A Lake District hotel venue has teamed up with a local farming couple to give their guests the opportunity to participate in the unusual pastime of duck herding. The Wild Boar Inn Grill & Smokehouse at Crook near Windermere is working with Al and Chris Bradley from Crosthwaite to offer duck herding and sheepdog training courses and add a bit of hilarity to group stays at … [Read more...]
IHG® Welcomes Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas to its Family of Brands
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has welcomed a new family member to its portfolio of brands, with the acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas. Six Senses is renowned for its focus on wellness and sustainability, with each hotel and resort set in locations of incredible natural beauty that will stop you in your tracks, … [Read more...]
AccorHotels signs new portfolio of UK hotels
AccorHotels has signed a portfolio of six Mercure hotels under a hotel management agreement with Proark – a Danish based real estate property group holding assets in retail and hotel properties across Europe. Collectively adding 864 rooms under the Mercure brand in the UK, the hotels are located in Bedford, Cardiff, Harlow, Nottingham, Telford and Birmingham. The portfolio … [Read more...]
Interstate lands duo of new signings at Manchester Airport
INTERSTATE Hotels & Resorts has announced a duo of new property signings at Manchester Airport. The third-party hotel management company has been appointed to operate two new properties at the airport – a 280 guest room Holiday Inn and a 262 guest room ibis Budget. Set to open in 2021, both hotels form part of Manchester Airport’s major £1billion redevelopment … [Read more...]
Meet The Hotel Folk
TA Hotel Collection, which owns and runs six distinctive hotels and event venues across Suffolk, has rebranded under The Hotel Folk banner. The new identity focuses on the group’s planned investment in people, both its own Folk members and its guests. Independently owned, the hotels include the 15th century Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa; The Brudenell and White Lion in … [Read more...]