restaurant features an open kitchen and an eight-seat chef’s counter, with entrées priced at around $40.

🏡 NexGen Hotels acquired The Cole Hotel in Palm Springs, California, managed by Genuine Hospitality Group, featuring 30 rooms, outdoor pool, and original construction in 1959. Moxy Hotels introduced Moxy Chongqing in China offering 360 rooms, a 29th-floor bar, and expanding to over 25 countries. InterContinental launched a 390-room Riverwalk hotel in San Antonio, Texas, boasting a rooftop pool and over 18,000 square feet of meeting space. The Ansonborough Charleston is set to open on September 3 in South Carolina with 45 rooms, following renovations, inspired by the 1700s neighborhood.

🏡 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.