Privately-owned hotel group Splendid Hospitality is providing rooms at one of its London properties for NHS staff. Holiday Inn London–Wembley is working with London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust and is currently providing 50 rooms for staff who are working round the clock or need to avoid returning home to a household they might share with vulnerable … [Read more...]
Down Hall Hotel appoints new GM to plan for reopening post COVID-19
Ken Flockhart has been appointed as the new GM of the Down Hall Hotel, we are delighted to report that Flockhart’s first job is to plan for the hotel reopening post the COVID-19 crisis. Flockhart has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality sector, at luxury hotels and resorts around the world. In his former position as General Manager at Warner Cricket St. … [Read more...]
New $50 million six-star luxury hotel announced today for completion in 2022
A new $50 million six-star luxury hotel in South Australia has been announced today with plans to complete in early 2022. The hotel will have 70 rooms, including suites and penthouses, with a private balcony for every room. To be named Oscar Seppeltsfield, the Luxury Hotels Australia project is expected to begin welcoming guests in 2022. Artist’s renders of the building … [Read more...]
Hospitality business leaders waive salaries, OYO’s CEO being the latest
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has seen numerous hospitality business leaders reduce or waive their salaries in an effort to emphasise the threat to hospitality businesses posed by the pandemic. Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & Group CEO of ‘start up’ OYO Hotels & Homes is the latest, announcing he will forego 100% of his salary for the rest of the year. The company’s … [Read more...]
London’s Strand Palace hotel delivering free meals to the London Ambulance Service
Strand Palace has announced it will be delivering free meals to the London Ambulance Service daily and will remain open for key workers only, as it has closed its doors to the general public, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of the MealForce initiative, over 600 much needed meals for those on the frontline will be supplied daily to ambulance control rooms across the … [Read more...]