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Tune Hotels appoints new Edinburgh Haymarket GM
Global hotel chain Tune Hotels has announced the appointment of a new general manager to its Edinburgh Haymarket branch as the company continues to attract new talent to the business. David Aylott...
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The Best (and Worst) New Luxury Hotels of 2014
LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence is in a strong position to give the inside track on this year’s well-documented luxury hotel openings – they have nine highly experienced and discerning experts...
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The Hospitality Show’s Star Product Award Top 10
The Hospitality Show’s Star Product Awards have reached the final furlong with the ten best new products in the British hospitality industry being revealed. The final ten were whittled down from scores...
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Interstate expands UK footprint with six more hotels
Interstate Hotels and Resorts – the leading US-based global hotel management company – has announced six new hotels recently signed in the U.K. The additions continue to demonstrate Interstate as a top...
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Wetherspoon plans 200 more
JD Wetherspoon is to open 200 new pubs and create 15,000 jobs during the next five years, investing more than £400 million developing its new pubs across the UK and Republic of Ireland. At present...
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Hot Hotels 2015
The Sunday Times of 28 December identified six glamorous hotel openings in the UK to watch out for in 2015. Of course, these are just a few of the many openings to be expected from the flourishing UK...
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Travelodge donates 1.5 million bars of soap to charity
Travelodge, the UK’s largest independent hotel brand has announced it has donated over 1.5 million bars of soap to charity. The mountain of soap which weighed more than 17 tons is surplus stock,...
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New Year’s Honours 2015
This year’s New Year honours for hospitality, catering and also tourism are led by Simon Vincent, of Hilton Hotels, and Wendy Bartlett of foodservice caterer Bartlett Mitchell. Simon Vincent is the...
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Hilton in the Community Foundation (HCF) Ball
Villeroy & Boch was thrilled to be involved in this year’s annual Hilton in the Community Foundation (HCF) Ball, donating £20,000 worth of china for the event. Taking place at the Hilton Hotel Park...
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UK Provinces outpace London hotels’ profit growth
London hotels reported a slight increase in gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) in the month of November, but the UK provinces continued to show much more positive year-on-year movements...
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Obesity can be a disability
The European Court of Justice has this month confirmed that obesity can amount to a disability if the usual criteria for establishing a disability are satisfied. This important decision follows the...
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Industry Prediction: what’s in store for hospitality in 2015?
2014 saw The Coffer Group team give its first insight into what the year ahead held for the leisure market and, buoyed by the accuracy of many of their predictions, the team is now offering its...
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First phase at Birkwood Castle nears completion
Envestco, leading hotel operators and property developers, have completed the first phase of the development of Birkwood Castle and estate which is being transformed into a stunning boutique hotel and...
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VisitBritain forecasts 4.5% tourism growth
Issued in December each year, and updated the following summer, the VisitBritain forecast for the volume and value of inbound tourism explores the factors likely to shape trends over the coming year....
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InterContinental London – The O2 to generate 500 jobs
InterContinental London – The O2, the new 453-bedroom 18-storey luxury hotel currently in construction as part of a 7.6 acre development scheme on London’s Greenwich Peninsula, will create in excess of...
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UK hotel investment reaches eight-year hightop hot
International real estate advisor Savills has reported that total transaction volumes in the UK hotels market reached £6.1 billion in 2014, marking an increase of 55% on the previous year and the...
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Spa hotel planned for Edinburgh Marina
Developers have submitted their masterplan for Edinburgh Marina – the400 berth marina, residential, retail and spa hotel (123 beds) development that will be thefocal point of Granton Harbour’s...
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Social Media RoundTable 2
H&C News’ first RoundTable was attended by delegates from pub groups, hotels, restaurants and coffee shops, and demonstrated that hospitality businesses are meeting some of the challenges of using...
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Major spa investment at Rockliffe Hall
Rockliffe Hall, in Hurworth near Darlington, has announced major expansion plans for 2015. The 5* resort is to develop a new ‘Spa Garden’ – the only one of its kind in the North East – within its...
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#1 Lyndhurst hotel sold to overseas investor
The freehold of The Penny Farthing, currently rated #1 Lyndhurst hotel on TripAdvisor, has been sold by leisure property specialist Fleurets to an overseas investor, Middle Eastern Ymat Investments...
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