After some fierce competition from Fridays bartenders up and down the country, expert mixologist, Alice Ford from Staines, has been crowned this year’s mixology champion with her inspired liquid creation. After four weeks of competing with finalists from Edinburgh and Watford, Alice’s cocktail has sold more than the rest, earning its place in the Fridays hall of fame – its … [Read more...]
Edwardian Hotels London Officially Launches Online Guest Check-in
Edwardian Hotels London officially launches its online and mobile check-in service across all the 11 Radisson Blu Edwardian London Hotels and The Mayfair Hotel which it owns and manages. It follows a successful three month trial period which has seen around 1 in 4 guests across the hospitality group opt to take up the service. The web-based check-in, which can be accessed … [Read more...]
London Marriott Hotel County Hall appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing
London Marriott Hotel County Hall has appointed Daniel Sasse as its new director of sales and marketing. Daniel will be instrumental in repositioning and marketing London Marriott Hotel County Hall to consumers and business travellers as the property nears the completion of multimillion pound renovation. Daniel was previously director of sales and marketing at JW Marriott … [Read more...]
Seasoned Caters for St Paul’s Cathedral unveiling event
On Thursday 8 September, St Paul’s Cathedral in London held a special dinner to celebrate the unveiling of a new moving-image artwork, and Seasoned was the chosen caterer for the event. The dinner, which featured a feasting-style menu for 80 guests, was to celebrate the unveiling of a large-scale video installation by artist Bill Viola, of Mary carrying the body of Jesus. … [Read more...]
Europe hotel pipeline for August 2016
STR’s August 2016 Pipeline Report shows 150,530 rooms in 1,055 projects Under Contract in Europe. The total represents a 15.7% increase in rooms Under Contract compared with August 2015. Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages but does not include projects in the Unconfirmed stage. Europe reported 64,454 rooms in … [Read more...]