The historic Castell d'Empordà is the latest property to join HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts' independent hotel portfolio in Spain. HotelREZ, will provide the Catalan boutique hotel with GDS representation under the HO chain code, as well as sales and marketing services, together with local partners, Qualis Hospitality. The privately owned Hotel Castell d'Empordà is set in a … [Read more...]
Moray school pupils win exclusive trip to Aberdeen’s Chester Hotel
Aberdeen’s luxury hotel, The Chester Hotel, created a competition for pupils from Milne’s High School in Moray to design a brochure in French, in a bid to encourage hospitality as a future career path and highlight the importance of languages in the industry. The winners of the competition visited the hotel yesterday to learn about the workings of an award-winning … [Read more...]
PwC Hotels Forecast 2017: Facing the future: a question of balance
PwC’s latest U.K. hotels forecast shows that a combination of economic and political uncertainty along with corporations cutting their travel budgets mean that London hoteliers face a possible adjustment period where business guests could be replaced by more leisure travellers. In terms of the provinces, PwC’s forecast for 77% occupancy rates this year and in 2017 would be the … [Read more...]
Neil Taylor joins Cheval Residences as the new Operations Director
Cheval Residences is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Taylor as operations director. He will be dedicated to offering outstanding service to guests across the portfolio of five star residences. Prior to joining Cheval Residences, Neil who has over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, held several senior positions at Redefine BDL Hotels before … [Read more...]
AccorHotels confirms Mercure London Hyde Park to open November 2016
AccorHotels today announces that the new Mercure London Hyde Park will open to guests in November this year. The Mercure London Hyde Park is situated at 8 - 14 Talbot Square in four grade II listed London Town Houses just two minutes’ walk from both Paddington and Lancaster Gate stations. The hotel offers 72 rooms including 3 suites and will be run by London Town Group of … [Read more...]