STR Global’s preliminary October data for London indicates flat hotel performance year over year. Based on daily data from October, London reported: * increases in supply (+3.2 percent) and demand (+3.0 percent); * a 0.1-percent decrease in occupancy to 88.0 percent; * a 0.1-percent increase in average daily rate to GBP152.69; and * no change in revenue per available … [Read more...]
Rocco Forte Hotels expands with Italian investor
In a week when Sir Rocco Forte was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Hotel Awards, Rocco Forte Hotels has also announced a strategic partnership with Fondo Strategico Italiano Spa (FSI), the Italian State-backed sovereign fund 80% controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and 20% by Bank of Italy. It has a paid-up share capital of €4.4bn. FSI is … [Read more...]
Most popular business hotels in London
In recent years, figures from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), amongst other studies, have shown that the number of corporate travellers in Europe has been on the up. As a result, more and more hotels have been preparing for a business travel boom by offering features such as fast internet connection in hotel rooms or special price discounts for corporate … [Read more...]
Giles Shaw: from Mangle to Manor
Giles Shaw has been appointed General Manager of the Flitwick Manor Hotel, in Woburn. Beginning his career in the laundry room has done little to dampen Giles Shaw’s enthusiasm for the hospitality industry, nor slow his progress as he has taken in hotels across London, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cambridge, Maidenhead, and Milton Keynes. Since attending Ealing Hotel School and … [Read more...]
Tune Kings Cross wins Gold Circle award as UK expansion continues
The Kings Cross branch of Tune Hotels has received a prestigious 2014 Agoda Gold Circle Award. Now in its sixth year, the Gold Circle Awards are given to industry-leading hotels who work with Asia’s primary hotel booking site, Agoda.com. Best qualities of online hospitality industry Tune Hotels’ Kings Cross recognition for this year’s award was based on Agoda seeing … [Read more...]