The first easyHotel in Ireland is set to open its doors on Howard Street, Belfast in September 2018. With an investment of £5 million, 60 jobs have been created during construction and a further 30 direct and indirect will be created once the super budget hotel is open for business. David Crowe from Holywood and Kevin Baird from Belfast, the two men behind this first super … [Read more...]
Dundee’s newest hotel to open for ‘The Open’
Sleeperz Hotel Dundee, a new 120-bed waterfront hotel, will open July 9 - just in time for The Open Golf Championship - taking place 12 miles away in Carnoustie. The 147th Open Golf Championship is being played at Carnoustie Golf Links from 15th to 22nd July and golf fans from across the world will be travelling to Tayside and Angus to watch the action. Sleeperz Hotels … [Read more...]
Bartlett Mitchell strengthens operations team with three new hires
Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has today announced the addition of three new members to its operations team to support its continued growth. Gregory Hall and Ian Kingston have joined the company as operations business managers, and Anna Clegg has been appointed as project manager. Hall and Kingston, previously at Elior and Gather & … [Read more...]
SSP to open four units at London Bridge station
SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, is set to open four units at London Bridge station in 2018. The new units will include a Grind café-bar, an M&S Simply Food, a Starbucks store and a new food, news and wine concept called Urban Express. Urban Express, which made its debut at London Bridge early May, has been created by … [Read more...]
Home Grown appoints Sophie Chaney as General Manager
Unique luxury private members’ club Home Grown has appointed Sophie Chaney as General Manager, ahead of its opening on Great Cumberland Place, Marylebone in January 2019. With 25 years of hospitality expertise, Sophie will lead on all operations at Home Grown, London’s newest private members’ club aimed at bringing together high growth entrepreneurs, investors and business … [Read more...]