Accor, the world’s leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, already has an extensive hotel brand portfolio in the UK, which currently includes Sofitel, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, ibis Styles and ibis budget. Now, Accor has announced the opening of its first Pullman branded hotel in the UK, the Pullman London St Pancras. Widening its portfolio with the … [Read more...]

The monthly Trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reports that hotel prices have dramatically increased across Europe compared to last month. An overnight stay in September will now cost an average of 105 pounds, compared to just 90 pounds in August. The most expensive locations are Venice (206 pounds per night, up 43 per cent) and Geneva (202 pounds, up 20 per cent). In the UK, … [Read more...]

Lancaster London is the latest business to gain the Hospitality Assured accreditation which demonstrates great customer service and excellent business standards, and is created and awarded by the Institute of Hospitality. Stephen Kyjak-Lane FIH, the General Manager of the hotel was delighted by this new award: “This accreditation truly demonstrates that our hotel’s vision … [Read more...]

​Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels has been appointed by Simon Appell, Alastair Beveridge and Anne O’Keefe of Zolfo Cooper LLP, the Joint Administrators of Dania Properties Manchester Ltd. (in Administration) as sole exclusive agents to offer for sale the freehold interest in the Grade II listed 148 bedroom 4 Star Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel, Manchester. George … [Read more...]

Queens Moat Houses, a leading European hotel group with 57 hotels across the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, and Swisscom Hospitality Services have renewed their long-standing partnership. Swisscom will continue to provide wired and wireless high-speed Internet access, conference and business center services at all QMH locations for the coming three years. Swisscom will manage … [Read more...]