The owners of Whitworth Hall Country Hotel and Deer Park near Durham have appointed Christopher Ashby as general manager. He brings with him a wealth of four star hotel experience including, most recently, as general manager at one of Lancashire's premier wedding and conference venues, the historic Bartle Hall. Before joining Bartle Hall Ashby was, for eleven years, general … [Read more...]
easyHotel Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2016
easyHotel plc, the owner, developer, operator and franchisor of "super budget" branded hotels, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2016. Financial highlights Total system sales1,2 up 10.4% to £9.66m (31 March 2015: £8.75m) Total revenue2 was up 11.6% to £2.59m (31 March 2015: £2.32m), slightly ahead of Board … [Read more...]
Newton House Wins Channel 4 TV’s ‘Four in Bed’
Newton House B&B in Knaresborough is the winner of the latest Channel 4 TV Show ‘Four in a Bed’ that aired from 16th to 20th May 2016. Owner, Denise Carter and her colleague Jackie Fennell, appeared in the filming of the latest series of this popular reality TV show, and had the task of visiting and judging the other properties as part of the format for the show. ‘We … [Read more...]
Marriott Europe’s CANVAS Project – Millennial F&B Incubator Programme
Marriott’s CANVAS project, a food and beverage talent incubator designed to unlock the potential of unused spaces in European Marriott hotels, returns for a second year with the launch of Notch on the rooftop of London’s Marriott Park Lane hotel. Formerly known as Roofnic, Notch is a new concept developed by Ashley Dawes who conceived the original project in 2015 and secured … [Read more...]
Coombe Abbey continues winning streak of award recognition
A Warwickshire country house hotel has continued its winning streak of national, regional and trade recognition after having been shortlisted for two major awards. Finalists have been announced for the annual CHS Awards and national meetings and events industry specialist CHS Group has shortlisted Coombe Abbey, based in Brinklow, for two titles. The awards, which will … [Read more...]