Staybridge Suites Liverpool, managed by award winning extended stay operator Cycas Hospitality, has been shortlisted for Serviced Apartment of the Year in The Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2017. Craig Patterson, General Manager of Staybridge Suites Liverpool said: “Staybridge Suites Liverpool is known for its excellent service and fun approach to welcoming guests. … [Read more...]
CESA tells UK Government: we need trade and we need voice in Europe, post-Brexit
CESA met with Lord Bridges at 9 Downing Street to present the catering equipment industry’s position on Brexit. Lord Bridges is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union. The meeting lasted 50 minutes and was ‘very positive’, according to Glenn Roberts, chair of CESA. “The government are keen to engage with our industry, they want … [Read more...]
Travelodge to open 15 hotels and create 325 new jobs in 2017
Travelodge today announces the next wave of its ongoing expansion programme. The group expects to open 15 new hotels across the UK in 2017, creating 325 new jobs and growing its network of hotels to 558 locations in the UK, Spain and Ireland. The new hotels will be developed by third party investors, with an approximate equivalent investment value of £125 million. These … [Read more...]
RBH to establish foothold in Europe this year
This will be a landmark year for Redefine|BDL Hotels (RBH) as it spreads its wings into Europe, says CEO Helder Pereira. The leading hotel management company recently recruited a Frankfurt-based business development director to focus on Europe, and negotiations are already underway in Germany. RBH’s CEO now says it is only a matter of time before European deals start to … [Read more...]
Highlands and Islands winners at Scottish Thistle Awards
The Highlands and Islands has scored a triple success at the Scottish tourism ’Oscars’. Freda Newton, who owns and manages Loch Ness by Jacobite, was rewarded for her role in tourism by being presented with the prestigious Caledonian MacBrayne Silver Thistle by tourism secretary Fiona Hyslop at the Scottish Thistle awards national final last night. Freda, who chairs the … [Read more...]