Bespoke Hotels is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Hartley to the role of General Manager at the Talbot Inn, Ripley, ahead of the historic property’s re-launch this summer, following a significant £1 million investment. Richard’s previous roles include six years within the Bespoke Hotels group as General Manager of the Lugger Hotel, Portloe, during which time … [Read more...]
Hotel group helps school children to send canine toy mascot into space
A North West Hotel group has been helping a team of fledgling scientists at a local primary school to experiment with space travel by sending a canine cuddly toy to the edge of space. School children in Morecambe have designed a physics project to use helium balloons, GPS tracking equipment and GoPro action cameras to see how high they could send 'Sam the Dog', the lucky … [Read more...]
Brown’s Hotel Launches Collaboration with Madeleine Shaw
Brown’s Hotel launches its collaboration with Madeleine Shaw, British chef, nutritional health coach, yoga teacher and bestselling author of ‘Get The Glow’. Madeleine has created an innovative and delicious Rocco Forte Nourish menu for its guests, and Brown’s Hotel will be the first and only destination to offer Madeleine’s dishes from her newest book, ‘Ready, Steady, Glow’, … [Read more...]
Hilton London Metropole Announces Two New Senior Appointments
UK’s Largest Conference Hotel announces New Director of Operations and Director of Sales Hilton London Metropole has announced the appointment of Omer Lang as Director of Operations and Georgina Bansal as Director of Sales to its senior management team. Both bring with them extensive experience in the hospitality industry and a proven record of success. Omer Lang, … [Read more...]
HotStats UK Chain Hotels Market Review – February 2016
For full size, click here Profit Levels Plummet at York Hotels in Wake of Flooding Profit per room at hotels in York has plunged by 41.5% in the first two months of 2016, with a 16.2% year-on-year drop recorded in the month of February alone, according to the latest data from HotStats. Whilst hotels were able to successfully record RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) … [Read more...]