With the London 2012 Olympic year upon us, TravelClick, the leading hotel market intelligence provider, is using its forward looking data to provide regular updates of how the London hotel market is performing in terms of demand and rates. With fewer than 200 days before the opening ceremony, the market is looking optimistic for both hoteliers and visitors. At this time, … [Read more...]
Job of the Week, Hotel Maintenance Manager
Maintenance Manager - Luxury Hotel in Hampshire - Salary £32K Purpose of Role To assume responsibility for the overall safety, efficiency and maintenance of engineering services within the Hotel. Maintenance and upkeep of property facility. The provision of technical assistance/advice to all departments. Specific duties To ensure safe and efficient … [Read more...]
Manchester United star to finance new hotel at Old Trafford
Plans have been submitted to Manchester's Trafford council led by former United star Gary Neville for a new 10 floor development that will have a 139 bedroom hotel at the junction of Sir Matt Busby Way and Wharfside Way. The development is a joint venture between Neville and the Old Trafford Supporters Club. Neville will finance the project with money raised from his United … [Read more...]
US hotel investments send positive market signs
Hunter Realty, a leading national hotel investment advisory services firm, today announced that the firm brokered the sale of a record 54 hotels in 2011. Hunter notes that as the market continues to firm up, they expect to see a larger number of conventional hotels coming to market. During the year, the firm also completed over 400 broker opinion of value reports totaling … [Read more...]
Leeds students’ photos of Yorkshire go on show at Park Plaza
Park Plaza Hotels has teamed up with Leeds College of Art to offer Yorkshire’s brightest young photographers the chance to exhibit their work in the contemporary setting of the newly refurbished hotel. Keen to encourage new talent and to inspire creativity, 78 photographs taken by students from the college’s Photography degree have been shortlisted from hundreds of entries, and … [Read more...]