Redefine Hotels and BDL Management are to merge as Redefine BDL Hotels, creating the largest independent hotel management company in the UK with 60 hotels under management, representing 6,700 rooms. The merging of the two companies will reinforce the capabilities offered by both businesses, combining the financial strength and operational experience of Redefine Hotels with … [Read more...]
Sale safeguards 300 Botanic Inns jobs
The BBC reports that the sale of six of the Botanic Inns premises - the Botanic Inn, Madisons Hotel, the King's Head, the Northern Whig, the Elms and the Fly – has secured 300 jobs within the group. Nama, the Irish Republic’s assets recovery agency – owns these premises, which operated under the Botanic Inns Group, and has agreed to new leasing terms which allow Steven … [Read more...]
Wright Chef at the Right Time for Oakman Inns
Over the last five years, the bar, restaurant and hotel group, Oakman Inns & Restaurants, has grown from one to eight units and for its Chief Executive, Peter Borg-Neal, this growth has depended on picking the right people at the right time to help that expansion. Peter has now decided that this rapid yet controlled expansion now requires a new Group Executive Chef, and he … [Read more...]
Armagh Gaol to become hotel and spa
The Trevor Osborne Group in partnership with Armagh City & District Council and The Princes Regeneration Trust signed a partnership agreement back in February 4th 2009, to develop Armagh Gaol in Northern Ireland into a luxury boutique hotel. Now, it is reported that the former prison will receive a £23 million transformation into a hotel, spa and apartments, with a … [Read more...]
Managing Provincial Hotels: practical tips towards profitability
H & C News is pleased to introduce the second in this series of articles authored by experts from Buell Consulting Group on the subject of Managing Provincial Hotels Profitably. Recent publicity on the acquisition of hotels and hotel groups has distracted attention away from the fundamental issue of operating profitably. Provincial hotels operate in an environment that … [Read more...]