Insights from Hospitality Industry events
Carl Weldon, Chief Executive of HOSPA here gives H&C News readers his insights into some recent events across the hospitality sector, and how they indicate a reviving, growing industry that is...
View ArticleLocal businessman buys Best Western Burnside Hotel, Windermere
Colliers International has sold the Best Western Burnside Hotel situated in the heart of the Lake District National Park on behalf of the LPA receivers over the properties and joint administrators over...
View Article94% of consumers join but only half use loyalty schemes
A new benchmarking survey by customer insight specialist GI Insight shows that, while 94% of consumers belong to at least one loyalty programme, just under half of scheme members on average are...
View ArticleThe Stafford London joins Preferred Hotel Group
The Stafford London has been accepted into membership of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the worldwide luxury collection of independent hotels and resorts and a brand of Preferred Hotel Group, as of 10...
View ArticleDoubleTree by Hilton London – Islington opens for business
Peter Stack – Regional Operations Manager, Jurys Inn, Jeremy Smith – brand performance support, Hilton Worldwide, Max Alberto Santillan- Head Chef, Thomas Doyle – General Manager. DoubleTree by Hilton...
View ArticlePPHE Hotel Group strong results and pipeline
PPHE Hotel Group, which together with its subsidiaries owns, leases, develops, operates and franchises full service upscale and lifestyle hotels in major gateway cities and regional centres,...
View Article‘HOSPA Spotlight’ to shine on hospitality finance, revenue and IT challenges
The largest and most prestigious annual gathering of like-minded hospitality practitioners in the UK – providing information, education and inspiration – is to be held on Thursday 20 November 2014, at...
View ArticleHotel Football to kick off on 8 December
GG Hospitality directors and former teammates, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, will open the world’s first Hotel Football on 8th December 2014. Located opposite Manchester United’s OId Trafford stadium,...
View ArticleMercure Box Hill Burford Bridge Hotel unveiled
The historic Mercure Box Hill Burford Bridge Hotel has undergone an extensive nine-month redesign across its public spaces, restaurant and bar, bedrooms and meeting rooms, transforming the look of the...
View ArticleCarreg Bran Hotel on Anglesey for sale at £1.3m
The specialist hotels team at the North West office of Colliers International has been instructed to sell the Carreg Bran Hotel, one of the finest hotels on the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales, by its...
View ArticleBHM adds two hotels to portfolio of 27
Branded Hotel Management (BHM) has signed a contract to run two hotels in Northamptonshire and Yorkshire, safeguarding 35 jobs: the Hampton by Hilton – Corby/Kettering (pictured above) – which became...
View ArticleAA shortlist for 5 Hospitality Awards
The finalists for five categories at the upcoming AA Hospitality Awards have just been announced by the AA – with just three weeks to wait until the winners are announced. The shortlists are for AA...
View ArticleThe Temple Bar Hotel, Dublin on the market
CBRE Hotels Dublin have been exclusively appointed by FBD Property & Leisure to bring prime Dublin city centre hotel asset – the Temple Bar Hotel – to the market and offer it for sale by private...
View ArticleKey appointments at The Hotel Collection
Redworth Hall Hotel, County Durham The Hotel Collection has announced three key executive appointments, including a new operations director, marketing director and human resources director. Peter...
View ArticleTravelodge opens Walthamstow’s first branded value hotel
Travelodge has opened the first branded value hotel in the heart of Walthamstow’s town centre. The new 107-room property, which represents a £9 million investment, is located at Station Approach and...
View ArticleTripAdvisor: respond to reviews online, drive booking enquiries
TripAdvisor has revealed a new study shoeing the key factors that drive engagement from travellers researching places to stay on the website’s property pages. The study analysed data such as the number...
View ArticleFirst sight of Moxy Milan
Moxy Hotels has made its debut in Milan, Italy, shaking up the hotel industry with a fresh attitude and modern flair. A boutique hotel concept for the budget savvy traveller, the new Moxy Milan boldly...
View ArticleHotel prices rise by up to 155% for Ryder Cup
Hotel prices have increased by 155 per cent in Perth and 127 per cent in Stirling for the 2014 Ryder Cup, according to hotel comparison site trivago.co.uk. One night during the competition will cost an...
View ArticleQ2 2014 Hotel Bulletin shows room rates and occupancy increasing
Zolfo Cooper, the leading independent provider of advisory and restructuring services, has published its Q2 2014 Hotel Bulletin which analyses demand, supply, pipeline and transactions in the hotel...
View ArticleExpedia launches new tablet app that re-imagines search
Expedia.com, one of the world’s largest full service online travel sites, has released the all-new Expedia app for tablets. It is available now for free download from the App Store and Google Play....
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