QHotels, the AA Hotel Group of The Year 2014-15, has launched a new children’s menu to meet the growing demand from parents for healthier kids food. The new menu features a wider selection of dishes for children under 12 and was developed alongside feedback from QHotels Family Ambassador Sarah Christie. Children can choose from starters, main courses and desserts, including … [Read more...]
Expanding East Anglian hotel group buys second Best Western
Christie + Co has announced the sale of the Best Western Priory Hotel in the popular town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The 3AA country house style property has been acquired for an undisclosed sum off a £1.25m asking price by the Cameron Ventures Group. It is the second acquisition for the company, which already owns and operates the extended and upgraded 40 bedroom Best … [Read more...]
Middlesbrough Holiday Inn Express opens its doors
Holiday Inn Express Middlesbrough welcomed its first guests on Monday 17th August 2015, marking the completion of a landmark regeneration project in the city. The formerly vacant Albert Road property has been transformed into a 138-bedroom hotel following a £12.4 million development carried out by Ashall Projects, assisted by Middlesbrough Council. Just over a year after … [Read more...]
76% of Brits to take ‘Staycation’ for Bank Holiday
76 per cent of UK travellers will choose a ‘staycation’ this bank holiday week-end, based on searches made between 28 and 31 August on hotel search website trivago.co.uk. Holidaymakers seem optimistic for good weather, with 12 of the top 50 destinations located on the UK coastline. Hotel availability is noticeably low in these destinations, but large price increases are rare – … [Read more...]
Compass Hospitality acquires The Big Sleep Hotels’ portfolio in UK
Asia based Compass Hospitality Group has completed the acquisition of The Big Sleep Hotels’ portfolio comprising three hotels in Cardiff, Cheltenham and Eastbourne in the United Kingdom. The acquisition was jointly made with Singapore based Seacare Hospitality Pte Ltd. When the three hotels were first launched, Travel Trade Gazette described them as “travel lodges with sex … [Read more...]