HOAX Liverpool and Hopskotch Street Kitchen and Bar, opposite the world famous Cavern Club, will be the first of a new chain of luxury hostel accommodation to open, with its launch planned for July 2013. The result of a joint venture between Starboard Hotels and Union Hanover, funded by BridgePoint Ventures and IPIN Global, the group of hostels will deliver a fresh, vibrant … [Read more...]
Jurys Inn concludes successful financial restructuring
Jurys Inn Hotel Group, the leading mid-market hotel group, has successfully completed a financial restructuring. The restructuring has been achieved by the existing shareholders, Oman Investment Fund and Avestus Capital Partners, working closely with Jurys Inn lenders IBRC, Ulster Bank and AIB and the Jurys Inn management team. It will see a group of leading institutional … [Read more...]
Cairn Lodge & Hotel appoints New General Manager
The award-winning Cairn Lodge & Hotel in Auchterarder has appointed Lionel Foucart as General Manager. Originally from Angers in France, Lionel has spent the last 15 years working in the hospitality industry in Scotland. He was Assistant Restaurant Manager at the Hilton Dunblane Hydro, spent two very successful years as Manager of the Queen’s Hotel in Bridge of Allan … [Read more...]
H&C News interviews Rob Palleschi, Global Head of Hilton to talk Facebook
Facebook and other social media can be greeted with mixed emotions, some are cynical and some use it very effectively. We interviewed Rob Palleschi, Global Head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts who takes Facebook very seriously - even more importantly, so do many people who regularly stay in hotels. With over 1 million Facebook 'fans' regularly engaging with the Hilton brand – … [Read more...]
Manchester, Birmingham and London leading Europe for projected room growth
STR Global reports that the hotel development pipeline for the UK shows major expected room growth for: Manchester: reported the largest expected room growth at +22.7 percent if all 3,061 rooms in the market’s total active pipeline open. Birmingham +17.5 percent with 1,702 rooms London, U.K. +14.1 percent with 16,392 rooms The total Europe hotel development pipeline … [Read more...]