Accor has announced that it is officially rolling out free Wi-Fi in all ibis budget, ibis, ibis Styles, Novotel, Mercure, Pullman and MGallery hotels in the UK, incorporating all bedrooms and public areas. In total, 194 Accor hotels across the UK & Ireland will offer guests free Wi-Fi. The service will provide visitors at Accor hotels, including 59 ibis hotels, 76 … [Read more...]
IHG reports good performance with strong signing activity in first half
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC has reported its half year results to 30 June 2013, describing them as delivering good performance with brands driving RevPAR growth of 3.7%, Revenue up 7%, and Operating Profit up 20%. Current trading trends are broadly in line with the first half. Financial summary 2013 2012 … [Read more...]
Jurys Inn promotes and develops management team
As part of its continued commitment to providing excellence in service, Jurys Inn has announced several moves, including two promotions to General Manager and two General Managers taking on larger properties. In 2011, Jurys Inn received one of only nine Gold Accreditations awarded to UK companies by Investors in People who described the Jurys Inn group as a cutting edge … [Read more...]
Guoman and Thistle Hotels introduce express check-in service
An intelligent smartphone express check-in service has been launched for business and leisure travellers staying at any one of 36 Guoman and Thistle Hotels, now part of the glh hotels brand, across the UK. The new service uses state-of-the-art Apple Passbook and Google Now technology for guests with i-phone or Android devices allowing them to simply pick up their room key on … [Read more...]
NiteNite pod hotel in Birmingham bought out of administration
The NiteNite hotel in Birmingham where guests can sleep in windowless pods has been acquired out of administration by Birmingham businessman Harj Mattu. The budget hotel NiteNite, on Holliday Street, will be extensively refurbished – it first opened back in 2006 – and the new owner is confident for its future. Based on the Japanese pod or capsule hotel concept, NiteNite … [Read more...]