Conviently-located Ramada Glasgow Airport Hotel is set to rebrand as a Courtyard by Marriott following the multi-million pound refurbishment of all its 114 bedrooms, reception space and conferencing, hospitality and leisure facilities. The hotel, on the doorstep of the airport and just 15 minutes’ drive from Glasgow city centre, is undergoing the transformation after owner … [Read more...]
Starwood Capital Announces New Urban Lifestyle Group, Principal
Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announced that it will launch PRINCIPAL, a new urban lifestyle hotel group, on 1st November 2016, following a capital investment in the portfolio of approximately £150 million. Principal is a collection of city-centre hotels based in landmark buildings in exceptional locations across the United Kingdom. The … [Read more...]
Travelodge development gets underway
Construction of a £5 million hotel development has started, creating new jobs and transforming a vacant site in Sandwell. Councillor Steve Eling, leader of Sandwell Council, officially launched the start of work on the 78-bed Travelodge development at Providence Place, West Bromwich. He was joined by director Andy Elwell, and development director Jon Hinton, both of … [Read more...]
Andrew Brownsword Hotels appoints new General Manager at Gidleigh Park
Andrew Brownsword Hotels has announced the appointment of Paul Shanahan as General Manager of Gidleigh Park, with Paul due to take up his new position on 23 November 2106. Paul joins Gidleigh Park from his previous role at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, where he was Operations Manager for nearly five years. In the hospitality industry since 1994, Paul has also held positions … [Read more...]
Down Hall Achieves Four Star AA Silver Stars
Down Hall Country House Hotel has recently gained Four Silver Stars from the AA, an improvement from their previous Four AA Black Stars. The merit score rose from 77% to 87%, marking one of the highest jumps the visiting inspector has ever seen. The Silver Star Award is only given to hotels that offer a superior level of quality within their star rating; high standards of … [Read more...]