Hilton has signed a franchise agreement with The Gantry Group, a joint venture between Black Friar Holdings and a £1.1bn institutional investor. The London Gantry, an 18-storey Curio Collection by Hilton hotel with 285 guestrooms, will include extensive neighbourhood bar and restaurant spaces and an impressive sky bar with views across the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and … [Read more...]
Chinese Hotel Group applies French training success to combat UK hotel Brexit effect
A training programme to unearth the UK’s next generation of hotel GM’s and improve the industry’s appeal is being launched. Louvre Hotels Group operates seventeen Campanile Hotels and one Premiere Classe hotel in the UK. The group has announced it is opening its ‘Fast and Curious’ training programme to its workers in the UK for the first time. The course will see hospitality … [Read more...]
Kricket announces second opening at television centre in White City, London
Kricket have announced that it has concluded agreements with Stanhope to open a new permanent restaurant in summer 2018 at Television Centre, the former home of the BBC in White City, West London. Having run a successful site inside one of Pop Brixton’s shipping containers for almost two years, founders Chef Will Bowlby and Rik Campbell opened Kricket’s first permanent … [Read more...]
Flemings Mayfair appoints Paul Rafferty as Hotel Manager
Luxury boutique London hotel Flemings Mayfair has appointed Paul Rafferty as Hotel Manager, a brand new position within the company. Joining Flemings in 2013 as Rooms Division Manager, Paul brought a wealth of experience from previous positions including Front of House Manager at the Courthouse Hotel where Paul supervised hotel re-branding, and Reception Manager at Sofitel … [Read more...]
Eric Chavot takes centre stage at coda, Royal Albert Hall
Renowned French Michelin-awarded chef Eric Chavot is bringing his magic to a whole new level of brilliance at the world-famous Royal Albert Hall, as Consultant Chef of fine-dining restaurant Coda, operated by rhubarb. Exclusively for ticketholders, the curtain goes up on the restaurant two hours before each show begins for a culinary performance of its own and the first act of … [Read more...]