Following a successful Winter Residency heading up the Oak Room at Danesfield House, Billy Reid is taking the helm of all food operations at Danesfield House Hotel & Spa. Billy Reid's wide-ranging experience includes roles at prestigious establishments such as Northcote, L'Escargot, The Vineyard at Stockcross and The Belvedere in Holland Park. Billy will continue his … [Read more...]
Business Travel Budgets to increase for 2014
Good news for hospitality: more than three quarters (76 per cent) of business travel buyers will have more money to spend in 2014 according to the annual business travel buyer survey carried out by the Business Travel Show. This is despite just 49 per cent of buyers being asked to book more trips. 74% of accommodation budgets to rise The survey reveals a third consecutive … [Read more...]
Starwood Hotels grows globally to meet demand
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. opened 74 new hotels in 2013, representing approximately 16,200 rooms in 22 countries, strengthening its global lead and expanding its footprint particularly in developing markets. The company signed 152 new hotel agreements in 2013, marking the fourth consecutive year of increased signings and the highest number of new hotel deals … [Read more...]
Jail for man who sold Sky to licensees
A man has been jailed for 16 months for selling systems to pubs that allowed access to Sky Sports without a commercial viewing agreement. Pub and hospitality managers should take note. Michael Gearty, who pleaded guilty to Fraud and other offences in November, was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment by Luton Crown Court on 17th December 2013, whilst co-defendant Steven Ellis … [Read more...]
Jamaica Inn for sale
Jamaica Inn, near Bodmin, Cornwall, nestles in the centre of Bodmin Moor on the A30, is internationally known and was immortalised in Daphne du Maurier’s eponymous best-selling novel. It is now offered for sale by John and Wendy Watts, the owners for the last 40 years, who seek to retire. Cornwall’s most famous 17-bedroom smuggling inn is being sold along with its sister … [Read more...]