Swire Hotels is pleased to announce the following appointments to its senior management team in Hong Kong. Brian Williams, Deputy Chairman Brian Williams, previously the Managing Director of Swire Hotels has taken up the new role of Deputy Chairman, focusing on the growth and development of the group. He is a seasoned hotelier who has worked in the luxury hotel market on … [Read more...]
L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa in Jersey completes £2m refurbishment
Hand Picked Hotels, the UK’s leading independent country house hotel group, has completed a £2m refurbishment programme of its AA Four Silver Star L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa in Jersey. The renovation extends to the hotel bedrooms, function spaces, lounge areas and spa at the island’s premier beachfront hotel which is enviably positioned overlooking the golden sands of … [Read more...]
New Managing Director takes the helm at Cumbria Tourism
Cumbria Tourism’s new Managing Director Gill Haigh has taken up her role at the helm of the county’s official tourism destination marketing organisation today, Monday 18 September 2017. Cumbria’s tourism sector is worth more than £2.72 billion to the local economy - supporting around 63,000 jobs - and Cumbria Tourism is the county’s largest membership organisation … [Read more...]
Chopstix to open three new outlets
CHOPSTIX, one of the UK’s fastest growing quick service restaurant brands, will see its shopping centre outlet count rise to 25 with the opening of three new stores, in advance of the Christmas trading period. Over the next six weeks, the brand will introduce its faster, fresher and healthier food offering to Ipswich’s Sailmakers Centre, Manchester’s Arndale Centre and the … [Read more...]
Lightweight beer sheds its stigma
New research from Mintel reveals that over a quarter of consumers in France (28%) and Germany (27%) agree that low or no alcohol beer* tastes just as good as full-strength beer. And while younger consumers may have been the most enthusiastic drinkers in previous generations, this group are among the most likely to see the merits of low/no alcohol beer. As many as 37% of French … [Read more...]