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Macdonald Hotels’ results build for the future
Macdonald Hotels has announced its results for the year ended 27 March 2014 and reported a continued improvement in its trading performance and financial position. Group turnover of £145.5m (£138.6m)...
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Hotel and Tourism industry lines up for Yorkshire Hotel Show
Key industry organisations will be at the Yorkshire Hotel Show on 10 and 11 February when hundreds of hoteliers, restaurateurs and caterers will descend on York Racecourse for the second Yorkshire...
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STR Global and EHL partner to create LHRC
STR Global, the leading provider of hotel data, and Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), the world leader in hospitality management, have partnered to launch the Lausanne Hospitality Research Center...
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Rare opportunity to buy un-branded London Heathrow hotel
An exceptional opportunity exists to acquire a high profile, freehold London Heathrow Airport hotel. This prime-located hotel is being marketed for sale by specialist property adviser Christie + Co....
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The Hospitality Show 2015’s New Year’s Resolutions
The Hospitality Show returns this January to celebrate the very best of British. As the three-day show, held at NEC Birmingham (19th-21st) approaches, we take a look ahead to some tantalising...
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State of the WiFi Nation: UK trends
The UK’s leading public WiFi provider, The Cloud, has revealed the results of its annual analysis into the way the UK population uses the mobile internet. Delving into usage data from across The...
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UK hotels: PwC rounds-up 2014 and looks at 2015
According to PwC analysis, London hoteliers have seen the capital trading at a very high level and, although trading wobbled a bit in the middle of the year and then again in the autumn, it seems to...
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NRB Top 50 – Urgent Call For Nominations!
The nomination process is now open for the fourth annual NRB Top 50, in association with Kuits licensing solicitors, so do not delay in putting forward the names of the people who you think are making...
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New York Times singles out Manchester
The New York Times has singled out Manchester as the only UK entry in its prestigious annual list of Places to Go 2015. The city ranks number 26 out of 52 destinations that the publication considers to...
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Jonathan Slater to retire from The Chester Grosvenor
Jonathan Slater, 60, has announced he is to retire as Managing Director of The Chester Grosvenor at the end of March 2015. Speaking of his retirement Jonathan Slater said: “I turned 60 last year and we...
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The Exhibitionist Hotel: next generation luxury boutique
Located in the heart of South Kensington, and situated within beautifully restored 18th century townhouses, The Exhibitionist Hotel brings together the heritage of the original property with a...
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Record London hotel performance in December
STR Global’s preliminary December 2014 data for London indicates positive hotel performance. Based on daily data from December, London reported: increases in supply (+3.0 percent) and demand (+5.9...
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Tourism to drive economic growth over next decade
Over a half a million new jobs will be created in tourism over the next decade according to VisitEngland. A bumper 2015 will kick start this decade of growth with an exceptionally high number of...
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Starwood Capital Group acquires Town House Collection
Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, has acquired one of Scotland’s leading independent hotel groups, The Town House Collection, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction...
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Sefton Park Hotel launches O’Connors
Sefton Park Hotel has opened a new bar and restaurant concept in the form of O’Connor’s. Combining chief executive Conor O’Donovan’s Irish heritage with the popular ‘bar and grill’ style of dining,...
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IHG signs two hotels at Aberdeen International Airport
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed two hotels at Aberdeen International Airport: Crowne Plaza Aberdeen Airport and Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Airport. Both hotels will operate under franchise...
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Britain’s inbound tourism sector to beat 2014 Forecasts
New figures released for the first eleven months of last year, suggest that 2014 will be another record year for inbound tourism - beating VisitBritain’s original growth forecast. During January to...
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Final Chance to Bag a Business Mentor
With just over a week to go before The Hospitality Show 2015 opens its doors, there is still time for visitors to book free, 15-minute one-to-one sessions with some of the most varied and respected...
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Consumer confidence brings Christmas cheer for UK hotels
Improved consumer confidence and a dry December have resulted in another bumper month as hoteliers across the UK saw double digit grow in rooms yield, according to preliminary figures released today by...
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Jeff Ward appointed MD of Hotel Gotham
Bespoke Hotels has appointed Jeff Ward to the role of Managing Director at its latest landmark property, the spectacular Hotel Gotham due to open in April, 2015 at the head of Manchester’s iconic King...
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