Websites are in almost universal use across hospitality businesses but, unfortunately, they’re not universally successful in delivering the information wanted by potential guests. So it’s always useful to keep an eye on what other hospitality businesses are doing – and see what you can learn. The Queen’s Head Hotel, located in the heart of the English Lake District, has just … [Read more...]
The secret to SoLoMo marketing
By Andy Wood, Managing Director, GI Insight More people make hotel reservations online than through any other channel, with smartphones increasingly used to conduct online searches and travel planning. This, coupled with the fact that smartphone technology has made reaching consumers anywhere anytime a reality, means how to combine smartphone technology with the right offer … [Read more...]
Premier Inn for York Place, Edinburgh redevelopment
Consensus Capital Property, the private equity-backed property fund, and Premier Inn, the hotel chain owned by FTSE 100 company Whitbread PLC, have agreed a deal to transform a well-known Edinburgh office block into a hotel. The £17 million deal will turn the existing office space, formerly used by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), into a 127 bedroom hotel development with a 30 … [Read more...]
New Manchester townhouse hotel for Eclectic
Turley has secured listed building consent and planning permission for a new luxury townhouse hotel in Manchester City Centre, enabling Eclectic Hotels to create an exciting 40-bedroom luxury townhouse hotel in Booth Street, in Manchester’s Upper King Street Conservation Area. It will be Eclectic Hotels’ fourth hotel in the city. The new hotel – to be called King Street … [Read more...]
Latest moves – M&B/Orchid, Elior, IHG
After the recent announcements on restaurant floats and takeovers, it’s now the turn of hotels, catering and pubs, including the sale reported today of Amber Taverns. Mitchells & Butlers/Orchid Pub Company M&B is apparently nearing the acquisition of Orchid, having outbid competitors and entered exclusive talks to buy 180 of Orchid’s 220 pubs at a price suggested … [Read more...]