Following a survey by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) for the Daily Telegraph (Saturday 10 August 2013), they have announced that this summer’s visitor numbers are 22.3% greater than the same period in 2012, 18.3% higher than in 2011, and 21.2% higher than in 2010. ALVA surveyed their 52 members – who are the UK's most popular, iconic and important … [Read more...]
St Christopher’s Inns world first online check-in service for hostels
UK based Beds and Bars group, who operate St Christopher's Inns hostels across Europe, have launched an innovative online check-in service for their guests, as part of a three-year technology investment programme. The technology was developed by Digital and Communications Director Duncan Robertson, and his team at Beds and Bars. Robertson said: “The service will transform … [Read more...]
Citizen M to build pod hotel over Tower Hill tube station
citizenM hotel group has awarded construction of its £30 million London hotel scheme to Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group. The nine storey hotel will comprise 370 luxurious modular bedrooms over eight floors, a ground floor cafe, bar, living room spaces and a SocietyM business club on the eighth and ninth levels. Traditional construction methods will … [Read more...]
M&L Hospitality invests in Olympic Park hotels
The international hotel investment specialist, M&L Hospitality group, has expanded its portfolio into the UK with the purchase of two hotels in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on the expectation of a substantial uplift in specific parts of the sector. Staybridge Suites and Holiday Inn hotels, Westfield Stratford City The Singapore-based investment group has … [Read more...]
Hilton for IPO and return to stock market?
Wall Street Journal has reported that Hilton Worldwide could be returning to the stock market, with banks apparently being selected to manage a share sale. Hilton, taken private by Blackstone Group in 2007 for more than $18 billion and $7 billion in assumed debt in the hotel industry's largest-ever private-equity buyout, and an IPO would represent a major comeback for … [Read more...]