The official ground breaking ceremony took place 4 February at the NEC to mark the official start of construction for the £150m integrated destination complex, Resorts World Birmingham. The construction phase to build the seven storeys, 538,000 sq. ft. leisure and entertainment complex will last two years and Resorts World is due to open to the public in early … [Read more...]
Les Routiers Award Winners 2013
Recognised by Les Routiers, the industry and their customers for being the ‘best in their class’, the winners of their Les Routiers Awards 2013 have been announced as follows: Bed & Breakfast of the Year – Blackcock Country Inn & Restaurant in Kielder Water, Northumberland Hotel of the Year – The River Haven Hotel & Restaurant in Rye, East Sussex Boutique … [Read more...]
Macdonald Hotels retains Carbon Trust Standard and sets new targets
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts, the UK’s largest privately owned hotel group has retained the coveted Carbon Trust Standard, and as part of its innovative Room 15 initiative, the hotel group has set itself a target of reducing electricity and fossil fuel use across the business by 15% by 2015. Proof of reduced carbon footprint The independently verified Carbon Trust … [Read more...]
Hotel Guest Experience Roundtable: delegates embrace future challenges
H&C News and Swisscom Hospitality Services joined forces last Thursday to present a Hotelier Roundtable on ‘Using technology to enhance Guest Experience’. The event was hosted by citizenM Bankside in London, attended by hoteliers from leading hotel groups across Europe, and proved a great success with delegates: not just informing, but even ‘inspiring’! Delegates were … [Read more...]
Hospitality sector administrations fall by 35%
Official statistics published today by The Insolvency Service have revealed that the overall number of businesses appointing Administrators in the hotel and licensed sector fell significantly, by 35% year-on-year in 2012. This represents the lowest levels seen in the past five years. Recovery in the sector Commenting on the figures Tony Wright, Partner at Baker Tilly … [Read more...]