Neil Braude has been appointed General Manager of the 4* Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury Hotel. Responsible for the management of the 316-bedroom hotel, Neil joins the team with 19 years of experience in hotel operations, yield and revenue management across flagship and independent hotels in South Africa and Central London. With a strong vision to drive the business … [Read more...]
Hand Picked Hotels unveils new brand identity
Country house hotel group, Hand Picked Hotels, has unveiled a new visual identity for the brand in an effort to strengthen its visual expression and reflect its refreshed brand vision and values. The new look and feel coincides with an upgrade of the brand’s loyalty club which has been relaunched under a new name, Privilege Rewards. The new visual identity for Hand Picked … [Read more...]
The curtain goes up on 1 Leicester Square
IHG has announced the opening of its newest London hotel, Hotel Indigo London, 1 Leicester Square, in the heart of London’s stage and theatre district. The 95-room boutique hotel features theatrical touches inspired by the neighbourhood’s history and heritage. Just as no places are alike, no two Hotel Indigo properties are alike. Each of the three distinct bedroom designs … [Read more...]
Marco Zacharia joins as new Food and Beverage Director
The former head of international food for Café Nero, Marco Zacharia, has joined glh Hotels as its new Food and Beverage Director. Zacharia’s new remit is to champion and evolve the hotel group’s food and beverage offering to focus on delivering consistently delicious dishes across the hotel group’s five individual brands and 17 properties. The newly created role will see … [Read more...]
AccorHotels acquires Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
AccorHotels has today announced that it has signed an agreement with Mövenpick Holding and Kingdom Holding to acquire Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, for a cash amount of CHF560 million (€482 million). The transaction implies a 14.9X 2019e EBITDA multiple before synergies (including transaction costs), and less than 10X pro forma 2019e EBITDA after run rate synergies and … [Read more...]