Earlier this month the hotel and hospitality industry came together for the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2019 at the Novotel London West Hotel, hosted by the BAFTA Award Winning actor and comedian Alistair McGowan. At the ceremony The Grand, Folkestone was awarded the Best Employer Of The Year Award and was highly commended in the categories of - The Best Education … [Read more...]
Passion for brands and architectural expertise leads Accor senior appointment
Accor earlier today announced Ana Jorge’s appointment as Executive Director of Design & Technical Services, Northern Europe for Economy & Midscale Brands. Based in London, Jorge will be responsible for coordinating and developing all aspects of design and technical services across the region. Part of the brief is to ensure brand guidelines are implemented in all … [Read more...]
London Heathrow Marriott Hotel working with Meiko UK to become Heathrow’s ‘greenest’ hotel
Marriott International takes sustainability very seriously, the hotel and hospitality company has set itself the target of achieving energy savings of 3 percent a year. London Heathrow Marriott Hotel features 5 floors, 393 rooms, 2 suites, 16 meeting rooms and 9,000 square feet of total meeting space. The hotel also has its own rooftop garden and runs a 100 percent recycling … [Read more...]
New entrant makes TripAdvisor’s UK Top 10 and Manchester’s No 1 hotel in five months from opening
Dakota Manchester has reached TripAdvisor’s top 10 traveler ranked UK hotels five months after opening in May this year. The new Manchester hotel has also ranked number one as TripAdvisor’s first place hotel from Manchester’s 123 listed by TripAdvisor. The hotel features 137 bedrooms including 20 suites and Manchester’s largest penthouse, the Grand Deluxe … [Read more...]
Radisson set to launch hotel brand in Russia
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of its first Radisson-branded hotel in Russia, located in Perm in the Urals. The new Radisson Hotel Perm will have 150 rooms and is due to open in late 2021. This new signing brings the group’s Russian portfolio to a total of 39 hotels and 10,320 rooms in operation or under development. Perm is a developing destination for both … [Read more...]