M by Montcalm opens in Shoreditch Tech City
Luxury hospitality for the millennial mindset is increasingly experience-driven and tech-enhanced. So when technology and the human touch come together in the right environment – that is, an authentic...
View ArticleGlobal travel report reveals rise of the Connected Traveller
Mobile usage is on the rise throughout the entire traveller journey, according to the TripBarometer Connected Traveller report just released by TripAdvisor. The report defines Connected Travellers as...
View ArticleNew owners confirmed for Combe Grove Manor Hotel, Bath
Hotel Collection Hotel No. 20 Limited, represented by international real estate advisor Savills, has sold Combe Grove Manor Hotel in Bath to Rebecca Whittington and Simon Baldwin who last worked...
View ArticleHotel Indigo to host free smartphone photography masterclasses
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)’s boutique brand, Hotel Indigo is launching of a series of smartphone photography masterclasses in partnership with the renowned World Photography Organisation...
View ArticleWhitbread purchases £54 million West Smithfield building
The £54.35 million sale of the City & Guilds Group’s former HQ at 24–30 West Smithfield, London EC1 to Whitbread has been confirmed, paving the way for further investment into this fast emerging...
View ArticleG&V announces re-design for Royal Mile Hotel, Edinburgh
Exactly six years after opening, city centre property G&V Royal Mile Hotel, Edinburgh, has announced that it is set to invest in a luxury re-design. The enhancement of the property’s five-star...
View ArticleHighland tourism business for sale – with clan castle
A Highland tourism business which includes four hotels and a medieval castle is to be sold as the founder retires almost 40 years after starting out with a single property. Former merchant seaman Ian...
View ArticleJohn Forrest leaving Premier Inn
A Premier Inn spokesperson has confirmed that John Forrest, COO of Premier Inn and a key figure in its expansion and success, is leaving the business: “We can confirm that John Forrest is leaving the...
View ArticleEnnismore to acquire Gleneagles Hotel
Ennismore, the London-based hospitality real estate group and developer of unique properties around the world including The Hoxton, has announced a major expansion with the acquisition of the famous...
View ArticleASAP announces membership reaches 120
ASAP – the key industry body representing the serviced apartment sector – has announced it has attracted some 30 new members in the last three months and now represents 120 organisations who between...
View ArticleLaunch of ‘Airbnb’ for the mobility sector
An online service to help people with mobility difficulties or a disability find accessible holiday properties has been co-founded by Oxford MBA alumnus Srin Madipalli. With ambitions to be the next...
View ArticleSugar and Spice: South-East Asian Afternoon Tea at W London – Leicester Square
As the mercury rises this summer, W London – Leicester Square is bringing a taste of South East Asia to the heart of the city with its unique Spice Tea. Served in the W Lounge, the Spice Tea, created...
View ArticleWhitbread opens 700th Premier Inn
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Team GB sprinter, celebrates the launch of the 700th Premier Inn hotel Whitbread has opened its 700th Premier Inn in the UK, taking the fast-growing hotel brand through another...
View ArticleHand Picked Hotels puts two hotels on the market
Christie + Co has been appointed by Hand Picked Hotels to handle the sale of The Priest House Hotel, Derbyshire (above) , and Seiont Manor Hotel, Caernarfon, as the group focuses on larger hotels of...
View ArticleHeathrow’s Third Runway…good news for hotels
International real estate advisor Savills has forecast that the Airports Commission’s recommendation for a third runway at Heathrow will see demand for hotel rooms soar by 42%, equating to an...
View ArticleThe Lanesborough to open Restaurant ‘Céleste’
Oetker Collection has confirmed The Lanesborough’s restaurant, formerly known as Apsleys, will open as Céleste, hailing a new culinary era for the hotel officially re-opening on 15th July 2015. French...
View ArticleStaycation searches up 64% as a result of the heatwave
Travel interest to UK coastal destinations has increased by up to 64 per cent following the heatwave, according to new data from hotel comparison sitetrivago.co.uk. Hotel searches made during the...
View ArticleWetherspoon plans £10 million Glasgow hotel
Wetherspoon plans to build a hotel on a plot of land vacant next to its Crystal Palace pub in Glasgow, as well as developing the upper floors to the pub. The development cost for the new hotel is £10...
View ArticleSt Michaels Hotel and Spa in Falmouth offered for sale
The award-winning St Michaels Hotel and Spa in Falmouth is being marketed for sale by JLL and Stephen Page Associates. Offers in excess of £20 million are being sought. Located adjacent to Gyllyngvase...
View ArticleAmaris Hospitality launches with 89 hotels, 4 portfolios and 15,000 rooms
Amaris Hospitality has announced the creation of a hotel investment and hospitality group, which will bring together a unique portfolio of hotel assets owned by the global private equity firm Lone...
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