Statement from The Ritz London - Monday, 30 March 2020: Following various press reports, we can confirm that The Ritz London has been acquired by a private Qatari investor. The hotel will remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As soon as it is safe, the new ownership together with the hotel’s team look forward to reopening the revolving door, and to the next chapter … [Read more...]
The Ritz London has been sold, on the same day it closes its doors for the first time in 133 years
London’s Ritz Hotel, one of the best known hospitality ‘names’ in the world, was acquired last night by an unnamed buyer. The deal was announced shortly after it closed its doors on Friday, for the first time in 113 years in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak. The deal with an unnamed Qatari investment fund was revealed with almost no further details by the acquirers legal … [Read more...]
Cairn Group redeploy hotel teams to help care homes
We are delighted to report the following news from Cairn Group showing how our great industry is reacting in times of crisis helping to combat the spread of COVID-19. Catering, laundry and domestic cleaning staff from Cairn Group’s hotels around the UK will be giving a helping hand to the stretched care home sector. The Group has 32 hotels across the UK but also seven … [Read more...]
Chancellor tells the Airlines that feed UK tourism and hospitality no help from Government
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told UK airlines not to look to the government for help getting through the COVID-19 crisis and to find other forms of funding. In a letter to the UK airline industry yesterday Sunak said the government would only step in as "a last resort". He instead urged airlines to seek to raise money from shareholders. He went on to set out that the … [Read more...]
Intercontinental Hotels Group working this weekend with the Mayor of London to house homeless
The Mayor of London with support from the government and working with Intercontinental Hotels Group has secured 300 hotel rooms to enable Londoners sleeping rough to self-isolate. Londoners sleeping rough will now be provided with vital protection from COVID-19 as the Mayor’s team works with IHG to block-book rooms in London hotels. Through the weekend rough sleepers who … [Read more...]