Hotels has experienced a 28% uplift in UK hotel transactional activity in the 12 month period to July 2013 when compared to the same period of the previous year. Julian Troup, Head of Colliers International Hotels Agency says: “We have seen an uplift in the level of demand from private and corporate buyers looking to invest in UK hotels.” 91 transactions worth £150 million … [Read more...]
Marc Charron appointed President of Tripadvisor for Business
In a move that demonstrates the importance and potential of its TripAdvisor for Business division, TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, has appointed Marc Charron as President of TripAdvisor for Business, the dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of TripAdvisor’s monthly site visitors. Charron reports to CEO and co-founder, Stephen … [Read more...]
London hoteliers nurse Olympic hangover…
A year after successfully hosting “the greatest event on earth”, hotels in London experienced, unsurprisingly, a total revenue and profit decline in July of -6.7% and -14.6% respectively compared to the same month last year, according to the latest HotStats survey of 624 full-service hotels across the UK. Occupancy the only positive indicator In fact, the capital showed … [Read more...]
De Vere Venues welcome two new General Managers
De Vere Venues has announced the appointment of two new general managers: Kate Fletcher (pictured an left) joins the team at Devonport House, London and Emma Fairhurst takes the helm at Colmore Gate in Birmingham. Kate began her career in food and beverage, before progressing into operation and hotel management roles, most recently as general manager of the Knightsbridge … [Read more...]
Have you checked your cleaning products recently?
Over the next few months, many users will start to see a new set of hazard pictograms on their cleaning products, and on their accompanying COSHH datasheets. Chemical product manufacturers are reformulating and relabeling their products to comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulations (EC 1278/2008), as they head towards the compliance date of 2015. … [Read more...]