Hotel Verta, a unique 5-star luxury London hotel experience is being marketed for sale by Christie + Co, leading business advisors to the hotel sector. The hotel is being sold on behalf of Maurice Moses and Angela Swarbrick, Joint Administrators of Hotel Verta Limited and Verta Properties Limited, and would represent an excellent opportunity for existing operators or … [Read more...]
London hotels see record occupancy levels in July
With one year to go until London welcomes athletes to the 2012 Olympic Games, hoteliers in the capital have been breaking records of their own this month as room occupancy levels reached an extraordinary 92.4%, according to TRI Hospitality Consulting's latest HotStats survey of approximately 550 full-service hotels across the UK. Not only did hoteliers in London … [Read more...]
Lancaster London search for the next Apprentice
The Lancaster London embarked on a nationwide hunt to find junior chefs to join its Kitchen Apprenticeship Programme. The innovative scheme was advertised on the National Apprenticeship website. On 1 August 2011, the hotel invited 11 hopeful candidates, chosen from a host of applications, to attend a five day workshop. The candidates received training throughout the week … [Read more...]
Hotel Construction Pipeline July 2011
STR Global has issued it's 2011 Global Construction Pipeline Report update for July highlighting among the key markets in Europe, London ended the month with the largest number of rooms under construction with 4,506 rooms. The Europe hotel development pipeline comprises 800 hotels totalling 130,260 rooms, according to the July 2011 STR Global Construction Pipeline … [Read more...]
Travelodge to spend £135m expanding in UK national parks
Due to the high demand for hotels near unspoilt rural locations around the UK Travelodge is planning to spend about £135 million expanding in and around Britain's national parks. The budget hotel operator said that in the past 12 months it had seen a rise in the number of people staying in or near national parks. This was confirmed from Travelodge hotels that are near the … [Read more...]