Guillaume brings 20 years’ experience in the hotel industry, having held senior positions at hotels including The Ritz, The Connaught, Claridges, The Jumeirah Carlton Tower and The Dorchester. His most recent position was Managing Director of André Balazs Hotels where he oversaw the launch of Chiltern Firehouse. In addition to his role as General Manager, Guillaume will … [Read more...]
Domino’s expansion accelerates as trading powers on
Domino’s Pizza Group, the leading pizza delivery company, has announced strong results for the 52 weeks ended 29 December 2013, leading Douglas Jack of Numis to comment: “Underlying PBT rose 15% to £54.8m (vs £54.2m; consensus £54.3m), with UK LFL sales up 11.3% (volume 10.4%; price 0.9%), and franchise profitability up 26%. Given this, record sales from new sites and UK LFL … [Read more...]
Booking.com launches Booking Now in the UK
When making accommodation reservations within 48 hours, travellers don’t need to sacrifice quality, breadth of choice or satisfaction for spontaneity. Following success in the US and Canada, Booking.com, the world’s number one accommodation site, has announced the launch of Booking Now in the UK. A new mobile app that revolutionises the on-demand travel space, Booking Now … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon festival of British-grown hop varieties
Wetherspoon pubs across the UK will be offering ten real ales from across the world alongside a selection of beers from across the UK during a 17-day festival (Friday March 13 to Sunday March 29 inclusive). Only British-grown hop varieties Each of the beers has been brewed using only British-grown hop varieties; a total of 24 different hop varieties are being featured … [Read more...]
Global Serviced Apartment Industry Report 2015 – 2016
The Apartment Service (TAS) has published the 2015- 2016 edition of The Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report (GSAIR). Key findings 748,437 serviced apartments worldwide operating in 9,875 locations Inventory up 14% year-on-year and 80.1% since 2008 Apartment usage for assignment/project work growing in 72.73% of companies Distribution widening – 75% of … [Read more...]