Leading UK hotel owner and operating company, the Arora Group, hosted a formal ceremony at the new InterContinental London – The O2 yesterday, 5th July, to mark the official opening of the luxury hotel, located adjacent to The O2 arena. Founder and Chairman of the Arora Group, Surinder Arora, was joined by special guests Sir Cliff Richard OBE, Thomas Miserendino, President … [Read more...]
Rocco Forte Hotels New Appointment: Michele Norsa, Non-Executive Director
Rocco Forte Hotels are pleased to announce the appointment of Michele Norsa as Non-Executive Director to the main board with immediate effect. Mr Norsa brings a wealth of experience in the luxury sector and was most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director of Italian luxury goods company, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., where he led the team since … [Read more...]
easyHotel plc – Disposal of assets in Liverpool
easyHotel, the owner, developer, operator and franchisor of “super budget” branded hotels, is pleased to announce the disposal of the A3 space at 47 Castle Street in Liverpool under a 125-year leasehold agreement for a consideration of £0.6m. The space, which is currently a restaurant operated by a third party, comprises the ground floor of the building and portions of the … [Read more...]
Sofitel London Heathrow Celebrates Graduation of Project SEARCH students
Sofitel London Heathrow, the airport’s only premium hotel directly connected to Terminal 5, hosted a graduation ceremony for eight students from its partnership with Project SEARCH. The students, all of whom are local and have learning disabilities, have successfully completed a nine month long supported internship at the hotel. One of the graduates, Nadia Chahine, has … [Read more...]
May 2016 paints a mixed picture for Scottish hotels
The monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report, from tourism market research specialists LJ Research, tracking city centre hotel performance in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, showed overall growth in Edinburgh and reductions in performance in Glasgow and, most notably, Aberdeen for the month of May. That said, for the first time in 18 months, hoteliers in the Granite … [Read more...]