The most recent, and there have been many recently, addition to the senior management team at Carluccio’s is Lee Goodridge appointed as its new Operations Director, commencing 8 April. Lee brings a wealth of hospitality experience to Carluccio’s, having previously held senior operations roles at casual dining restaurants including Pizza Hut, Zizzi’s and Busaba Eathai. … [Read more...]
£1 billion acquisition of Grange Hotels completed by Queensgate Investments
£1 billion acquisition of Grange Hotels completed by Queensgate Investments The acquisition of the Grange St Paul's, Grange Tower Bridge, Grange City, and Grange Holborn for circa £1 billion has been completed by Queensgate Investments. The combined assets within the portfolio comprises 1,345 London rooms in prime city and central locations within just under 1 million … [Read more...]
Travelodge announce post Brexit recruitment strategy
Travelodge announce post Brexit recruitment strategy Travelodge has announced it is aiming to attract parents returning to work to meet anticipated post Brexit staffing issues with a new recruitment drive. This strategy will be deployed as more than 100 planned new hotel openings will create circa 3,000 new jobs at Travelodge through the next five years. Already one … [Read more...]
Google’s move to enable direct hotel bookings now fully operational
Google’s move to enable direct hotel bookings now fully operational Google’s strategic development to enable booking hotels direct has been activated, the search giant has now added a destination site for hotels. This will replicate what it has already done through Google Flights offering hotels as a natural extension of the travel process. Google’s VP of … [Read more...]
Firmdale Hotels report positive review of and substantial savings in merchant acquiring
Firmdale Hotels report positive review of and substantial savings in merchant acquiring Following a comprehensive review of merchant acquiring at Firmdale Hotels undertaken in partnership with Bank Brokers UK, substantial savings have been announced. Firmdale Hotels is the latest hospitality brand to make such an announcement following in the footsteps of over … [Read more...]