Sky Sports will launch its biggest ever season of live football with live coverage of four Sky Bet Football League matches over one weekend starting on Friday 8 August: the new season on Sky Sports starts with the opening fixture from the Sky Bet Football League, Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City, and continues with three further matches on consecutive days including newly … [Read more...]
De Vere Venues celebrates re-launch of Chicheley Halltop hotel
De Vere Venues, the UK’s number one provider of meeting, training and conference space, has celebrated the official re-launch of Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire, with a quintessential British Garden Party. 120 guests, including key clients and local businesses attended the event at the Grade I listed mansion, soaking up both the sunshine and De Vere Venues’ infamous Great … [Read more...]
Footy-free May causes London hotel occupancy dip
The absence of a major sporting event has resulted in slow growth and a dip in occupancy for hotels in London, according to preliminary figures released today by business advisory and accountancy firm, BDO LLP. London hotels have seen modest growth in May. Rooms yield averaged at £97.89, up 2.1% on last year, whereas room rate figures increased by 4.1% to £117.27. Occupancy … [Read more...]
Mondrian London announces arrival of Seamus Mullen and ‘Mr Lyan’
This summer, Morgans Hotel Group will launch Mondrian London, the first ever Mondrian branded boutique hotel outside the USA. It will uniquely reflect the urban feel of the South Bank neighbourhood, with Borough Market, Tate Modern and Southbank Centre on its doorstep. Situated on the banks of The River Thames in the famed Sea Containers building, it has been designed by Design … [Read more...]
Spectacular Loch Duich hotel for sale
Kintail Lodge, the outstanding hotel which enjoys a stunning location alongside the shores of Loch Duich, is being marketed for sale by Christie + Co. The hotel, on Scotland’s magnificent and rugged west coast, is situated just off the road to Skye and only six miles from one of the region’s main tourist attractions — Eilean Donan Castle, said to be Scotland’s most photogenic … [Read more...]