A Yorkshire B&B and a Welsh seaside hotel are among the big winners in this year’s 2015 Travellers’ Choice awards for hotels, TripAdvisor has revealed. Millgate B&B in Masham was named the world’s number one B&B, while Lawton Court Hotel in Llandudno topped the world’s Bargain hotel category. Now in their 13th year, the awards honour the world’s most … [Read more...]
Hilton’s ‘Meet with Purpose’ to inspire sustainable, healthy choices for events
Hilton has announced Meet with Purpose, a concept designed to make it easier for meeting professionals to reduce waste and incorporate health and wellness into meetings and events. Meet with Purpose provides meeting professionals with sustainable choices to incorporate into events that not only enhance the experiences of attendees, but also align with many customers' … [Read more...]
Accor Q4 results show solid revenue growth
Accor has released its results for Q4 reporting that the vast majority of the Group's markets reported solid growth in 2014, with revenue of €5,454 million, up 3.8% like-for-like and 0.5%, buoyed by like-for-like growth of 4.8% in the second half and 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Highlights Strong increase in fourth-quarter revenue: up 5.1% like-for-like and 2.1% as … [Read more...]
Safestay Hostels appoints Philip Houghton
Safestay, the luxury hostel brand, has appointed Philip Houghton as Chief Executive reporting to the Board. Philip will focus on managing the Company’s hostels at Elephant & Castle, York and Holland Park, which is undergoing a comprehensive renovation and re-styling in line with the “Safestay” brand. Philip was until recently a founding director of Starboard Hotels, a … [Read more...]
One Million Rooms expected for Marriott
Continuing its trajectory of rapid global growth and creating opportunity, Marriott International, Inc. expects its portfolio of hotels either open or under development to surpass 1 million rooms by the end of 2015. When open, the hotels under development will have generated more than $50 billion in real estate investment globally by Marriott’s owner partners, and created over … [Read more...]