A 5* hotel in Central London is looking for an experienced Reservations Manager to run their team of reservation agents As Reservation Manager it would be your responsibility to ensure your team are maximising sales and taking advantage of all sales opportunities. You would also be responsible for achieving high occupancy levels and controlling room rates. It would be … [Read more...]
Wide array of stylish new London hotels opening in 2012
Last year we saw many new London hotels open, mostly in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. This year we can see even more, many of which are significant in one or more ways. The openings scheduled this year include the reinvention of the venerable Cafe Royal, a London hotel with more history than most as it was here that Oscar Wilde infamously hallucinated on absinthe … [Read more...]
Gold on offer at Hotel General Managers’ Conference
The 19th Annual Hotel General Managers’ Conference - hosted by the Master Innholders and titled Going for Gold - was held last week at the London Hilton on Park Lane, attracting record attendance (440 delegates from 4 and 5 star establishments), as well as an ’18 carat’ line up of speakers. Reflecting the theme and the London Olympics, speakers included Lord Coe and Kate … [Read more...]
Meeting & Events Operations Manager, luxury hotel in Hampshire, Salary £30K
JOB PURPOSE: To provide a meetings and events service to clients that contains the highest standards of operation and customer care, whilst optimising staff productivity and departmental profitability. ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1) To achieve agreed standards of service and operation. To take appropriate action as necessary to train the team in order to achieve the highest … [Read more...]
DoubleTree add Leeds and Manchester hotels to portfolio
DoubleTree by Hilton have announced two former Mint Hotels have officially joined the upscale, full-service hotel brand and are now welcoming guests as the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester-Piccadilly and the DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds City Centre. The hotels are two of eight Mint Hotels across the UK and the Netherlands joining the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels as … [Read more...]