The three largest hotel chains in the world InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG), Hilton and Marriott are reported by TOPHOTELPROJECTS to continue to expand strongly: in total the Top 3 will open more than 700 new hotels with 164,000 hotel rooms within the next few years. Overview of the top 3 hotel chains No.1 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Operating … [Read more...]
The Goring Hotel wins London’s Top Afternoon Tea Award 2013
The Goring Hotel has been awarded The 2013 Top London Afternoon Tea Award by The Tea Guild. Now in its 28th year, The UK Tea Council’s Tea Guild Awards are considered the Oscars of the tea world, with world-famous London hotels and tea rooms competing for this highly coveted honour. Each year the judge’s task of choosing a winner gets more challenging as standards … [Read more...]
The Feathers Hotel Gin Challenge 2013
In June 2012, The Feathers Hotel won the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest gin collection: 174 gins currently line the bar of the hotel, but the collection can always get bigger! The Challenge Find a new, original gin to add to the extensive collection. Put your discovery on our Facebook page or Tweet a picture with the hashtag #FeathersGinFind and The … [Read more...]
Festival fans shun discomfort for hotels
LateRooms.com has revealed that European hotels close to the biggest music festivals have seen booking surges in the last year of up to 1500% as music lovers prepare to check in and rock out this summer. Figures from the hotel booking specialist show that 2013 European festival goers are set to shun on-site camping facilities in favour of the comfort of nearby hotel rooms, … [Read more...]
Travelodge: new franchise contracts and transfer of hotels to new operators
Following the successful completion of its financial restructuring and CVA in October 2012, Travelodge, the UK’s leading budget hotel company, has been working with the landlords of 49 hotels to identify new operators. Further to this process, Travelodge has announced that it has signed a new franchise contract for seven hotels with Moto, the UK’s largest provider of motorway … [Read more...]