Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts has appointed Michelle Wells as General Manager of Park Plaza County Hall. Michelle joins the team from smaller sister property, Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes, having successfully led the 119-bedroom boutique hotel as General Manager since 2007. Bringing extensive experience and industry expertise to the role, Michelle will be responsible for … [Read more...]
Clock ticking for Heywood Mount Hotel bids
Time is running out for potential buyers to register their interest in the landmark Heywood Mount Hotel in Tenby – which is being marketed by Colliers International on behalf of the LPA Receivers. Described as the town’s leading hotel, Heywood Mount closed earlier this month. Colliers International Hotels Director Peter Brunt said the four-star Visit Wales Gold Award hotel had … [Read more...]
Starbucks on being relevant, real and responsible
Steve Flanagan is Director, Marketing and Category for Starbucks UK, and outlined at last week’s UK Coffee Leader Summit some of the Starbucks thinking on the UK coffee scene and its plans going forward. For Starbucks, great coffee is still the key driver: there is no substitute for delivering great quality and taste, or for the expertise needed to do so, which is why major … [Read more...]
Sanguine Hospitality signs with Marco Pierre White
One of the UK’s leading hospitality development companies has signed a master franchise agreement with the ‘godfather of modern cooking’, Marco Pierre White. 50 restaurants in 5 years Sanguine Hospitality will now oversee the roll out of the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill and Marco’s New York Italian concepts across the UK with plans to open 50 new franchised … [Read more...]
Hotel transactions reach peak as Middle East investors up interest
European hotel transaction volume in 2013 reached a new peak since the onset of the global financial crisis, signalling a comeback of the hotel real estate market. The 2013 European Hotel Transactions article, published by HVS London to coincide with the International Hotel Investment Forum [Berlin, 3-5 March], reports that total transaction volume across Europe reached €7.7 … [Read more...]