GO IN’s newly introduced table base puts an end to wobbly tables, which can be a major source of customer complaints and a time-consuming problem for staff. The base system can be used both indoors and outdoors, with a wide choice of table tops in different sizes, shapes, colours and materials. GO IN’s range of hospitality furniture is recognised throughout Europe not … [Read more...]
London, Paris, Munich and Stockholm most stable European hotel markets
According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels’ latest Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, investment sentiment for hotel assets has strengthened across EMEA with yield and IRR requirements hardening when compared to October 2011. In EMEA, yield requirements decreased by 40 basis points to 7%and leveraged IRR requirements fell by 100 basis points to 15.4%. Jon Hubbard, CEO Northern … [Read more...]
Boutique hotel summit centres on London
HandC News was delighted to join the boutique hotel industry when it descended on London last week for the second staging of the Boutique Hotel Summit, Europe’s only b2b conference for the boutique and lifestyle hotels sectors. Held at Altitude London, on the banks of the Thames, the conference attracted more than 220 attendees from as far afield as Beirut, Dubai, Ghana, … [Read more...]
Carbon optimizer for events
Accor has unveiled its Carbon Optimizer for professional customers: this new tool will allow meeting and seminar organizers to know, manage and reduce their events’ carbon footprint. As a leading player in the meetings and seminars industry, Accor has venues in roughly 2,000 hotels, and its research (see below) clearly demonstrates the importance of sustainable issues to its … [Read more...]
New Premier Inn opening in Richmond
Whitbread PLC is to open its brand new Premier Inn hotel in London Richmond on 18th June 2012. The property will contribute over £6.1 million to the local economy whilst creating 37 new jobs for the residents of Richmond and its surrounding areas. The brand new 93 bedroom hotel is situated on Lower Mortlake Road, within walking distance of Richmond, Kew and only a five minute … [Read more...]