Hotel Openings

🍗 Wingers, a chicken wing brand, opened five new UK sites in Telford, Watford, West Bridgford, Harborne High Street (Birmingham), and Birmingham International train station. Established in June 2020 by the Sunner family, Wingers launched as a franchise in autumn 2022. Currently operating 11 locations, the company aims to expand into Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, and Scotland, with a goal of 50 stores in the next four years. Co-founder Amran Sunner emphasized infrastructure and support for franchisees.

🍴 Singapore-based restaurant Burnt Ends, ranked 34th on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list and 15th on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, has withdrawn plans to open at Harrods, London, announced in March last year. The collaboration ended due to the inability to install a four-tonne wood-burning oven and grills in the historic Grade II listed building. Chef-owner David Pynt founded Burnt Ends in 2012; the restaurant is now in Dempsey Hill, Singapore.

🍽 Liverpool City Council approved The Ivy Group's conversion of the Grade-I listed former Bank of England building for their first restaurant in Liverpool. The Ivy will join two other north-west England locations, expanding their UK presence with over 40 sites. The restaurant will serve from breakfast to dinner seven days a week, featuring contemporary and classic dishes. This follows news of a potential Troia sale by owner Richard Caring. The planning was facilitated by Pegasus Group, who emphasized Liverpool’s growth in premium hospitality.

🍕 London-based Zia Lucia pizzeria, founded in 2016, operates nine restaurants across London and one in Reading. Teaming up with GNF Worldwide, Zia Lucia aims for international expansion and UK growth, planning to open 5-10 sites in three years. A new Chelsea location will mark their tenth in London. Their unique menu offers pizzas on various dough types, including traditional, gluten-free, wholemeal, and charcoal. Founders Gianluca D’Angelo and Claudio Vescovo also run the fresh pasta restaurant Berto. They envisage reaching 100 stores in five years.

🏨 Amsterdam-based boutique hotel group Sir Hotels launched Sir Devonshire Square Hotel in London, entering the UK market.

🏡 Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms introduced seven new Garden Rooms designed by agency Koto. Named Melilot, Sea Buckthorn, Woodruff, Sweet Cicely, Oxalis, Borage, and Anise Hyssop, the suites reflect Moor Hall's essence.

🏨 Dalata Hotel Group launches a new 268-guestroom hotel in the center of Liverpool as part of its UK expansion, with upcoming openings in Shoreditch, South Central London, and Brighton in the following months.

🍇 Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, a 15th-century castle in Salzburg, Austria, has been transformed into a luxury hotel by Rosewood and opened with 98 rooms, including 42 suites and six chalets. The property offers a 1,500-square-meter spa, guided excursions, and a beach club. Rosewood Vienna opened in 2022, adding to the 33 hotels in Rosewood's global portfolio across 21 countries. IHG is set to debut in Kashmir, India, with voco Srinagar, a 95-room hotel opening in Q4 2026, expanding IHG’s Indian presence to 45 operating hotels and 50 more expected within five years. Soho House launched its first South American property in São Paulo, Brazil, with 32 rooms, a gym, and a rooftop pool bar. The Westin San Diego Bayview completed a $20 million renovation of its 436 rooms and 30,000 square feet of meeting spaces, managed by Aimbridge Hospitality with HVSDesign's architecture.