Historic Crathorne Hall Hotel in Yarm, North Yorkshire, unveiled its £4m restoration as it relaunched on 1 October – one year on from the fire that badly damaged the east wing. After a year of intensive rebuilding and refurbishment, Julia Hands, Chairman and Chief Executive of Hand Picked Hotels, owners of Crathorne Hall Hotel, and Lord Crathorne, whose family owned the … [Read more...]
Patrick Dempsey joins Staycity Board
Patrick Dempsey, former managing director of Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants, is to become a non-executive director of Dublin-based serviced apartment operator Staycity. Dempsey joins Staycity at a time of significant growth for the company. Its current estate of apartments and aparthotels stands at 1,000 across eight European cities, but an active development pipeline … [Read more...]
Amaris Hospitality to rebrand 21 UK hotels and invest £100 million
Amaris Hospitality, the leading hotel investment and hospitality group, has today announced its intention to rebrand 21 hotels from its 89 strong hotel portfolio and invest over £100 million in the transformation and refurbishment of these hotels. The decision follows a comprehensive strategic review of the entire Amaris Hospitality portfolio conducted by the Group’s … [Read more...]
Lack of summer sun fails to dull spirits of NW hoteliers
Hotels in the North West sizzled this August despite the soggy summer, recording a 5.2% increase in Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR), to £56.69, which contributed to a 3.8% increase in Total Revenue per Available Room (TrevPAR), to £101.43, according to the latest data from HotStats. As a result of the growth in popularity of key North West cities as destinations for … [Read more...]
The Good Hotel Guide 2016 announces César awards
The Good Hotel Guide 2016: Great Britain and Ireland, published 5 October 2015, celebrates the best of Britain’s booming hotel industry. Co-edited by Adam Raphael and Desmond Balmer, the Guide is an unbiased selection of the best hotels, inns and B&Bs with personality and character across the UK and Ireland. This year’s 2016 Guide features 419 main entries, 16 Editor’s … [Read more...]