Union Hanover has revealed plans to develop and operate a high-end boutique hotel at Lend Lease and London & Continental Railways’ The International Quarter, Stratford City, following the acquisition of Starboard Hotels’ share in the project and completion of the land purchase. The 220-bedroom The Penny Brook with a roof top bar and restaurant and on the top two floors, … [Read more...]
Warren Weir at Luton Hoo welcomes Carly Robson
Luxury five star hotel, Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa has welcomed Carly Robson to the team. Carly, who has had previous experience working in five star establishments, will be responsible for maximising the sales and revenue of Warren Weir, Luton Hoo’s conference and events venue. Her role will also include building brand awareness and ensuring guests are treated with the … [Read more...]
Hotel performance to be boosted in Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s hotels can look forward to improved average room rates when Scotland stages the Commonwealth Games later this month and the Ryder Cup in September. Demand from corporate bookings and additional flight routes will also lift the city’s hotels out of what has been a comparatively difficult seven years of trading. Despite robust occupancy, Edinburgh’s hotels have … [Read more...]
Carnoustie welcomes the Open in 2018
Following the R&A's announcement that the Open Golf Championship will be held at Carnoustie in 2018, Haydn Fentum, CEO at Bespoke Hotels’ The Carnoustie Golf Hotel and Spa comments: "As a property built for the 1999 Open and host to the 2007 tournament, we are delighted to once again be involved as part of the Open Championship at Carnoustie. As always, we look forward … [Read more...]
‘Experience meetings’ concept for delivering effective meetings
A study by Radisson Blu Hotels has found that office staff that have meetings at work, hold, on average, three meetings per day, lasting over an hour in total. In extreme cases, some individuals attend more than ten meetings per day or say they spend over 3 hours each day in meetings. The study suggests that the workers are not as engaged as they could be: of those … [Read more...]