A new general manager has been appointed to lead the team at a popular North East hotel. Rob Warren will bring more than 25 years’ experience of the industry to his new role at County Durham’s Hardwick Hall Hotel. The former general manager at Harrogate’s The Yorkshire Hotel joins the venue following a major refurbishment. The four-star hotel, set in County Durham’s … [Read more...]
Surge in Scottish hospitality businesses signing up to ‘Good to Go’ doggy bag scheme
Designed to tackle ‘plate waste’ – customer leftovers at the end of a meal in restaurants – Scotland’s ‘Good to Go’ doggy bag scheme is proving to be a restaurant’s best friend. Since April 2017, the number of Scottish hospitality businesses taking part in the scheme has surged by over 100%; resulting in 42,000 Good to Go boxes going into circulation in the last 12 … [Read more...]
“Good revenue growth and outperformance”: Travelodge Financial Results
Highlights – Full Year 2017 Total revenue up 6.6% to £637.1m (2016: £597.8m) 2017 RevPAR(1) up 2.9% to £40.49 (2016: £39.37) RevPAR growth 0.7pts ahead of competitive segment (2) Average room rate(1) up 2.8% to £53.19 (2016: £51.75) Occupancy maintained at 76.1% FY 2017 EBITDA up £2.3m to £112.4m (2016: £110.1m) Cash of £95.0m at 31 December 2017 … [Read more...]
New Bridgwater hotel to join growing RBH portfolio
Redefine|BDL Hotels (RBH) has announced that it will manage the upcoming Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater, which is due to open in early 2019. Work is already under way on the brand new, 138-bedroom property, which will sit within the Regional Rural Business Centre, close to the M5 motorway. The hotel will help support accommodation requirements in the region related to the … [Read more...]
Award winning Ruddington Arms team stirs students with Small plates & cocktails event
Mark Anderson and chefs from the award winning Ruddington Arms1 joined students at Nottingham College to host a one-off ticketed Small Plates and Cocktails Evening. Designed to highlight the creative opportunities in pub food and drinks and to inspire first and second year students to consider a career in the pub industry, the team spent the day showing students how to … [Read more...]