Premier Inn £35m investment in Scotland and 150 jobs
New generation hotel ‘hub by Premier Inn’ is the first in Scotland Premier Inn strengthens its commitment in Scotland with an investment of £35m in three new hotels in Edinburgh, including the first...
View ArticleEncouraging start to the year for Glasgow and Edinburgh hotels whilst...
The monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report, from tourism market research specialists LJ Research, tracking city centre hotel performance in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, showed a robust...
View ArticleMajor refurbishment for Edinburgh apartments
A major refurbishment project will soon get underway at a serviced apartment complex in the heart of Scotland’s capital city. Princes Street Suites will undergo a £350,000 makeover over the coming...
View ArticleLumley Castle appoints new director of sales
A former Barclays business leader has been appointed director of sales at a top North East hotel. Tina Lowes, from Sunderland, who worked at director level for the bank as head of premier and small...
View ArticleJurys Inn Liverpool receives £2 million investment
Jurys Inn Liverpool is undergoing a £2 million refurbishment programme to completely transform the hotel and enhance its facilities for new and existing business and leisure guests. The 310 bedroom...
View ArticleMalmaison Liverpool appoints new General Manager
Malmaison, the iconic boutique hotel brand, announces the appointment of Garry Fortune as the new General Manager of Malmaison Liverpool. Fortune’s new role will see him responsible for managing the...
View ArticleJP Kavanagh appointed as General Manager of Belmond Grand Hibernian
Belmond announces the appointment of JP Kavanagh as General Manager of Belmond Grand Hibernian, Dublin, Ireland from Monday 7 March 2016. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Kavanagh began his...
View ArticleBest Western GB appoints new Director of Commercial Services
Tim Przybysz has been appointed Director of Commercial Services at Best Western GB, the UK’s largest collection of independent hotels. Tim will head up the Sales and Revenue team at the membership...
View ArticleUpgraded customer experience drives a record year
Trading Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2015 (Unaudited) Financial Highlights EBITDA(1) exceeds £100m for the first time in Travelodge’s history Total revenue(2) up 13% to £558m (2014: £494m)...
View ArticleHotStats UK Chain Hotels Market Review
Click here for full size West Midlands Hoteliers Make a Bright Start to 2016 Hotels in the West Midlands made a good start to 2016, recording a 1.5% increase in profit per room driven by revenue growth...
View ArticleME London dominates at international hotel awards
Luxury lifestyle hotel, ME London won two awards at this year’s International Hotel Awards. For the second consecutive year the hotel was crowned ‘Best City Hotel UK’, and has also been chosen as...
View ArticleGatwick hotel joins Redefin BHL hotels
Redefine BDL Hotels has announced that Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport – North Terminal has joined the management company’s extensive portfolio of hotels. The property, which boasts 192 rooms...
View ArticleHilton launches airport hotels into the future
In a recent study of global travellers, Hilton discovered that the majority of people use airport hotels purely out of convenience, often for business and missed/inconvenient flights. Some travellers...
View ArticleWhitbread trading update
Total sales growth of 10.4%. On track to deliver full year results in line with expectations Whitbread PLC today reports its trading performance for the 50 weeks to 11 February 2016, which forms part...
View ArticleAccorHotels launches first UK TV ad campaign
AccorHotels, the world’s leading hotel operator, is launching its first UK TV ad campaign to promote its AccorHotels.com distribution platform. The ad will position AccorHotels as an online hotel...
View ArticleCoombe Abbey hotel enjoys record year after welcoming more than 65,000 guests
A 12th century Warwickshire hotel has experienced a record year of growth after hosting more than 1,500 events – the most in its 21 year history. More than 65,000 guests have visited Brinklow-based...
View ArticleMulti award-winning Edinburgh hotel announces £1m refurbishment
Luxury, five-star Edinburgh hotel, The Chester Residence, is undergoing a £1 million refurbishment. This coincides with the property being voted second luxury hotel in the UK in the TripAdvisor...
View ArticleAccorHotels HotelInvest division eyes growth opportunities in the UK
The HotelInvest division of AccorHotels, the world’s leading hotel operator, will open five new hotels in the UK in 2016 and 2017, it has announced. In total HotelInvest will invest over £160m in the...
View ArticleRecord €23.7 billion spent on hotels in Europe in 2015
European hotel transaction volume totalled €23.7 billion in 2015, a record level and an increase of 66% on the previous year, according to the annual European Hotel Transactions report, published this...
View ArticleStreet Art Superheroes at The Club at Café Royal
From Thursday March 3 till Friday 8 April The Club at Café Royal, in collaboration with Opera Gallery, will host an exhibition featuring the most iconic works of New York street art artist SEEN...
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