Next month [1 March] Staycity will open the doors to a further 125 apartments at its popular London Heathrow site with the addition of a guest lounge and café on the ground floor and breakfast area and terrace on the podium level. The extension to Staycity Heathrow sees the fast-growing aparthotel operator moving into its neighbouring property, giving it a total of 269 … [Read more...]
STR Global: Europe hotel results for January 2016
The European hotel industry recorded positive results in the three key performance metrics when reported in Euro constant currency, according to January 2016 data from STR Global. Compared with January 2015, Europe reported a 1.4% increase in occupancy to 54.7%, a 1.5% rise in average daily rate to EUR100.52 and a 3.0% lift in revenue per available room to … [Read more...]
Hotel du Vin to open in heart of Stratford upon Avon
Iconic hotel brand set to create over 60 jobs when it opens its doors to luxury in 2017. The Malmaison Hotel du Vin Group, the leading UK boutique hotel brand and a member of the Frasers Hospitality Group is pleased to announce that it has now received full planning permission and listed building consent to create a new luxurious 48 bedroom Hotel du Vin in the heart of … [Read more...]
Leading Hotel Group Rewards Award-Winning Chefs
One of the UK’s leading independent hotel groups has rewarded four of its Highland chefs for their outstanding culinary achievements. Macdonald Drumossie Hotel sous chef David Macdonald was recently crowned 2015 Young Highland Chef of the Year and, in recognition of his achievement, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts founder and executive chairman Donald Macdonald recently … [Read more...]
Edinburgh Collection Hotel Group signs deal to expand globally
Scotland’s The Edinburgh Collection, the owners of The Howard and Channings, two of Edinburgh’s most prestigious five and four star hotels, announced today that it has signed a franchise agreement with Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the largest hotel companies in the world, that is planned to bring increased business to Edinburgh. With immediate effect the two … [Read more...]