The Hotel Marketing Association Awards are the only dedicated recognition scheme which both celebrates good practice in hotel marketing and is judged by industry experts. With a membership of sales and marketing specialists and operators from both independent and chain hotels, this makes the Awards important in identifying the talent that can drive the UK hotel sector forward … [Read more...]
Hotels: mixed performance for November
UK hotels posted a mixed performance in November, according to preliminary hotel figures released by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. Hotels in London saw rooms yield fall by 4.6% to £112.96, compared with £118.46 in November 2011. This was the result of a 3.4% drop in room rate to £136.20 combined with a 1.3% reduction in occupancy to 82.9%. In the regions, rooms yield … [Read more...]
New categories for 2012/13 Considerate Hoteliers Awards
The Considerate Hoteliers (CH) is introducing two new categories for its Awards for 2012/13: ‘The International Considerate Hotel of the Year’ to embrace CH’s new international outlook and encourage hotels from all around the world to participate. ‘The Considerate Accessibility Award’ which aims to encourage hotels to highlight and market the facilities available for … [Read more...]
The Wellesley opens in Knightsbridge
Located in prestigious Knightsbridge, new townhouse hotel The Wellesley is scheduled to open 14 December, offering contemporary luxury, traditional glamour and uncompromising service. The building has been beautifully restored with a combination of its 1920s history and contemporary style with interiors created by award-winning design experts Fox Linton. As well as its 36 … [Read more...]
Chardon founder adds to honours
MAURICE Taylor, founder and chief executive of the UK’s leading independent hotel management company Chardon Management, has won the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award at the Glasgow Restaurant Awards 2012 in recognition of his innovation and strategic vision. Commenting on this latest award, which follows just a fortnight after he was awarded a certificate of recognition for his … [Read more...]