The budget design hotel brand Motel One presents its 2015 results and the figures show that the company is successfully growing in the European hospitality market. Motel One’s combination of city centre locations, affordable prices, quality service and unique design are behind their success in Europe. Key highlights for 2015; 6 new hotels opened with 1,764 rooms Hotel … [Read more...]
Eastleigh college student nominated for chef of the year
Ashesh Purja, Hospitality and Catering student at Eastleigh College, is in the running for a prestigious award from the Southern Branch of the Institute of Hospitality Awards. Ashesh is nominated for the Student Chef of the Year award, and will find out if he is the winner during the awards ceremony at Lainston House in Winchester on 3rd May 2016. Ashesh was put forward by … [Read more...]
Y we travel, Next generation to become biggest spenders
Affluent Millennials (also known as Generation Y) should be ‘cultivated and engaged’ by the tourism industry as they become the world’s biggest spenders by 2030, says a new VisitScotland paper. The Luxury Generations think-piece finds that those born between 1980 and 1994 (Millennials), who currently represent over a tenth of global luxury expenditure, are predicted to … [Read more...]
Hotel worker lands dream job
Hayley Davies is three months in to her role as General Manager at the Premiere Classe Hotel in Walsgrave, Coventry where she is responsible for managing a team of ten people and overseeing the running of the venue. She began her career in hospitality when she was 18-years-old, spending four years working on the front desk, in the kitchen and bar, and providing conference … [Read more...]
Pint shop heading to Oxford
Pint Shop, the award-winning Cambridge Beer House specialising in meat, bread and beer, is excited to announce it will be opening its eagerly awaited second Beer House on George Street in Oxford. The venue will open in late summer 2016. As with its original Cambridge site, Pint Shop has chosen a building that was not previously a pub or restaurant. The large 5600ft² site is … [Read more...]