A general recovery and improved performance in the UK regional hotel sector continues to assist the expansion of one of the UK’s leading hotel management companies as it approaches its tenth birthday. On behalf of a principal investor, Legacy Hotels & Resorts has acquired the BEST WESTERN PLUS Angel Hotel in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The company’s acquisition of the … [Read more...]
Tanguy Martin wins Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2015
Tanguy Martin of Hotel TerraVina in Hampshire has been named the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2015, after a tough final at the Savoy Hotel in London, where he competed against Romain Bourger of the Vineyard at Stockcross, and Arnaud Bardary from Maze in London. Bardary was placed second, while Bourger was third in the competition, organised by the Academy of Food and Wine … [Read more...]
BBC2’s Great British Menu to commemorate centenary of Women’s Institute
BBC Two’s Great British Menu is back later in the summer and this year the chefs must plate up perfection, as they fight it out for the chance to cook at a glorious banquet marking 100 years of the Women’s Institute at London's historic Drapers Hall. See below for the competing chefs, and the Great British Menu Veterans who will be judging them. First-class home … [Read more...]
Shangri-La claiming £57 million for Shard delays
Construction Enquirer reports that Shangri-La has issued a claim for £57m against John Sisk & Son following delays over the fit-out of its luxury hotel in the Shard. A High Court writ has been lodged by the hotel operator against the contractor Sisk, which is strenuously denying the claims. Sisk won the £40m fit out contract in early 2012 amid strong competition but … [Read more...]
Sir William Hastings wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Hastings Hotels has been awarded ‘Hotel of the Year’ for the Culloden Estate & Spa, and the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award was also received by founder and chairman Sir William Hastings at the Licenced & Catering News event in Belfast. Lifetime Achievement The annual awards ceremony recognises outstanding talent in the hospitality industry across Northern Ireland, … [Read more...]