InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is launching its first global children’s hotel menu designed by a child food expert and an award winning chef. The menu, which launches at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in early 2014, promises to take children through an exciting journey of food discovery. Designed specifically for the young InterContinental guest, the menu has been … [Read more...]
Condé Nast Johansens Award winners 2014
Condé Nast Johansens has announced its winners of their 2014 UK & Ireland Awards for Excellence. The Awards are based on responses from guest nomination forms, guest survey reports, and local experts’ reports drawn from the hotels featured in the most recent Guides from Condé Nast Johansens. The Winners for UK & Ireland 2014 Best for Romance – Chewton Glen, … [Read more...]
HMA Young Marketer of the Year: call for entries
It is time to get your entry in for the prestigious Young Marketer of the Year award organised by the Hotel Marketing Association (HMA) and sponsored by American Express. The deadline for entries is 15 November 2013. In its 8th year, the Young Marketer of the Year award celebrates a talented marketer working in the UK hotel industry aged under 30. Why enter? Winning the … [Read more...]
Travelodge starts work on 6 new UK hotels
Travelodge is starting on site to construct six new hotels (579 rooms) across the UK. These development projects represent an investment of £41.5 million and will create 500 new jobs, which equates to 405 construction jobs and 95 Travelodge hotel team member positions. The six properties will boost Travelodge’s portfolio to 517 hotels and 38,359 rooms. Glasgow The largest … [Read more...]
Crieff Hydro Hotel and River Cottage Chefs’ School are double winners
The standard of the entries were again of the highest quality, as well as in record numbers, at this year’s Springboard Awards. Anne Pierce, Springboard CEO, commented: “What a fantastic night of celebration to reward people, organisations and projects that work to raise the profile of the hospitality sector and to attract and retain talent to this great industry.’’ The … [Read more...]