Choice Hotels International has welcomed the Clarion Collection Harte & Garter Hotel & Spa in Windsor as the flagship UK hotel of the Clarion Collection brand, an upscale four-star boutique offering. With views directly over Windsor Castle, the four-star Clarion Collection Harte & Garter Hotel & Spa enjoys not only the finest location in the town but also one … [Read more...]
Three south-west hotels enter the market
Christie + Co are introducing three attractive properties to the market. Old Quay House, Fowey, Cornwall The award-winning Old Quay House sits on the waterfront, overlooking the stunning Fowey estuary. The small medieval town of Fowey is packed with charm, history, tradition and outstanding natural beauty. It is a lively commercial and yachting seaport, offering a broad … [Read more...]
Increasing demand for serviced apartments but classification system needed
Demand for serviced apartments is growing faster than new supply in many European markets, as an increasingly mobile workforce drives business travel and relocation activity. In addition, leisure travellers are also now more actively seeking the additional space and amenity which serviced apartments provide as opposed to conventional hotels. Lack of classification system … [Read more...]
Brighter horizon for UK Tourism and Leisure
Around one third of staff working in guest houses, hotels, restaurants and pubs are now employed on zero hours contracts, according to the latest Travel & Tourism Survey conducted by MHA. Yet, despite the flexibility that this arrangement offers employers, well over 60% of these staff regularly work 20 hours or more – with more than three quarters of these routinely … [Read more...]
THE PIG near Bath celebrates Glastonbury
A successful week-end for the Glastonbury Festival, and also for THE PIG near Bath, where Robin Hutson (Chairman and CEO for Lime Wood Group and Home Grown Hotels Ltd.) was joined by Alexa Chung, Daisy Lowe, Sam Smith and friends to celebrate the closing of Glastonbury weekend - in the idyllic surroundings and facilities of the hotel. The group spent the day relaxing and … [Read more...]