Accor launches loyalty programme with Paris Saint-Germain football clubAccor and Paris Saint-Germain today announce they have signed a global multi-year partnership agreement. ALL (Accor Live Limitless), Accor’s new lifestyle loyalty platform, will become the Principal Partner and official jersey sponsor of the club starting from the 2019/2020 season. The partnership … [Read more...]
Manchester United announce global marketing partnership with 120 million Marriott members
Manchester United announce global marketing partnership with MarriottMarriott International and Manchester United today announced a multi-year marketing partnership, giving the 120 million members of the Marriott Bonvoy travel programme exclusive opportunities for once-in-a-lifetime Manchester United football experiences - including the chance to become the club’s … [Read more...]
Arora Group appoints new Group Strategy Director
Arora Group has announced that it has appointed Sanjay Arora as Group Strategy Director.Sanjay joins from within the group, having previously held the position of Director, overseeing all new acquisitions and hotel developments for the group. Sanjay began his career in Corporate Finance at KPMG in 2013. He holds an MBA from Regents Business School in London and a degree in … [Read more...]
Millennium & Copthorne announce Brexit workforce woes and profits down, a sign of things to come…
Forecasting the potential negative implications of Brexit has indulged many. As we move ever closer to the 29th March exit date, we are starting to see financial reporting from hospitality businesses that unfortunately fulfil those forecasts.Millennium & Copthorne Hotels said last Friday when announcing their annual results that profits were down and that the UK’s … [Read more...]
The challenging implications of a no-deal Brexit for Hospitality
Just under a thousand, or to be precise 968 ‘days ago’, the UK referendum to stay or leave the EU resulted in a decision to leave, by a margin of 52% to 48%. The number of ‘days ago’ is stressed here as this needs to be considered against there now being less than 42 days until the 29th March 2019, the leave date. Brexit CountdownCountdownPut in percentage terms, the … [Read more...]
Lake District hotel goes ‘quackers’ with duck herding for guests
A Lake District hotel venue has teamed up with a local farming couple to give their guests the opportunity to participate in the unusual pastime of duck herding.The Wild Boar Inn Grill & Smokehouse at Crook near Windermere is working with Al and Chris Bradley from Crosthwaite to offer duck herding and sheepdog training courses and add a bit of hilarity to group stays at … [Read more...]
IHG® Welcomes Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas to its Family of Brands
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has welcomed a new family member to its portfolio of brands, with the acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas.Six Senses is renowned for its focus on wellness and sustainability, with each hotel and resort set in locations of incredible natural beauty that will stop you in your tracks, … [Read more...]
AccorHotels signs new portfolio of UK hotels
AccorHotels has signed a portfolio of six Mercure hotels under a hotel management agreement with Proark – a Danish based real estate property group holding assets in retail and hotel properties across Europe.Collectively adding 864 rooms under the Mercure brand in the UK, the hotels are located in Bedford, Cardiff, Harlow, Nottingham, Telford and Birmingham. The portfolio … [Read more...]
Interstate lands duo of new signings at Manchester Airport
INTERSTATE Hotels & Resorts has announced a duo of new property signings at Manchester Airport. The third-party hotel management company has been appointed to operate two new properties at the airport – a 280 guest room Holiday Inn and a 262 guest room ibis Budget. Set to open in 2021, both hotels form part of Manchester Airport’s major £1billion redevelopment … [Read more...]
Meet The Hotel Folk
TA Hotel Collection, which owns and runs six distinctive hotels and event venues across Suffolk, has rebranded under The Hotel Folk banner. The new identity focuses on the group’s planned investment in people, both its own Folk members and its guests.Independently owned, the hotels include the 15th century Swan at Lavenham Hotel and Spa; The Brudenell and White Lion in … [Read more...]
Cycas Hospitality appoints Matt Luscombe as company’s first CEO
Cycas Hospitality has positioned itself for its next stage of growth with the appointment of Matt Luscombe as Chief Executive Officer. Matt is set to join the business in March, based from Cycas’s head office in Amsterdam, where he will become the hotel management company’s first CEO since it was co-founded in 2008 by Eduard Elias and John Wagner.The appointment follows … [Read more...]
Bingham Riverhouse Officially Opens
Now officially transformed into the Bingham Riverhouse, the month long overhaul has seen each of the 15 guest rooms transformed, alongside the dining rooms and bar; with a wash of pale pastels balanced with modern jewel tones, to perfectly echo their famous views out over the Thames.Following a full refurbishment by award-winning interior designer Nicola Harding, the new … [Read more...]
Mayor of Ipswich officially opens new super-budget hotel
easyHotel, the leading super-budget hotel chain, will today roll out the orange carpet for guests of honor as the hotel celebrates the official opening of its latest hotel in Ipswich, the country town of Suffolk.The stylish hotel channels easyHotel’s signature ‘super-budget chic’ format with comfortable rooms available at highly affordable prices starting from as little as … [Read more...]
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh showcases new mythical photographic exhibition
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian has unveiled its latest exhibition in the famous Peacock Alley – ‘Mythoslogos’ by Edinburgh based artist, Laurence Winram.Winrams’ exhibition will be on display until the end of June 2019 and focuses on the perception of the world as a truly mythical and interconnected place. Through the series of 10 unique images, guests and … [Read more...]
