Just weeks after travel company Cox & Kings announced that it had bought LateRooms.com from TUI Travel, the leading hotel booking site is launching a new TV advertising campaign, it’s first since 2013, as part of a £5m+ integrated marketing push. Entitled “It’s Going To Be A Great Night”, the creative will air for the first time on Sunday 15 November during ITV’s X … [Read more...]
The Lucky Onion expands
The Lucky Onion, the Cotswold-based collective of hotels and restaurants owned by husband and wife team Sam and Georgie Pearman has announced that they will be expanding their portfolio from Spring 2016 after acquiring two new sites. No. 131 The Promenade In Cheltenham, The Lucky Onion’s newest property, the award winning Georgian villa No. 131 The Promenade (pictured … [Read more...]
Hoteliers invited to apply for Master Innholder Status
The Master Innholders, the elite group of influential hoteliers established by the Worshipful Company of Innholders in 1978, are calling on the sector’s leading hotel management to apply for the prestigious Master Innholder accolade. Successful applicants will be granted Master Innholder status and will join an inspiring group of professionals, who set outstanding standards … [Read more...]
Tracy Park Golf and Country Hotel near Bath sells
The estate, extending over 89.43 ha (220.98 acres), is located near the village of Wick, approximately five miles from Bath and eight miles east of Bristol. The Grade II listed Jacobean and Georgian mansion forms the centre of the estate and continues to be recognised as a building of historical importance, dating back to its reference in the iconic Domesday Book in … [Read more...]
Business Travel gathering steam in Western Europe
Good news for hotels: business travel spending in Germany, the U.K., France, Spain and Italy combined will grow at over 6 percent in 2015 and 2016, a leading indicator that the European economy is “gathering steam” and is poised for a moderate economic breakthrough. These findings are part of the semi-annual GBTA BTI Outlook – Western Europe report, conducted by the GBTA … [Read more...]