The Master Innholders has announced that its next Annual Hotel General Managers’ Conference will take place on 14th and 15th January at Grosvenor House, Park Lane London. The organisation’s 20th annual conference, ‘Stretching the Boundaries’, will focus on the economic issues currently facing the hotel industry. The two-day event will include presentations from a range of … [Read more...]
Yorkshire tourism sets the standard with White Rose Awards
Tourism in Yorkshire is worth £7 billion annually, employs almost a quarter of a million people, and generates 216 million visits each year: compelling reasons to celebrate the tourism ‘stars’ at the White Rose Awards 2012. The awards, run by official tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire, are the biggest tourism awards in the UK, and give the judges a very hard problem to … [Read more...]
Gary Neville: hotelier with ambitions
Gary Neville, the former Manchester United and England footballer, opened the proceedings at yesterday’s Annual Hotel Conference 2012 in Manchester – and revealed his ambitions in the hotel industry. As previously reported in H & C News, Gary Neville has taken a strong position on sustainability since retiring from football, and has also announced his plans for a 140-bed … [Read more...]
Big names line up to support first ever Hospitality Technology Expo
Hospitality Technology Expo has confirmed a stellar line up of the hospitality sector’s most respected names for its launch advisory board. Featuring industry leaders in technology, distribution and revenue disciplines from the world’s best known hotel brands, the new advisory board will steer the event content and provide expert advice to the event organisers. Members of … [Read more...]
London’s Olympic and Paralympic hotel success
TravelClick, the leading hotel market intelligence provider, has looked back at London’s incredible summer of sport to see the impact it had on incoming tourism and how the hoteliers fared. The Olympic period (27 July – 12 August 2012) saw an increase of 62.7% in revenue for London hoteliers in comparison to the same period last year. Overall the average daily rate (ADR) … [Read more...]