Nigel Chapman, founder of Luxury Family Hotels, has announced that the group will be offering The Elms Hotel at Abberley in Worcestershire in a full open market sale, to be handled by Martin Rogers of Savills, Exeter. Chapman commented “This is a fabulous hotel, a stately Queen Anne mansion set in beautiful Worcestershire countryside overlooking the rolling Teme Valley. It has … [Read more...]
Premier Inn ‘Apprentice of the Year’ is Sharma Faconti
Premier Inn has announced Sharma Faconti from its London County Hall site as the winner of its ‘Apprentice of the Year’ for 2013. Sharma’s progress with Premier Inn Sharma started her journey with Whitbread in May 2012 after a spell of unemployment while she looked for a new career. She originally joined the team at the Euston Premier Inn as a Reception Team Member and … [Read more...]
Bedknobs and Breadsticks! Successful F&B marketing for hotels
Is there still a stigma about restaurants and food outlets in hotels? This was one of the questions under discussion at a recent lively Hotel Marketing Association (HMA) Panel discussion about food and beverage marketing held at the Intercontinental London Westminster Hotel. Those attending – including H & C News benefited from some thought-provoking insights and opinions … [Read more...]
Discover Global Network to increase card acceptance in UK
Global Payments, one of the world’s largest card processing providers, is rolling out Discover Global Network acceptance to enable its UK customers to take five major international cards. Global Payments in the UK (formerly HSBC Merchant Services) was acquired by Global Payments Inc. in 2009 and specialises in card payment processing for merchants ranging in size from … [Read more...]
Food Allergies: food services businesses seek advice
Over 2 million people in the UK have their food choice dictated by their allergy/intolerance, and 22% of the population believe they have a food allergy: these are basic facts with profound implications for the hospitality sector. Last week, H & C News attended the FATC conference outlined below and – along with quite a number of the delegates attending – started to get to … [Read more...]