The Gleneagles Hotel’s aim to implement proactive measures to help safeguard and sustain the local, national and global environment has been nationally acknowledged by the Green Tourism Business Scheme. The AA Five Red Star resort in Perthshire is the first hotel in the UK to achieve a gold award under version four of the rigorous criteria. The Green Tourism Business … [Read more...]
UK’s first social enterprise hotel
Inspired by a Dutch scheme in which ex-convicts, women escaping abusive relationships and single parents run a four-star hotel, Inverness is set to become home to the UK’s first social enterprise hotel. Planning is still at an early stage for the project, but ambitions are high to create a hotel staffed by some of the area’s most vulnerable young people. The idea is to … [Read more...]
New hotels, bars and restaurants in £250m Telford development
Telford and Wrekin council has let the first package contract to kick start construction on the £250m regeneration of the Southwater area of the town centre. Local civil engineering firm McPhillips (Wellington) will start enabling works this week under a contract worth around £3m. McPhillips was selected following a closely-contested procurement process which saw 30 … [Read more...]
Red Carnation Hotels Top BT Visit London Awards 2010
Red Carnation, one of the most celebrated family-run boutique hotel collections for service excellence in the world, dominated the annual 2010 BT Visit London Awards ceremony last night at the Bloomsbury Big Top, winning three prestigious awards, including top spot for Best Small Hotel of the year. Now in its seventh year, the highly coveted Awards celebrate the richness and … [Read more...]
London hotel 2010, 2011 forecast
London is projected to finish 2010 with an 11.4-percent increase in revenue per available room, according to STR Global, the leading provider of market data to the world’s hotel industry. The market also is forecasted to end 2011 with a 2.2-percent RevPAR increase. These results are based on the STR Global Market Forecast reports produced by STR Global in conjunction with … [Read more...]