Based on daily data, STR Global’s preliminary November data for London indicate: increases in supply (3.1 percent) and demand (4.4 percent); a 1.3-percent increase in occupancy to 84.4 percent; a 2.0-percent increase in average daily rate to GBP147.41; and a 3.3-percent increase in revenue per available room to GBP125.08. A 3.0-percent increase in revenue per … [Read more...]
Master Innholders announces 2015 scholars
Twenty of the UK’s most talented hoteliers have now been offered a place on The Master Innholders’ coveted Hotel Management Scholarship Programme, which sees individuals attend intensive professional development programmes at either Cornell University in the USA, Cranfield University School of Management, or the renowned École Hôtelière de Lausanne in … [Read more...]
Gérard Sintès to GM of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Gérard Sintès as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental Hyde park. Mr Sintès joins the London property from Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona where he held the position of General Manager for four years and firmly established the award-winning property as one of the best hotels in the city. During his tenure, the hotel … [Read more...]
Gleneagles appoints new GM Paul Heery
The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, has appointed Paul Heery – formerly of The Connaught, London -as its new General Manager. Heery, originally from Ireland, will join the AA Five Red Star resort in December 2014. His experience includes roles at The Merrion Hotel in Dublin, and Ritz Carlton properties in Washington DC, New York and California. Most recently he was Hotel … [Read more...]
Lifetime achievement at ASAP Awards for Chairman David Smith
David Smith, Chairman of the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) and Director of City Apartments Ltd, won the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award at the ASAP Annual Conference and Awards dinner, sponsored by Sky, on 4 December. Smith, who has chaired ASAP since 2004, was recognised for his leading role in establishing and leading the Association to be the primary … [Read more...]