Regional hotels continued to buck the trend in May 2015 as domestic tourism remained high over the bank holidays, according to preliminary figures released by business advisory and accountancy firm BDO. With two bank holiday weekends in May, regional hoteliers were the clear winners as domestic tourism increased. As a result, average room rate in the regions rose by 5.3% to … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen opens in Singapore
Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen has opened at the south promenade of The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The two-storey restaurant offers the same style of Modern European food as served in the brand’s flagship in St Paul’s. In the kitchen is Executive Chef Sabrina Stillhart who has been with the Gordon Ramsay Group for almost a decade and hails from the opening … [Read more...]
Aberdeen hotel rates continue falling
The monthly LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report tracking city centre hotel performance showed significant drops in Aberdeen, a stable market in Edinburgh, and further growth in Glasgow. Despite falling by 1.7% compared to last year, average room rates were highest in Edinburgh as the city achieved an ARR of £102.67. In Aberdeen, ARR stood at £87.33, which is down a hefty … [Read more...]
New ‘If Carlsberg did’ advertising alongside grooming products
Carlsberg will be back on screens this week with the latest instalment of its ‘If Carlsberg Did…’ campaign, with ‘If Carlsberg Did Haircuts’, featuring its new range of grooming products. ‘If Carlsberg did Haircuts’ is the second film in the new run of the “If Carlsberg did” series which was re-launched this year, backed by a £12m investment. It went live globally on 22 … [Read more...]
Sales & Marketing and F&B Directors for InterContinental London – The O2
Arora Hotels has boosted the senior management team of its forthcoming InterContinental London - The O2 with the appointment of Viola Ncube as Director of Sales & Marketing and Carl Chapman as Director of Food & Beverage in advance of the luxury 453-room hotel launch winter 2015. Viola Ncube Viola joins with over 20 years’ global experience working within the … [Read more...]