Sundial Group’s two meeting venues, Highgate House in Northamptonshire and Woodside in Warwickshire have both been awarded ‘VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation' by BDRC Continental for delivering consistently exceptional customer service in 2015. BDRC Continental is the UK’s largest market research consultancy, and their VenueVerdict survey featured around 375 meeting … [Read more...]
Popularity of The Printworks set to grow further in 2016
This year has started off with a bang at The Printworks in Manchester city centre, following new openings, refurbs, recruitment, the opening of the Exchange Square tram stop and a string of exciting events lined up. The opening of popular venues, Busaba and Walkabout drew punters and the media into the entertainment complex looking to try out the new food and drink … [Read more...]
Malmaison Aberdeen appoints new General Manager
Malmaison, the iconic boutique hotel brand, announces the appointment of Benjamin Bel as the new General Manager of Malmaison Aberdeen. Benjamin brings to Malmaison more than 20 years’ experience in the hospitality and catering industry. Benjamin joins Malmaison Aberdeen from BaxterStorey, where he held the position of Operations Manager for the past 18 months. In his new … [Read more...]
Trendy new champagne bar in the Lake District is ‘unique in the area’
The team at the successful ‘Cranleigh Boutique Brand’, are hoping to inject high class luxury and outstanding service into the Lake District, with the announcement of their latest venture – an upmarket wine and champagne bar with patisserie. Work is currently well underway creating the 70 seater establishment to be named, The Fizzy Tarté, located in a prominent position in the … [Read more...]
Lack of dry January leaves £1m hole in York hotel bookings
Figures from Best Western Great Britain show how badly impacted some tourist hotspots have been by the recent flooding, with York hotel business down £1 million in January alone. Occupancy in the city – parts of which were flooded over the Christmas and New Year period – was down 12.6% for the month and revenue was down 11.5% - equating to £947,115 in lost business. This … [Read more...]