International hotel brand Park Regis will soon call Europe home with the opening of its Birmingham property in March 2016. The upscale property is the seventeenth Park Regis globally and places Park Regis Birmingham alongside locations including Sydney, Singapore and Dubai. The hotel will be located in the former Auchinleck House building on Broad Street, which received a … [Read more...]
D&D’s German Gymnasium revealed
D&D London’s much-heralded German Gymnasium opens on 12 November, within the newly renovated Grade II listed former gymnasium between King’s Cross station and St Pancras International. Designed by architect Edward Gruning in 1864-5, this was the first purpose built gym in England and home to the first-ever indoor Olympic Games in 1866. 150 years later, the historic … [Read more...]
Baltzersen’s appoints new head chef
Harrogate-based Scandinavian café Baltzersen’s has appointed Neil Bell as head chef. Neil joins Baltzersen’s from award-winning So! bar and eats where he held the position of executive chef for eight years. Prior to that Neil worked as a chef at The Mother Shipton Inn in Knaresborough before various sales roles, most recently for Miller Food Service. Comments Neil: “I … [Read more...]
RevPAR increase but growth decelerates
AlixPartners, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q3 2015 Hotel Bulletin Demand This quarter’s figures show an average increase in RevPAR of 3% across the UK, the lowest since Q1 2013. The top performers this quarter benefitted from hosting international sporting events including the Rugby World Cup and Ashes test matches. Cardiff recorded the highest RevPAR increase of 17%. … [Read more...]
easyHotel signs Master Development partnership for Middle East
easyHotel plc, the owner, developer, operator and franchisor of "super budget" branded hotels, has signed a Master Development Partnership with MAN Investments LLC (a UAE owned commercial and investment group), to develop easyHotels in the Middle East. MAN Investments will focus its new developments in the UAE and Oman, and the new easyHotels are expected to comprise new … [Read more...]