Millennium Hotels & Resorts welcomed Sir Peter Blake to Hard Days Night Hotel for Liverpool Biennial’s launch of Dazzle, 2016, a limited edition silkscreen print created by the artist. More than 70 guests gathered at the artist’s namesake Blakes Restaurant, located in the heart of the award-winning hotel which was acquired by the global travel giant last summer, to … [Read more...]
Eurest partners with 2 Sisters Food Group
2 Sisters Food Group (2 Sisters), the UK’s largest food manufacturer, has appointed Eurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, to provide delicious and convenient catering services to 15,000 of its employees at 21 sites across the UK. The catering options will include improved menu offerings that incorporate fresh and healthy eating choices, and use technology to … [Read more...]
Hallmark Hotels continues expanding, adding eight hotels
Following another positive financial year for Topland and Topland’s expanded hotel portfolio and five months after the new Hallmark Hotels brand was unveiled; March 2016 sees the portfolio expand by 40% as it welcomes the Feathers Hotels Collection into the group. The integration of the additional eight hotels brings Topland Group another step closer to fulfilling its objective … [Read more...]
Europe hotel industry passes U.S. in growth for the first time since 2010
According to data from STR, 2015 marked the first year since 2010 in which the European hotel industry passed hotels in the U.S. in year-over-year revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth. In U.S. dollar constant currency*, Europe’s year-end 2015 RevPAR growth reached +6.9% (to US$83.94), while growth in the U.S. hit +6.3% (to US$78.65). Both the U.S. and Europe have … [Read more...]
North Tees Hospital chefs win Salon Culinaire HCA hot cookery competition
Richard Kirton and Ian Cannon from North Tees Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust fought off competition from seven other hospital chef teams to take home Silver Best in Class. Each chef team had one hour to cook a beef-based two course hospital meal in front of a large crowd at the live theatre Hotelympia, in the coveted Salon Culinaire HCA Hot Cookery competition. Kirton … [Read more...]