There are 1,152 hotels totalling 167,251 rooms Under Contract in Europe, according to the January 2016 STR Global Pipeline Report. This represents a 15.8% increase in rooms Under Contract compared with January 2015 and a 6.3% year-over-year increase in rooms under construction. The Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages … [Read more...]
Launch of afternoon tea in the garden room at iconic Royal York Hotel
The Royal York, one of the city’s oldest and best known hotels, has started the new year with style and in confidence, with the appointment of two key senior leaders to the team, the completion of major renovation and refurbishment of the main hotel building, and the launch of a new Afternoon Tea Menu in The Garden Room. Richard Mansell has joined as General Manager of the … [Read more...]
Martins Bank transformed into luxury hotel
Hotel and leisure group to create luxury landmark hotel after acquisition of historic Liverpool bank building £50m investment will lead to 200 full time jobs and 350 construction jobs Historic building was hiding place for Britain’s gold during WWII ONE of the UK’s finest neo-classical building is planned to be transformed into a stunning 227-room luxury … [Read more...]
Travelodge opens its first hotel in Chatham
Company also announces it is looking for a further five hotel sites in Kent. Today, the Mayor of Medway, Councillor Barry Kemp, joined Travelodge Revenue Director, Tom Edwards, to officially open the company’s first hotel in Chatham, an acquisition of the former Ramada Encore at the town’s Historic Dockyard. Chatham Maritime Travelodge, the company’s 524th hotel, is a … [Read more...]
IHG signs dual branded hotel development near Heathrow Airport
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of a dual branded hotel development near Heathrow Airport, London. The two hotels Holiday Inn London - Heathrow Bath Road and Staybridge Suites London - Heathrow Bath Road will operate under a franchise agreement with Bathroad Corp Sarl. Due to open in 2018, the 190 … [Read more...]