Birmingham’s hotels posted average occupancy rates of 75% between March and May 2016 – the best results for spring since current records began in 2003. The figures are up from 74% in 2015 and 71% in 2014, according to data from Marketing Birmingham’s Regional Observatory, which was provided by travel research company STR Global. Hotel revenues in the city also rose … [Read more...]
The Vault prepares to open
AN INNOVATIVE £2M scheme to create the UK’s first hotel for young people with autism and learning difficulties has been given the green light by Gateshead Council. The St Camillus Care Group was last week (2 Aug) granted planning permission to transform the former Rivers Edge Hotel at Gateshead into The Vault, which will not only provide respite care for young people with a … [Read more...]
Macdonald Hotel Group Board appointment
Macdonald Hotels and Resorts, one of the UK’s largest independent hotel groups, have added Simon Jackson, Group Sales Director and Chief Executive of Macdonald Resorts to its Group Board which operates 55 hotels and resorts across the UK, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. Mr Jackson joined the Group in 2003 as Marketing Director of Macdonald Resorts, having previously worked … [Read more...]
A Scottish Castle rescued from ruin achieves five-star seal of approval
A newly opened five-star luxury hotel on the outskirts of Glasgow is celebrating after achieving a five-star accommodation rating from the AA. Crossbasket Castle, operated by luxury hotel management group Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI), adds the latest accolade to the company’s growing portfolio of five-star rated establishments across Scotland four months … [Read more...]
Pulse Hotels & Resorts Appoint New General Manager and Resort Manager
Grant Jefferies - General Manager of Kandima Maldives Grant is an Australian born, seasoned international hotelier whose passion for the industry developed from an upbringing in a family who owned hotels in Southeast Queensland Australia and which has resulted in an impressive career in hospitality spanning across the Pacific, USA, Europe and South East Asia. Since … [Read more...]