Fresh Montgomery, organiser of Hotelympia, has announced a completely new look and rebrand for the UK’s most comprehensive event for the hospitality industry. Hotelympia will now take place in a new month and feature a new single entrance layout when it returns to London’s ExCeL, April 28th – 1st May 2014. Completing the evolution, the revitalised show also welcomes the highly … [Read more...]
Travelodge calls on Vince Cable and BIS to unlock the potential of tourism
Travelodge CEO Grant Hearn has written to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills, Vince Cable, to share a ten-point plan to how BIS can accelerate the UK’s economy by unlocking the potential of tourism, one of the UK’s fastest growing industries. Time for policy makers to wake up The letter follows on the back of a report commissioned by Travelodge … [Read more...]
Board appointment at Lynx Purchasing
Buying specialist Lynx Purchasing has promoted Rachel Dobson to its board of directors. Dobson, who has been with the company for six years, joins managing director John Pinder and co-founder Howard Pearson on the board. Pinder said: “Rachel’s experience and negotiating skills are an invaluable asset to the business and we’re delighted to promote her to a board … [Read more...]
Mixed year ahead for hotels
This year will be another challenging one for the UK hotels sector and, while London will again experience strong demand, the capital’s hotels are unlikely to achieve the premium rates they did during the Olympics and Paralympics. Russell Kett, chairman of hotel consultancy HVS London, says that despite this 2013 could see an improvement for hotel transactions as buyer … [Read more...]
Great year for Small Luxury Hotels of the World
After 21 years in the business, 2012 marks SLH’s best year ever: reporting an increase of 10% from 2011, SLH delivered an unprecedented number of room nights at 341,000 and $119 million in revenue. Not only have reservations and room nights hit an all-time high but the recognition of The Club is also a great success story. This year SLH added 56,000 members to their loyalty … [Read more...]