BridgeStreet and Airbnb develop Global Hospitality Program
Bridge Street Global Hospitality – the leading solution for international serviced apartment experiences – has unveiled a collaboration with Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality...
View ArticlePatron Capital and RBS sell Jupiter Hotels for £160m
Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property backed investments, and its 50:50 joint venture partner, the Royal Bank of Scotland, have sold Jupiter Hotels for £160m. The...
View ArticleThe Sunday Times crowns Foxhill Manor “Hotel of the Year 2015”
Farncombe Estate’s eight-bedroom hotel Foxhill Manor has won The Sunday Times “Hotel of the Year 2015”. The title comes just seven months after its launch as a private house hotel. Steve Bleach,...
View ArticleCorinthia Hotels appoints UK-based Conference and Incentives team
Pictured left to right: Janet Broomfield; Jane Colbeck-McKinnon; Alessia Cappuccini Corinthia Hotels has announced the appointment of its new UK-based Conference & Incentives team. Janet Broomfield...
View ArticleGeorgian House Hotel appointment in quest for five-star status
Georgian House, the 60 bedroom family-run boutique hotel in London’s Victoria, has appointed Adam Rowledge as its new General Manager. Awarded a Master Innholder scholarship on the Cranfield Talent...
View ArticleAA launches Silver Star Ratings
To coincide with the launch of the new 2016 AA Hotel and B and B Guides, the AA has launched the new Silver Stars Awards for both the Hotel and Guest Accommodation recognition schemes. The launch of...
View ArticleClarion Hotel, Cork sells for €35.1m
Joint selling agents Savills and JLL have announced the investment sale of the Clarion Hotel, Lapps Quay, Cork to Dalata Hotel Group for a record breaking price of €35.1 million. The sale of the...
View ArticleStuart Procter returns as GM to The Stafford Hotel London
The Stafford Hotel London is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Stuart Procter as General Manager. One of London’s gems, nestled in prestigious St James’s, The Stafford Hotel London offers a...
View ArticleANA competition for young UK chefs to develop in-flight menu
ANA, Japan’s only 5-star airline, is to offer young UK chefs the exclusive opportunity to contribute to its Winter 2016 in-flight menu and experience a culinary tour of Japan, as part of an exciting...
View ArticleTripAdvisor and the Priceline Group announce partnership
TripAdvisor and The Priceline Group – Booking.com, priceline.com, Kayak, agoda.com, rentalcars.com, and OpenTable – have announced a strategic partnership whereby some of The Priceline Group’s online...
View ArticleTUI Group sells LateRooms.com
TUI Group is reported to have sold British hotel booking website LateRooms.com, leaving it free to focus on its core travel businesses. Though TUI has not provided any details, the price is also...
View ArticleNew data shows more business travellers considering independent hotels
New data from the hotel solutions provider HRS has revealed that independent hotel bookings are on the rise within the business travel sector. In 2015, figures from the hotel solutions provider showed...
View ArticleWinners of Hilden 2015 Style Awards
The Hilden Style Awards 2015 winners have been announced and the winning venues this year are: Artist Residence, winner of Most Stylish Bathroom; Unique Chic Bijou Edinburgh Apartments, winner of Most...
View ArticleApex City of Glasgow Hotel set to make a splash in the market
Passers-by in Glasgow city centre could have been forgiven for thinking they had gone a little quackers on Wednesday 14 October as a giant duck descended on George Square to mark the launch of the...
View ArticleAccor reports solid growth in 3Q 2015 with LFL revenue up 3.4%
Accor has reported that third-quarter 2015 business activity was strong in the majority of the Group’s markets. Revenue totalled €1,493 million, up 3.4% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange...
View ArticleBusiness travel takes off on Booking.com
When it comes to business travel, there’s a simple truth that every business traveller is also a leisure traveller. And now, Booking.com has revealed that more and more of its leisure travellers are...
View ArticlePride of Britain adds 2 member hotels
The Pride of Britain hotel consortium is a not for profit organisation that belongs to its member hotels, a collection of never more than 50 independent, mostly family-owned, luxury hotels in some of...
View ArticleUK hotel investment this year to beat 2006 peak at £8.5 billion
International real estate advisor Savills has forecast that total transaction volumes in the UK hotels market could reach £8.5 billion by year end. This marks a 39% increase on 2014’s post recession...
View ArticleStratford City Hotels crowned Employers of the Year
Stratford City Hotels, which is managed by Cycas Hospitality, was awarded top accolade of No1 Best Employer in Hospitality 2015 at the Caterer.com’s Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2015 scoring...
View ArticleTripAdvisor launches free analytics dashboard for accommodations, restaurants
TripAdvisor has announced the launch of the Review Performance report – an enhanced online analytics dashboard available free to all registered businesses on the site. Designed based on user feedback,...
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