Total sales growth of 10.4%. On track to deliver full year results in line with expectations Whitbread PLC today reports its trading performance for the 50 weeks to 11 February 2016, which forms part of the 53 week year ending on 3 March 2016. Sales update (% change vs. prior year) Sales for the 11 weeks to 11 February 2016 Sales for the 50 weeks to 11 February … [Read more...]
Hilton launches airport hotels into the future
In a recent study of global travellers, Hilton discovered that the majority of people use airport hotels purely out of convenience, often for business and missed/inconvenient flights. Some travellers had no intention of staying again at airport hotels, describing them as “boring, expensive and crowded.” Yet, given how frequently airport hotels are used, particularly for … [Read more...]
Gatwick hotel joins Redefine|BDL Hotels
Redefine|BDL Hotels has announced that Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport – North Terminal has joined the management company’s extensive portfolio of hotels. The property, which boasts 192 rooms and a prime location linked to Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal, brings the number of hotels managed by Redefine|BDL Hotelss up to 63. Redefine|BDL Hotels, the UK’s largest … [Read more...]
ME London dominates at international hotel awards
Luxury lifestyle hotel, ME London won two awards at this year’s International Hotel Awards. For the second consecutive year the hotel was crowned ‘Best City Hotel UK’, and has also been chosen as ‘Best City International Hotel’. Guillaume Marly, General Manager, ME London, said; “It is thanks to a great team effort that we have been recognised and presented with these … [Read more...]
HotStats UK Chain Hotels Market Review
West Midlands Hoteliers Make a Bright Start to 2016 Hotels in the West Midlands made a good start to 2016, recording a 1.5% increase in profit per room driven by revenue growth across all departments, including Rooms (+3.0%), Food & Beverage (+0.4%), Conference & Banqueting (+2.9%) and Leisure (+7.3%), according to the latest HotStats data. The overall 1.8% … [Read more...]