Christmas has come early for Birmingham’s premier boutique hotel as sales figures report a record December. Malmaison’s revenue is up 10% year on year, with last Saturday being the hotel’s most successful in its history. Fire & Ice themed Christmas parties The Mailbox-based hotel has welcomed over 1,300 guests to its Fire & Ice themed Christmas parties, as well as … [Read more...]
Travelodge expands with three local authority partnerships
Travelodge has announced it has secured three new hotel sites in a pioneering partnership with Local Authorities. New Travelodge hotels will be built as part of regeneration schemes with Cherwell District Council at Bicester, Breckland Council at Thetford and with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council at Redhill. These new developments, which join the Travelodge portfolio … [Read more...]
BHA looks ahead to key issues for 2015
Ufi Ibrahim, CEO of the BHA has taken a look ahead at 2015 and outlined the BHA’s priorities for hospitality and tourism: “2015 is an election year and we need to make sure that the economic and social importance of the hospitality and tourism sector is understood by all political parties; and that our issues are firmly on their agenda for the year ahead. The changes that … [Read more...]
Measuring Christmas success – by crackers!
Cheshire based the Nelson Hotel's Group have ordered over 13,000 Christmas crackers to cope with a raft of Christmas bookings. The firm which runs a number of hotels in Cheshire from the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa in Chester to the Fishpool Inn at Delamere among others have bought 13,075 crackers from suppliers ICS. Boom-time for crackers sales ICS, based in … [Read more...]
PACE Learning & Development Forum 2015
The Professional Association for Catering Education (PACE) and the British Hospitality Association (BHA) have joined forces for the PACE Learning & Development Forum 2015. Taking place on 12-13 March 2015 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, the PACE Learning & Development Forum will feature the BHA’s Big Hospitality Conversation and bring together … [Read more...]