More than 40 languages are spoken by staff across the Macdonald Hotels Group, making it the ideal place for international fans during this year’s summer of international sport. With a portfolio of luxury hotels in the UK, Macdonald Hotels welcomes thousands of international visitors each year, and strives to make them feel at home by having many mulitlingual staff on site. … [Read more...]
London hotels expected to perform better in 2017
The hotel industry in London, England, is projected to experience continued performance declines through 2016, but positive results in 2017, according to a quarterly forecast report from STR and Tourism Economics. London has posted year-over-year growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR) for six consecutive years beginning with 2010. Through April 2016, London’s … [Read more...]
Conference Segment Fuels Strong Profit Growth for North West Hotels in April
For full size table click here Hoteliers in the North West of England recorded an 11.7% year-on-year increase in profit per room in April fuelled by a 19.5% increase in the achieved rate in the residential conference segment, according to the latest data from HotStats. Despite a 0.1 percentage point decline in room occupancy, RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) increased by … [Read more...]
Titanic Hotel Liverpool appoints new general manager
Titanic Hotel Liverpool, situated in the city’s iconic Stanley Dock, has appointed Brian Connor as the new general manager to oversee daily operations. Originally from Glasgow, Brian brings more than 23 years’ experience to his new role. He joins Titanic Hotel Liverpool from Chester’s Doubletree by Hilton, where he served as general manager for four years. Throughout his … [Read more...]
Hotel Waterbus service brings a touch of Venetian style to Windermere
A Lake District hotel is giving its guests the chance to travel like Venetian tourists with the introduction of a waterborne transport service to ferry them across Windermere to key tourist destinations. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues has been working with Windermere Lake Cruises to introduce the service for its guests at Low Wood Bay Resort Hotel & … [Read more...]