The UK’s first two AC Hotels by Marriott, managed by Valor Hospitality Europe, have officially opened. Situated at the heart of thriving urban locations – Manchester Salford Quays and at Birmingham’s ‘Mailbox’ - the hotels have undergone extensive refurbishment programmes, transforming them in to AC Hotels by Marriott. AC Hotels is a design led lifestyle brand which … [Read more...]
Record-breaking £5.89 billion invested in hotels in 2015
The hotel industry in 2016 will see significant market opportunities through the break-up of portfolios and increasing sale and leaseback activity, despite disruptive issues taking place in the industry, according to research from Knight Frank. Having set new benchmarks in the last year, investment volume in hotel property accounted for 8.29% of total UK commercial real … [Read more...]
Premier Inn awarded which? Travel brand of the year
Premier Inn scooped the prestigious title of Which? Travel Brand of the Year at the annual Which? Awards yesterday, 25th May. With over 700 sites and 60,000 rooms across the UK, Premier Inn has been declared Travel Brand of the Year, beating competition from Singapore Airlines, Norwegian, Trailfinders and Voyages Jules Verne. The annual awards ceremony, now in its tenth … [Read more...]
9 out of 10 Premier Inn Hotels Receive TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Nine out of ten of Premier Inn hotels across the country have achieved TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence following a year of consistently high praise and ratings from travellers across the globe. The UK's most-loved hotel chain has been recognised across an incredible 621 hotels this year, beating last year's results (590) by 5%. Furthermore, Premier Inn now has 384 … [Read more...]
Expanding UK portfolio for Interstate
Interstate Hotels & Resorts Europe has recently signed 13 new management contracts to its ever-expanding hotel portfolio in the United Kingdom. Located across the country and in major cities such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton, Edinburgh and Durham, the new signings add over 2,000 more bedrooms to the Interstate Hotels & Resorts Europe family and … [Read more...]