Middle Eastern operator Salmontini will open its first UK restaurant after Davis Coffer Lyons - the leisure specialists - secured a lease assignment on the former The Palm Restaurant on Pont Street in Knightsbridge. The company paid a substantial undisclosed premium for the 5,400 sq ft unit. Salmontini operates a number of restaurant concepts in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and … [Read more...]
Mindfuel experiment demonstrates Meetings Menu boosts Brain Power!
New academic research from Manchester Metropolitan University into the effects of meetings food on delegates found a 20% increase in mental competence among delegates that ate from a healthy food menu. Improved productivity The research was commissioned by Holiday Inn to demonstrate the improved productivity of those who select the hotel group’s new, market leading Food … [Read more...]
trivago introduces ‘Hotel Manager’ Tool + Free Webinar
Hotel search website trivago.co.uk has launched Hotel Manager, a free online platform for hoteliers to maximise their online presence and increase bookings. Hotel Manager will be introduced in a free webinar on 14 May 2014 at 3:00pm GMT, hosted by Natalie Gardner (Hotel Relations UK). Ensure an outstanding online hotel profile Launched on April 22 2014, the trivago Hotel … [Read more...]
Comfort Inn Westminster becomes third Comfort Hotel in London’s Belgravia
Choice Hotels Europe, the company behind the Comfort, Quality and Clarion brands in Europe and part of Choice Hotels International, one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world, has added a third Comfort-brand hotel located in London’s prime SW1 post-code. Located on Belgrave Road and previously independently run as the Central House Hotel, the re-branded Comfort … [Read more...]
Increase in package holidays benefits UK hoteliers
UK hotels are benefiting from a marked increase in demand for holiday packages according to the latest research from the Expedia group, the world’s largest online travel company. Travel demand for holiday packages to the UK increased by a fifth in the first quarter of 2014 when compared to the same period last year. The Expedia group data from Q1 2014 showed that guests … [Read more...]