The lifestyle hospitality company has signed a partnership with CP Group, one of the largest hotel owners and developers in New Zealand, that will see the opening of four new hotels including a JO&JOE in Auckland, two TRIBE hotels in Auckland, and a Hyde in Queenstown, all due to open in 2023 or 2024.
Ennismore already active in the Pacific region, but deal 'major milestone'
The new hotels will join Ennismore's expanding portfolio in the Pacific region, which already includes TRIBE Perth and SO/ Auckland, as well as SO/ Melbourne, Mondrian Gold Coast and 25hours Sydney set to open between 2023 and 2025.
Gaurav Bhushan, Co-CEO Ennismore, says the deal is "a major milestone" in Ennismore's journey to bring its globally recognised lifestyle brands to key cities in New Zealand. "
We want to be the leading lifestyle hotel player in the Pacific region and we see it as an opportunity to bring our fresh and exciting brands, which are rooted in culture & purpose, to visiting guests and neighbourhood locals," he says.
Lifestyle segment is 'bouncing back' from pandemic impact
Globally, the lifestyle segment is "bouncing back" quicker than traditional hotels from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, explains Mr Bhushan, driven mostly by strong F&B demand. "This is generating robust interest and has a strong growth trajectory," he says.
Ennismore controls global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands
Ennismore is a creative hospitality company with a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands, including 21c Museum Hotel, 25hours Hotels, Delano, Gleneagles, Hyde, JO&JOE, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, Morgans Originals, SLS, SO/, The Hoxton, TRIBE and Working From_.
It was founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Sharan Pasricha, and entered into a joint venture with Accor in 2021 to create a new autonomous entity, with Accor holding a majority shareholding.
First JO&JOE properties in Mainland China now confirmed
Ennismore has announced an unprecedented long-term master franchise agreement with Country Garden's core alliance enterprise, Funyard Hotels and Resorts to provide new fuel for the fast-growing lifestyle hospitality sector across Mainland China.
The project to introduce lifestyle brand JO&JOE to Mainland China, includes a commitment to open at least 1,300 JO&JOE hotels, representing more than 100,000 guestrooms. The first of these will open in the key urban centres of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Xiamen, Chongqing, Zhangjiajie and Xian.
The new JO&JOE locations will also feature new design concepts. Retaining the original characteristics of the global JO&JOE brand, several design elements have been tailor-made for the Chinese market, creating spaces that build a sense of community for locals and travellers alike.