A £15,000 investment in tourism marketing is set to boost the work of a Lake District consortium which is targeting more overseas visitors from China. The Lake District China Forum, of which English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues is a key member, has secured the funding from Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, the county’s strategic economic body. With support from … [Read more...]
Exclusive Hotels and Venues Announce WOW Award Winners in its Celebratory 35th Year in Business
Exclusive Hotels and Venues has presented three of its stand-out employees with coveted WOW awards, and long standing team members - including those serving for more than 30 years - have been recognised in an annual celebration marking 35 years in business for the independent British country house hotel group. Designed to recognise and reward team members that go above and … [Read more...]
New £650,000 Bristol conference centre now open
Costing £650,000, the new facilities are located at the four-star DoubleTree by Hilton, Bristol City Centre hotel on Redcliffe Way, increasing its conference and meeting capacity while adding on more bedrooms. Work to extend the facilities follows a rise in recent years of businesses looking to hold conferences, meetings and events in Bristol, away from the more traditional … [Read more...]
St. James’s hotel & club team up with Hayford and Rhodes to celebrate Chelsea Flower Show
Following on from the successful launch of It’s All In The Game afternoon tea, St. James’s Hotel & Club have partnered with renowned florists Hayford and Rhodes to offer a board-game inspired floral takeover, including a giant chess-piece installation at the front of the hotel and other game themed delights throughout the hotel and restaurant. Guests are welcomed to come … [Read more...]
STR releases preliminary April 2016 data for London
STR’s preliminary April 2016 data for London, England, indicates relatively flat performance when compared with the same month from 2015. Based on daily data from April, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons: Increases in both supply (+2.3%) and demand (+1.7%); 7% decrease in occupancy to 80.0%; 9% increase in average daily rate (ADR) to … [Read more...]