Bea Tollman’s Red Carnation Hotel Collection has been listed 2nd in this year’s Sunday Times Top 100 Mid Companies. It is the fourth time Red Carnation Hotels have been included in this prestigious list, having entered in 2012 at number 71, rose swiftly to 26 in 2013 and ranked number 8 last year. This year, Red Carnation Hotels were also presented with another award for the … [Read more...]
£1.6bn bid for Claridges hotel group owner?
CityAM.com reports that Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund has put forward a £1.6bn bid for Maybourne Hotel Group, owner of London hotels the Berkeley, the Connaught and Claridges. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is reported to have declared its interest in bidding to Coroin, which is the holding company for Maybourne, and is part owned by the Barclay brothers who … [Read more...]
Starwood Preferred Guest and Uber rev up rewards
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Uber are putting travellers on the fast track to valuable rewards with the announcement of a strategic partnership that will give Starwood Preferred Guest members who ride with Uber the opportunity to earn coveted Starpoints during any Uber ride, anywhere worldwide. “This new partnership with Uber accelerates our SPG members’ drive … [Read more...]
Lessons in Social Media for hospitality businesses
H&C News’ recent Social Media Benchmarking Report (email us for a copy) was accompanied by a Round Table meeting at citizenM Bankside in London, and discussion with attendees from all areas of hospitality. The delegates shared a common responsibility for social media activity in their organisations – large and small – as well as a passion to drive the development and … [Read more...]
Somerston Hotels to develop as Atlas Hotels
Hotel owner and operator, Somerston Hotels is changing its company name to Atlas Hotels, with effect from 27 February 2015. The change of name has been triggered by the recent acquisition of Somerston Hotels by private equity firm Lone Star. This acquisition now puts the former Morethan Hotels portfolio (previously managed for Lone Star by Somerston Hotels) and the Somerston … [Read more...]