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easyHotel Glasgow opens ahead of schedule
easyHotel, the budget hospitality chain owned by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou opens its new Glasgow hotel on 16 January – two weeks ahead of schedule. The revised opening date has been made possible by...
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Lancaster London appoints Axelle Besson F&B manager
Axelle Besson has been promoted to Food & Beverage Manager at Lancaster London. In her new role, Axelle will oversee the Food & Beverage Department of the hotel, including the 2AA rosette...
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LateRooms.com increases commission by 13%
LateRooms.com (part of industry major Tui Travel) has increased its commission charges from 15% to 17% – a rise of over 13%. A spokesman commented: “Our first increase in commission rates since May...
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Cristal International Standards launched to tackle hotel brand inconsistency
International hotel auditing company Check Safety First is launching its new trade arm, Cristal International Standards, to help hotel groups tackle the problem of managing brand consistency. Whatever...
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Positive growth in December for London hotels
According to STR Global preliminary daily data from December, London showed positive growth in the following key performance indicators: • increases in supply (+1.3 percent) and demand (+4.4 percent);...
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Transactional marketplace for hotels reasserts itself
A year which saw the average sale price for UK hotels increase by 5.7 per cent, also witnessed the transactional marketplace reassert itself – according to Business Outlook 2014, the annual state of...
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Hotel Laundry Design and Advice Service Launched By Girbau UK
Girbau UK has established a dedicated Hotel Laundry Design and Advice Service to assist hoteliers with how best to establish and run their own in-house laundry. The move comes at a time when hotels are...
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4-star Crowne Plaza, Ealing + Holiday Inn, Bromsgrove on market
Christie + Co has been appointed to market the 4-star Crowne Plaza, London Ealing (above) and Holiday Inn, Bromsgrove (below) hotels. Both hotels operate under leading global franchise agreements with...
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Dominvs Hospitality gains planning for Manchester hotel
Dominvs Hospitality has been granted planning permission by Manchester City Council for a 306-bed hotel on Aytoun Street in Manchester City Centre. The hotel will be developed on the derelict...
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Chardon opens Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Airport
The 100 bedroom Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Airport, owned by Chardon Trading, brings one of the world’s most popular limited service hotel brands to Scotland’s busiest airport. Located just a few...
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Starwood Capital Group acquires Four Pillars Hotels
A fund affiliated with Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, has acquired UK hotel owner and operator Four Pillars Hotels. The transaction includes a portfolio of five owned...
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Bromley Town Hall to become boutique hotel
Cathedral Group Plc has exchanged contracts with the London Borough of Bromley to buy the Grade II listed Bromley Town Hall. As pictured above, this is a superb building that was once the centre of...
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Patron Capital acquires the Clarion Hotel IFSC Dublin
Patron Capital, the pan European institutional investor focused on property backed investments, has acquired the Clarion Hotel located in the International Financial Services Centre (or “IFSC”) in...
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Hampton by Hilton opens at London Gatwick Airport North Terminal
Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport North Terminal has opened, taking the total number of Hampton by Hilton properties in the UK to 13. The hotel will be one of the UK’s most convenient airport...
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Hotel Report highlights Social Media still to deliver results
The 5th Luxury Hotel Benchmarking Report just released by BluSky Marketing highlights that social media is still to deliver on hotel awareness for a number of luxury and boutique hotels in the UK. The...
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IHG highlights need for hotel brands to be ’3D’– Global, Local and Personal
A new report by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), ‘Creating Moments of Trust – the key to building successful brand relationships in the Kinship Economy’, suggests that to win guest loyalty in the...
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UK’s most romantic hotels uncovered by guest reviews
LateRooms.com has revealed the most romantic accommodation that hotel goers love the most, with its 2013 Simply The Guest Awards. Following the success of the guest-rated awards in 2012, the Simply The...
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Acas Helpline and video for hospitality employment issues
Whether you are an employer, employee or representative, you can call the Acas helpline for free and impartial advice. Simply get in touch and Acas will provide you with clear and confidential guidance...
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UK B&Bs and hotels triumph in TripAdvisor’s world Travellers’ Choice Awards
For the twelfth year running, these awards recognise the finest hotels across the globe, according to those that really matter – the travellers themselves. It is great to see that Britain continues to...
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Brewing up business in the Midlands with Ringtons
Enjoying a first-class cuppa in the Midlands is becoming easier: British tea and coffee merchant Ringtons has recently secured six new accounts to supply some of the region’s leading hotels with hot...
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