IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) will be providing free internet to all its 71m loyalty programme members, worldwide. The announcement comes as IHG reveals the results of a global online survey which shows that nearly half of adults (43%) would choose not to stay in a hotel that charged for internet. IHG is the first and only hotel group to offer free internet in all … [Read more...]
UK market sees £1.62 billion of hotels sold: bank deleveraging accelerates
A total of £1.62 billion of UK hotels were sold as a result of company administrations or administrative receiverships between 2010 and 2013 year to date according to latest research by Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels & Hospitality Group. 2013 is already the most active year in terms of administration or administrative receivership related UK hotel sales, owing to the sale … [Read more...]
Aparthotels Adagio launches in Liverpool
Aparthotels Adagio, part of a joint venture between Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs Group and Accor, will open its first British aparthotel in Liverpool this week. Following the launch of the brand this year, the UK is set to become one of the key growth territories in Europe, besides France and Germany. Aparthotels Adagio has an aggressive European expansion plan to add … [Read more...]
Budget hotel brand for Whitbread?
The Times is reporting speculation that Whitbread is planning a budget hotel brand. With 650 Premier Inns already established, Travelodge beginning to fight back, and a number of ‘budget’ offerings in prospect, Whitbread could well be considering its response. Foremost amongst the budget initiatives is recently announced ‘Moxy’: the Marriott/Ikea offering which will seek … [Read more...]
Boutique hotel One Leicester Street launches this spring
Opening 1 May 2013, One Leicester Street is the latest project from Singaporean hotelier Peng Loh and Chef Patron Tom Harris. Part of the Unlisted Collection: a brand known for their fresh and unconventional approach to boutique hotels and restaurants, One Leicester Street will be located at the former St John Hotel site in the heart of Chinatown. The new hotel will join six … [Read more...]