The first ever Sake Sommelier of the Year competition to be held outside Japan has been won by Rajan Rengasamy of wine supplier Spinneys, based in the UAE. Barry McCaughley of London’s Chotto Matte and Sam Tse of the Hong Kong Wine Academy were runners-up, following the semi final and final held at London’s Westbury Hotel on 11 November. The competition was organised by the … [Read more...]
Sleeperz marks 5th anniversary of pioneering budget hotel
Sleeperz Hotels, the innovative UK budget hotel operator, is marking five years since it launched into the UK hospitality industry. Sleeperz Hotel Cardiff opened for business opposite the Millennium Stadium in the Welsh Capital and was the UK’s original compact city centre lifestyle hotel. It offers a stylish urban living experience at budget prices. Way ahead of the … [Read more...]
Site Bites – openings, renovations, and more…
The Sky’s the Limit for Zinc - The Sun comes out for Arkell’s - Old Cross Hotel offers big opportunity in Wales’ smallest city - The new White Hart, Barnes - Wetherspoon pubs nominated for design awards Overview The Sky’s the Limit for Zinc The Sun comes out for Arkell’s Old Cross Hotel offers big opportunity in Wales’ smallest city The new White Hart, Barnes Wetherspoon … [Read more...]
London Hotel data for October 2013
STR Global has released preliminary September 2013 data for London showing: increases in supply (+1.7 percent) and demand (+2.4 percent); a +0.8-percent increase in occupancy to 88.3 percent; a +8.0-percent increase in average daily rate to GBP153.22; a +8.9-percent rise in revenue per available room to GBP135.35. Occupancy exceeded 85 percent for 25 of the 31 days … [Read more...]
Redefine|BDL appoints SWR for waste management service
Redefine|BDL Hotels has appointed Specialist Waste Recycling (SWR) to manage the waste across its portfolio of 56 hotels in the UK. SWR will also assist Redefine|BDL’s Scottish based hotels in meeting the forthcoming changes to waste regulations for food waste and recycling, which are due to be enforced in Scotland as of January 2014. Increased operational efficiency, … [Read more...]