Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has announced that it is to extend its global hotel portfolio and has entered into a conditional purchase agreement with subsidiaries of Harcourt Developments Limited, an Ireland-based development company, for the acquisition of the leasehold interest in a hotel located within the Chelsea Harbour mixed-use development in London, SW10 0XG, and … [Read more...]
Hotelympia Interior Design Award seeks UK’s Best New Hotel
Hotelympia’s Design Award is set to make a welcome return to the fold when the UK’s most comprehensive event for the hospitality industry, Hotelympia 2014, opens its doors at London’s ExCeL (28 April - 1 May 2014). In 2012, the search was on to find the UK’s most luxurious hotel suite, with the opulent, yet quintessentially English Royal Suite at London’s Mandarin Oriental … [Read more...]
HOSPA Annual Awards 2013
The winners of the Annual ‘Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management and IT Awards of the Year 2013’ have been announced by HOSPA – the UK’s leading educational organisation for professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT within the hospitality industry. The 2013 HOSPA Winners 1. HOSPA Hospitality Professionals Award Winners … [Read more...]
Online guest reviews: 66% positive, only 10% negative
The majority of travellers are happy with their hotel stays, according to a new analysis by ReviewPro of 15,399,132 online guest reviews written in 24 languages over one year. More than two-thirds of reviews - 66% - were positive, while only 10.28% were negative. Now, hotels need to be turning those comments into actionable business intelligence. In-depth study of … [Read more...]
Economic growth in 2014 to put smiles on UK hoteliers’ faces
According to PwC analysis, the hotel sector has been boosted by the improving economic backdrop, which will continue in 2014 as demand continues to strengthen. 2013 has been a bit of a rollercoaster for London after a slow start and tough Olympic comparisons over the summer, but the capital has recovered well and performed better then PwC anticipated earlier in the year. … [Read more...]