The regeneration of London’s Paddington will take a further step forward with the development of a 620 room hotel and aparthotel complex. The tenants of the scheme will be Whitbread brand Premier Inn and Staycity and it is expected to open by 2021. M&G has acquired the long leasehold interest of the development site and will finance the construction of the hotel complex … [Read more...]
Unemployed Londoners graduate when provided with the chance of a career in hospitality
Thirty unemployed Londoners were provided with the chance of a career in hospitality throughout 2018, due to an initiative funded by Solidarity AccorHotels, an endowment fund set up by AccorHotels to help fight economic and social exclusion of people at risk of poverty by improving their employability. The participants have graduated from the ‘Hospitality Futures’ programme, … [Read more...]
TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2019, Hotel 41 voted top again
London’s Hotel 41 retained its title of ‘Top Hotel in the UK’ for a third consecutive year in the 2019 annual TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, which were announced today. This multi-award winning, luxury boutique hotel, part of the family-run Red Carnation Hotel Collection, also secured the titles of ‘Number 1 Luxury Hotel in the UK’, ‘Number 2 Best Service in the UK’ and … [Read more...]
The Buckinghamshire Golf Club Appoints New General Manager
Arora Hotels has announced the appointment of Ben Ludwell as General Manager of The Buckinghamshire Golf Club, as part of the hotel group’s drive to provide an enhanced member experience at the club, which it acquired in November 2018. Ben joins the Denham golf course from his previous role as Assistant General Manager at the Queenwood Golf Club in Chertsey, Surrey, where he … [Read more...]
easyHotel update to first quarter of the current financial year
Trading Overview Despite the ongoing political and economic uncertainty that is affecting consumer confidence, particularly in the UK, the Group has continued to outperform both its competitive set and the wider hotel market: Total system sales up 31% Revenue up 60% Owned hotels like-for-like Revpar* up 11.2%, outperforming their competitive set by 5.2% We are … [Read more...]