For full size table click here Hoteliers in the North West of England recorded an 11.7% year-on-year increase in profit per room in April fuelled by a 19.5% increase in the achieved rate in the residential conference segment, according to the latest data from HotStats. Despite a 0.1 percentage point decline in room occupancy, RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) increased by … [Read more...]
Fuller’s Chef of the Year 2016
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C., the London brewer and premium pub company, is delighted to announce Gavin Sinden, Head Chef of The Stonemason Arms in Hammersmith, and Luke Emmess, Head Chef of The Still and West in Portsmouth, the winners of its Chef of the Year competition 2016, presented by Michelin-Starred Chef Pierre Koffmann. Sinden won the 25 years old and over … [Read more...]
Titanic Hotel Liverpool appoints new general manager
Titanic Hotel Liverpool, situated in the city’s iconic Stanley Dock, has appointed Brian Connor as the new general manager to oversee daily operations. Originally from Glasgow, Brian brings more than 23 years’ experience to his new role. He joins Titanic Hotel Liverpool from Chester’s Doubletree by Hilton, where he served as general manager for four years. Throughout his … [Read more...]
Graphite Capital acquires New World Trading Company for £50m
Mid-market private equity firm, Graphite Capital, has acquired the fast-growing pub and restaurant business, New World Trading Company (NWTC), in a £50 million transaction. Founded by the owners of Living Ventures Group, the late Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts, in 2011, NWTC now operates 14 pub/restaurants nationally under five sub brands: The Botanist, The Oast House, … [Read more...]
Hotel Waterbus service brings a touch of Venetian style to Windermere
A Lake District hotel is giving its guests the chance to travel like Venetian tourists with the introduction of a waterborne transport service to ferry them across Windermere to key tourist destinations. English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues has been working with Windermere Lake Cruises to introduce the service for its guests at Low Wood Bay Resort Hotel & … [Read more...]