Property investment company Depho Estates has acquired the four-star Aldwark Manor golf and spa hotel, near York, from hotel investment company Aprirose, to make a further investment post-acquisition to further enhance and upgrade Aldwark Manor’s rooms and facilities. Aldwark Manor is set in 120 acres of countryside and can accommodate more than 100 residential guests. As … [Read more...]
The Master Innholders announce applications open for 2019 Scholarships
The Master Innholders have announced that applications are now open for both the Innholders Scholarship and the new autumn intake of the Aspiring Leaders Diploma (MIALD). As a result of the ongoing success of the MIALD programme, the Master Innholders has launched an additional Aspiring Leaders programme to start autumn 2019. Endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality, the … [Read more...]
From trainee to GM, Valor extends hotel Future Leaders employee development
Due to the success of its Future Leaders programme, Valor Hospitality Europe has extended its employee development programme to give even more of its team members the opportunity to take their careers to the next level. The scheme was initially created to guide operations managers across Valor’s portfolio of 17 UK hotels into general manager roles, but the remit … [Read more...]
The Italian Job 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Royal Lancaster London
The Italian Job is best known for Michael Caine’s illustrious character ‘Charlie Croker’ and car chases through Turin. However, the film also featured Royal Lancaster London, where Croker celebrates his release from prison. In the 1960s, the recently opened hotel was alive and swinging, with The Beatles celebrating their after-party for the release of … [Read more...]
Great Scotland Yard, home to Robin Gill’s first foray in hotels, opening soon
Great Scotland Yard, the infamous and historical home of law and order in London, is set to become a hotel, restaurant, tearoom, bar, drinking club and events space, opening its doors in late summer 2019, under the direction of General Manager Sholto Smith. Stripping back the grandness and elitism of the building’s past while remembering its history, the hotel will offer a … [Read more...]