Global hospitality software business Guestline has opened its first operations in Ireland with a new office and the appointment of a Country Manager. It is the beginning of European expansion for the UK business, whose operations are spread across the UK and Asia. Experienced hospitality professional Clio O’Gara joins the property management, channel distribution and digital … [Read more...]
A new James Bond cinematic installation, coming soon
A unique James Bond cinematic installation will open this winter at the top of the Gaislachkogl Mountain next to the ICE Q Restaurant, Sölden, Austria. The iconic location was used in Spectre as the Hoffler Klinik and formed part of the snow chase sequence in the film. Cable Car Companies Sölden is creating a bespoke new building to house the 007 installation, embedded into … [Read more...]
Recipe for success MacDonald Hotels & Resorts joins forces with top chef
One of Scotland’s top chefs has signed a deal to open a luxury bistro at Macdonald Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh. Paul Tamburrini has moved on from his position as Chef Director at Martin Wishart’s lauded restaurant, The Honours Brasserie in the capital and will launch his first venture, Bistro Deluxe by Paul Tamburrini, in partnership with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts. The … [Read more...]
Heineken gives north west locals a £4.6m boost
Work begins this week on a £490,000 refurbishment of The Weld Blundell pub in Lydiate by Heineken owned Star Pubs & Bars and multiple operator MSR Pubs Ltd following a fifteen-month closure. The expenditure is part of a £4.6 million investment that Star Pubs & Bars announced it plans to make in its 192 North West pubs in 2017 including £1.2 million in the Liverpool … [Read more...]
Brands are the Future of Wine
Brands have struggled to flourish in the UK wine market, with much of what the Aussies call Tall Poppy Syndrome – be ‘successful’; the one to stand out and get cut down. Why is now the right time for brands in the wine market to flourish? In short, the market and industry has changed and is continuing to change in all facets the consumer, the distribution, the market … [Read more...]