The 2012 VenueVerdict Awards have been announced, recognising the leading providers of meeting hospitality across groups of different sizes. IET Venues, etc.venues, and QHotels lead the way in the three different brand categories, based upon the total number of UK venues a group operates. The VenueVerdict Awards are drawn entirely from independent customer … [Read more...]
Using technology to really differentiate your hotel – Do it right, and your guests will love you for it
By Simon I’Anson, Vice President Marketing, Swisscom Hospitality Services It’s been a long day for your guest. She wants to turn off the lights, draw the curtains, lower the blinds and set her room temperature to a comfortable 19.5 degrees. Just before browsing the on-demand film offering, she wants to set her wake up call for 06:00 the next morning, to be awoken to the … [Read more...]
Neville, Murray and Norcross: hoteliers in the making
Question: what do footballer Gary Neville, tennis player Andy Murray, and The Only Way Is Essex star Mick Norcross have in common? Answer: all are planning (or are rumoured to be planning, in the case of Andy Murray) to become hoteliers! The latest news, reported in the Southend Standard, is that work is about to start on the derelict Grand Hotel in Leigh to transform it … [Read more...]
Chardon appoints Steve Terry to accelerate European growth
CHARDON Management, the leading independent hotel management company, has appointed former InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) development director Steve Terry to its board to spearhead its business development programme from London . An experienced and successful hotel development director, having played a key role in the recent significant expansion of some of the major UK … [Read more...]
bloc to open hotel at Gatwick this summer
bloc hotels is to open a 244 room property at Gatwick airport in early Summer 2013, its second opening after Birmingham, with an excellent landside location within the core of Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal, adjacent to departures and the new security area, and just a minute’s walk from the arrival and check-in areas. The multi-million pound project will see the … [Read more...]