ExCeL London, the home of world-leading events, has signed a 10 year contract with the sports, leisure and hospitality division of Compass Group UK and Ireland – a world-leading food and support services provider – to become the venue’s catering partner. This unique partnership establishes a holistic approach to catering services, helping ExCeL to deliver its vision to … [Read more...]
Leonardo Hotels to open first UK hotel
Leonardo Hotels opens its first UK hotel on 16 March. The group has agreed a new 25-year lease with The Standard Life Investments Pooled Pension Property Fund. Opening on 16 March in the former Holiday Inn on Bath Road, Heathrow, the 230-room hotel has been re-branded as the Leonardo Hotel London Heathrow Airport. It will benefit from a substantial refurbishment bringing it … [Read more...]
Scottish tourism sector set to unlock sustainability savings
Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme of Zero Waste Scotland, is highlighting the benefits of resource efficiency this Scottish Tourism Week (2 – 8 March) with the publication of new support materials for hospitality businesses and video case studies from Two Fat Ladies, Glasgow and Best Western’s Kings Manor Hotel, Edinburgh, Crieff Hydro and Radisson. This comes as the … [Read more...]
Former Deputy Master of the Royal Household appointed as chairman of Portico and Searcys
Edward Griffiths, former Deputy Master of the Royal Household, has been named as the new chairman of Portico and Searcys, both part of the wider WSH business. Griffiths will be working closely with the managing directors and senior management teams of the two businesses, providing strategic guidance and support across their UK operations. Both businesses focus closely on … [Read more...]
London Hotel Rooms reach £500k per room
London hotel property prices have reached a new high of £500,000 per room, which are more expensive than an average London apartment of £417,234 according to advisers Colliers International. Colliers analysed more than 2,500 two to five-star standard hotel rooms that transacted in Central London over the last two years, at an aggregate price of over £1.5 billion, which … [Read more...]