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Corinthia Hotel London launches Opera as its theme for Artist in Residence 2015
Corinthia Hotel London has announced that its fourth annual Artist in Residence programme is opera. Also announced is the prestigious panel of judges who will choose a winning idea from a range of...
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Launch of UK Conference and Meeting Survey 2015
New research into the UK’s conference and business events sector has been launched. Entitled the ‘UK Conference and Meeting Survey 2015’ (UKCAMS), this major research project, now in its 22nd...
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Enrol for 2015 HOSPA Revenue Management ETP – deadline 9 March
HOSPA Chief Executive Carl Weldon writes that, as with any management career, hospitality revenue managers are in constant need of self-development and improvement, but there have been few effective...
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CMA calls for information on use of online reviews
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is inviting consumers, businesses and other interested parties to come forward with their views. Online reviews and blogs are playing a growing role in...
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Hotel growth forecast for European cities in 2015 and 2016
The improving economic and business travel backdrop will drive growth for the hotel sector in 2015 and 2016, according to PwC’s latest European hotel forecast. This follows a good year for the hotel...
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Battlesteads looks to the skies
Battlesteads Hotel and Restaurant in Wark, near Hexham, is opening its own on-site observatory in March. The observatory is located within the hotel grounds, sitting at the edge of the Northumberland...
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Somerston Hotels to develop as Atlas Hotels
Hotel owner and operator, Somerston Hotels is changing its company name to Atlas Hotels, with effect from 27 February 2015. The change of name has been triggered by the recent acquisition of Somerston...
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Lessons in Social Media for hospitality businesses
H&C News’ recent Social Media Benchmarking Report (email us for a copy) was accompanied by a Round Table meeting at citizenM Bankside in London, and discussion with attendees from all areas of...
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Starwood Preferred Guest and Uber rev up rewards
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Uber are putting travellers on the fast track to valuable rewards with the announcement of a strategic partnership that will give Starwood Preferred Guest...
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£1.6bn bid for Claridges hotel group owner?
CityAM.com reports that Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund has put forward a £1.6bn bid for Maybourne Hotel Group, owner of London hotels the Berkeley, the Connaught and Claridges. The Abu Dhabi...
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Red Carnation Hotel Collection 2nd in Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For
Bea Tollman’s Red Carnation Hotel Collection has been listed 2nd in this year’s Sunday Times Top 100 Mid Companies. It is the fourth time Red Carnation Hotels have been included in this prestigious...
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Hotel values rise across Europe
Europe’s hotels witnessed their fifth consecutive year of value growth last year, with properties in the UK and Southern Europe seeing some of the biggest gains, according to the 2015 European Hotel...
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Hotel property: which macro environment to back in Europe?
Europe’s leading hotel property specialist and patron sponsor of IHIF, Christie + Co acts for and advises most of the major players in the hotel sector across Europe. This places it in an ideal...
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First Hampton by Hilton opens in Newcastle
Hampton by Hilton Newcastle has opened with 160 rooms and located on Neville Street in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. The hotel, which is managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts on behalf of...
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts to add 40 hotels in Europe
From IHIF in Berlin, Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced it is on track to open more than 40 new hotels and resorts across Europe in the next five years, expanding its portfolio by almost 30%...
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Hotel Operators urged to ‘check-out’ their Business Rates
Colliers International reports that hotel operators could claim up to £145,000 per hotel, on overpaid business rates, by lodging their appeal by the 31 March deadline. Colliers analysed the number of...
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Qbic Hotels wins Global eMarketing Award
Qbic Hotels took the 2014 TRAVELCLICK eMarketer of the Year Award at the glittering HSMAI Adrian Awards in New York at the end of February. TRAVELCLICK, the leader in hotel ecommerce solutions,...
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MEININGER hotels appoints Robert Seeley as UK Head of Development
Robert’s appointment will help MEININGER deliver its objective of establishing a presence in all key cities in the UK including London, Manchester and Edinburgh. MEININGER hotels currently operates 16...
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Iconic JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane for sale
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group has been appointed the sole agent to market London’s largest luxury hotel, the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on behalf of the Administrators and the LPA...
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SACO merges with Oaktree Capital Management
Founders David and Lesley Freed, Managing Director Stephen Hanton and Marketing Director Jo Redman announced at the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin that SACO has merged with Oaktree to...
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