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VisitEngland Awards for Excellence Winners 2015
The VisitEngland Awards for Excellence are firmly established as representing the highest accolade in English tourism. The Awards recognise businesses that incorporate best practice and demonstrate...
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Travelodge to invest £85m into 14 hotels in Port locations
At the opening of its new Southampton West Quay hotel, which is located yards away from one of the UK’s leading Ports (Southampton Port), Travelodge today announced that it is looking for 14 new hotel...
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St Martins Lane re-launch brings the cool back to Covent Gardento
Celebrating 15 years, St Martins Lane, London’s first boutique hotel and Morgans Hotel Group Co.’s first European hotel, has revealed a fresh new contemporary design and updated public spaces to mark...
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Restaurant and pub groups back to sales growth in April
The managed pub and restaurant sector returned to like-for-like growth in April after a brief dip in March, according to latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker figures. Collective like-for-likes among...
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Sian swaps TV screen for fine dining kitchen
TV presenter Sian Lloyd took a break from filming at exotic places to learn new cooking skills in the fine dining kitchen of an award winning Welsh country house hotel. The former ITV weather...
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New look at Mercure Bristol North, The Grange Hotel
Mercure Bristol North, The Grange Hotel has undergone a major investment, transforming the 19th century manor house. The extensive refurbishment includes the renovation of the hotel’s ground floor...
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On the hunt for Scotland’s Best Green Businesses
The search is on for Scotland’s green business champions. Applications are now open for the 16th annual Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards and Scottish hospitality...
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Accor adds 2 to UK portfolio
Accor has announced two new hotel signings, increasing its significant footprint in the Midlands and North of England and adding 234 rooms to its portfolio. The ibis Styles and Mercure brand hotels,...
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Prima Hotels in Administration
AlixPartners has issued a statement regarding the appointment of Ryan Grant, Lee Causer and Catherine Williamson of AlixPartners Services UK LLP (AlixPartners) as Joint Administrators over four hotels...
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Seasoned Events acquires Chichester Hotel, Wickford
Seasoned Events, part of Grays-based Crown Catering Group, has purchased the 35-bedroom, three-AA-Star Chichester Hotel and Restaurant in Wickford, Essex and been granted a long lease by the Harris...
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Shankly Hotel reveals first luxury room for Shankly family visit
Liverpool’s highly anticipated Shankly Hotel unveiled its first luxury room when members of the Shankly family visited the Victoria Street development to mark the first key milestone. The room gives...
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Make an impact with your vegetarian offering: Top 5 tips for hoteliers
Beacon, the leading hospitality purchasing company, works closely with leading produce suppliers Brakes and Total Produce and works with over 1,000 hotels and 400 pubs and restaurants. Drawing on...
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Klaus Kabelitz appointed GM at Belmond Cadogan Hotel
Belmond has announced the appointment of Klaus Kabelitz as general manager of Belmond Cadogan Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, which will re-open in autumn 2016 following a complete renovation. Mr...
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TripAdvisor awards Certificate of Excellence 2015 to 40,000 UK hospitality...
TripAdvisor announced 19 May the 2015 Certificate of Excellence award recipients. A total of 40,464 hospitality businesses in the UK have been awarded this year – up from 31,325 in 2014. London tops...
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Consumers clash with businesses over ways to pay
UK consumers and businesses are poles apart on the adoption of new and innovative payments technologies, according to Sage Pay’s 2015 Payments Landscape Report. Consumers seek innovative payment...
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Rocco Forte Hotels launches ‘Rocco Forte Events’
Rocco Forte Hotels, the family of ten hotels across Europe, has announced a newly developed offering for meetings, conferences, events, and incentives – ‘Rocco Forte Events’. Creating a consistent...
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Local Secrets revealed as Brits fail to recognise national treasures
With a new survey released today showing that millions of us are unaware of and unable to recognise many of the incredible places of interest on our doorsteps, Mercure Hotels has worked with Blue Badge...
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Travelodge opens first branded hotel in Llandudno Town Centre
Travelodge has opened its first hotel in Llandudno and second hotel in Conwy. Llandudno Travelodge represents an investment of £5 million and has created 15 jobs within the local community. Llandudno...
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K West Hotel appoints 25 Year Old Female as Head Chef
London’s K West Hotel is proud to have one of the country’s youngest female Head Chefs, after appointing 25 year old rising culinary star Rhiannon Ball. Rhiannon will be taking the helm of the newly...
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Dorchester Collection appoints two general managers
Dorchester Collection has announced two executive appointments. John Scanlon (above) has been promoted to general manager of 45 Park Lane, the contemporary Mayfair hotel in London; Christophe Hilty has...
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