Boutique hotel booking service Mr & Mrs Smith achieved a record first quarter, with an impressive 28% growth in revenue compared to the same period last year, reflecting the ongoing expansion of the boutique hotel travel sector. March was the biggest ever month of sales since Mr & Mrs Smith began taking bookings for boutique hotels in 2005. Global bookings increased by … [Read more...]
Accreditation opens up commercial opportunities for colleges
People 1st’s work to promote training excellence through a hospitality accreditation scheme is providing colleges with new commercial opportunities. 16 hospitality colleges now accredited Since People 1st launched the accreditation scheme a year ago in association with the Hospitality Guild, 16 leading hospitality colleges have become accredited, reporting benefits that … [Read more...]
Carillion and Elior team up at Barts Health
Leading support service provider Carillion has entered a five year partnership with contract catering company Elior to take retail catering to a new level for visitors and staff at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s hospitals. The new partnership brings together Elior’s exciting and fresh approach to retail catering with Carillion’s experience of providing services in … [Read more...]
ibis budget hotels for Warrington Lymm and Knutsford
Accor has entered into two franchise agreements with Think Options Limited to create two ibis budget hotels in Warrington and Knutsford. ibis budget Warrington Lymm Services and ibis budget Knutsford will be operated by Signature Management Services and join the 86-strong ibis hotel family network in the UK.[1] ibis budget is the nifty, comfortable economy brand from Accor … [Read more...]
IHG drives more growth for the Holiday Inn brand in the UK
IHG’s owner partner Dominvs Group is beginning construction on Holiday Inn® Manchester – City Centre. Dominvs Group has also entered into a franchise agreement with IHG for its first Holiday Inn hotel in Scotland, Holiday Inn Dumfries. Holiday Inn Manchester – City Centre will be a 306-room property located in the heart of Manchester, close to Manchester Piccadilly train … [Read more...]