Sara Jayne Stanes OBE is Chief Executive of The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, which aims to advance the education of people in the United Kingdom in the science and art of cookery, food, food provenance and service. Earlier this week we talked hospitality with Sara Jayne. How did you start in hospitality? “My formative career years were spent working as a producer … [Read more...]
NH Collection New York Madison Avenue, celebrating New York’s golden age of advertising
Manhattan will welcome a newcomer to the Big Apple's hotel scene this coming April with the opening of NH Collection New York Madison Avenue, the first NH Collection property in the United States. Located in a building inspired by the Renaissance Revival architecture of the 1920’s, NH Collection New York Madison Avenue will set its scene in New York's golden age of … [Read more...]
Beech announces their first ‘Ready Built’ ovens, and available now in the UK
Beech Ovens is renowned worldwide for the spectacular finishes applied to their regular range of stone hearth ovens that are available in many different sizes and shapes – round, square, rectangular, Duck tall, custom; Wood-burning, Gas, or combination Wood/Gas. Our UK Consultants and Designers do a fantastic job creating these finishes, but for some customers want a simpler … [Read more...]
Old Course Hotel, St Andrews announces 2020 plans for expansion
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, St Andrews, part of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts Legend Collection, has announced significant development plans for 2020. The plans include increasing bedroom capacity, expanding conference facilities, new events space entrance to include a reception area and port cochere, outdoor landscaping and adding car parking spaces … [Read more...]
Travelodge Property Director appointed to further grow hotels portfolio by 100
Travelodge has today announced the appointment of its new Property Director, Steve Bennett. Bennett takes on this key role within the business as the company seeks to open 100 new hotels across the UK over the next five years. Bennett brings a wealth of experience in driving value from large property portfolios and in delivering high volumes of new site expansion. He joins … [Read more...]