This new service includes offering customers noodle kettles, Oriental snack boxes, green tea, and the team have been taught welcome phrases in Mandarin. Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel, has opened its latest hotel, in Bicester, located close to designer outlet, Bicester Village. The outlet is the second biggest attraction after Buckingham Palace for Chinese … [Read more...]
Special reception launches northern England’s first Hilton Garden Inn
Visitors from around the world are now booking in to Northern England’s first Hilton Garden Inn hotel. The stylish new property, adjacent to Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, is the only one of its brand between Birmingham and Glasgow. It was officially opened by the Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Barry Curran, in a civic ceremony earlier this week (May 3) and has already … [Read more...]
Montpellier Chapter Cheltenham to become a Malmaison
Malmaison, the iconic boutique hotel and lifestyle brand, announces that the recently acquired Montpellier Chapter Cheltenham is set to become part of the stylish Malmaison brand. Guests will be able to enjoy the Malmaison experience from arrival, from the service culture to incorporating the iconic Mal touches to the stunning bedrooms. As well as an introduction to the … [Read more...]
AccorHotels UK to apply National Living Wage to all employees regardless of age
AccorHotels has announced that it will go beyond the Government’s guidelines and will apply the new National Living Wage to all AccorHotels UK employees previously paid below £7.20 per hour, irrespective of age. The Government introduced the new National Living Wage for employees aged 25 and over from the 1st April 2016. The hotel group, which employs over 5,000 people in … [Read more...]
Singapore’s Ascott to acquire serviced apartment scheme in London’s Islington Square
Singapore-based CapitaLand’s serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has entered into an agreement to acquire from Sager House (Almeida) Limited (SHAL – a joint venture between Sager Group and Cain Hoy) a serviced apartment scheme at the Islington Square mixed-use development in London for £52 million, through Ascott’s serviced residence global fund with … [Read more...]