Results of the Great British Tourism Survey (GBTS) released by VisitEngland reveal 3.8 million domestic holiday trips were taken in England in April 2014, a 10% increase on the same period last year, with tourism spend up 5% for the month. The early months of 2014 were characterised by extremely wet weather which had a negative impact on figures. However a later, milder … [Read more...]
Buoyant Q2 for UK Serviced Apartments
STR Global and the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) report a strong Q2performance for both London and operators in the rest of the UK. Serviced apartments in London achieved average occupancy of 81.5%, with RevPAR at £126.67 up a healthy 9 percentage points on quarter one. For the rest of the UK the performance was similarly strong with average occupancy … [Read more...]
Marathon Asset Management acquires 11 QMH UK hotels
Eleven QMH UK hotels, operating under the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Best Western PLUS brands have been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Marathon Asset Management. The hotels, brought to the market by specialist hotel property adviser Christie + Co in February, were acquired by Marathon following a highly competitive sales process. The nationwide portfolio consists of … [Read more...]
Full Shortlist for 2014 Women 1st Shine Awards
Women 1st, the initiative that aims to raise the number of women working in senior roles in the tourism and visitor economy sector, has revealed the shortlist for its 2014 Shine Awards. The Shine Awards, sponsored by Unilever Food Solutions, are the only awards that celebrate the achievements of women working in the hospitality, passenger transport, travel, tourism and retail … [Read more...]
Independent Hotel Show announces 2014 Awards shortlist
The Independent Hotel Show 2014 has announced the shortlist for Outstanding New Hotel of the Year Award and the Independent Hotelier of the Year Award 2014 in association with Towergate Insurance. The Outstanding New Hotel of the Year award, introduced last year, is designed to improve the scope of recognition of all independent, luxury and boutique hotels that have been … [Read more...]