One of Holland’s most awarded hoteliers, Eric Toren is opening a new luxury boutique hotel in Amsterdam that offers luxury design and services which are unprecedented in The Netherlands. Hotel TwentySeven, in the heart of Amsterdam at Dam Square, opposite the Royal Palace, will open end of October this year. Toren’s crème de la crème team consists of two star Michelin Master … [Read more...]

The Empress Hotel, Harrogate is undergoing a significant £130,000 renovation, jointly funded by Ei Publican Partnerships and experienced local multiple operators Simon and Sharon Colgan, to create a quality traditional pub with ‘a little something for everyone in the local community’. The considerable investment will add a bar and increase the capacity of the upstairs … [Read more...]

A Coventry hotel has introduced new innovative technology that will allow guests to turn their smartphone into a digital room key. The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel, based at the Ricoh Arena, will be the first Hilton to utilise the digital key feature in Coventry and Warwickshire. Guests will need to download the Hilton Honors app to use the feature in the hotels and then … [Read more...]

Mandarin Oriental’s renowned hospitality has arrived in the Caribbean for the first time at Pink Sands Club, Canouan in St. Vincent and The Grenadines. Following the implementation of Mandarin Oriental service standards, systems and processes, as well as several new design and branding elements, the resort will be rebranded as Mandarin Oriental, Canouan in the first quarter … [Read more...]

Stewart Middleton is looking forward to helping shape a new era at Focus Hotels Management after being appointed Finance Director at the leading hospitality company. Stewart, 47, took up the role in July and has a wealth of experience in hospitality finance, previously working for the Principal Hotel Company (formerly the Principal Hayley Group), De Vere Hotels and The Doyle … [Read more...]