Charitable house-keeping ladies from London’s Strand Palace Hotel have raised over £6,000 for charities this year, including donations to Guide Dogs for the Blind, City Farm and Great Ormond Street Hospital, by collecting throwaway items. Among their money-raising efforts, the house-keeping staff have collected used bars of soap, biscuit wrappers and coins left behind in … [Read more...]
Major multiple aquisition augments growth for North East Leisure Group
A leading North East Leisure group has announced the major acquisition of five hotels across the UK against a list price of £75 million – a move which is set to significantly expand the company’s reach across the UK. Newcastle-based hotel and bar operator Cairn Group has successfully acquired five properties in County Durham, Stirling, Harrogate, Cardiff and Brighton, … [Read more...]
Rocco Forte Hotels Opens Assila Hotel in Jeddah
Prominently placed at the center of Jeddah’s most fashionable business and shopping district, Assila Hotel is the ideal destination for business visitors and leisure guests who wish to enjoy the European warmth, charm and outstanding level of bespoke service of Rocco Forte Hotels, enhanced by traditional Arabian hospitality. Occupying two towers, Assila Hotel consists of 147 … [Read more...]
Travelodge’s annual bizarre requests roundup
Travelodge, one of the UK’s biggest independent hotel chains, has revealed the most bizarre requests that some of its 18 million customers have asked whilst staying in one of its 523 UK hotels during the last 12 months. The Travelodge hotel teams across the length and breadth of the UK receive thousands of strange requests every year and the oddities range from: Can you … [Read more...]
Philip M. Barnes appointed Managing Director, The Savoy
The Savoy, a Fairmont Managed Hotel, will welcome Philip (Phil) Barnes as Regional Vice President and Managing Director from 21 November 2016. Phil will lead The Savoy’s team in all aspects of operations, guest services and owner relations. Born, raised and educated in the UK, Philip boasts a four-decade hotel career that has seen him work across five continents in some of … [Read more...]