Harry Murray's hotel career spans 50 years and has involved him managing a number of hotels in the UK and South Africa, including The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, The Imperial in Torquay and The President in Johannesburg. In 1997 he was appointed managing director of Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, a role he held for 13 years until he decided to become chairman of the hotel's … [Read more...]
Accor and Splendid Hospitality Group announce new Heathrow hotel opening
Accor has announced the newly built ibis Styles London Heathrow Airport East will open at the end of December, in partnership with Splendid Hospitality Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing privately-owned hotel groups.Situated in a prime West London location the new 125-room hotel is a 15-minute drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 and close to Hounslow East Underground … [Read more...]
Hoist Group announces data-centric Hotel 2020 strategy
Hoist Group, the European leaders in hotel technology services, launches its 2020 data-centric strategy to support hoteliers with a business intelligence Dashboard and related Consulting services, supported also by a new company positioning and a reinforced management team.Building on the success of its broad product range, Hoist Group is presenting its data-centric … [Read more...]
Preferred Residences collection reaches 100 milestone
The world’s largest independent hotel brand, Preferred Hotels & Resorts has reached a major milestone with its Preferred Residences collection, expanding to 100 residential-style properties with the addition of 13 new members from January to October this year.Since introducing Preferred Residences as one of its five collections in 2015, the brand has been on a strong … [Read more...]
Supercity Art House launched supporting homelessness
Supercity Aparthotels has announced the launch of the Supercity Art House. An initiative which will see the artwork of young, formerly homeless people, exhibited, and available for purchase, at selected Supercity sites in support of those affected by homelessness.With a longstanding commitment to combating homelessness, having supported Crisis for the past five years, … [Read more...]
NH Hotel Group sights growth in South America through new appointments
NH Hotel Group has announced its plans to accelerate its growth strategy, having reinforced its business development team and cemented a broad and solid proposition for owners and investors looking to grow alongside it.The company has announced the addition of two new members of its team, Carlos Ortega, the Group's Vice President of Global Growth, and Joanna Ayala, the new … [Read more...]
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announce opening in Tel Aviv
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new hotel and residential project in Tel Aviv, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2023. The Group will be the first luxury hospitality brand to enter the city of Tel Aviv.The property’s outstanding feature will be its unrivalled waterfront location overlooking one of the city’s pristine Mediterranean … [Read more...]
OYO Hotels announces new independent addition to their board
OYO Hotels earlier today announced the appointment of Betsy Atkins, CEO and founder of Baja Corporation, as an independent director on the company’s board of directors. Atkins joins the board alongside Mark Schwartz, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, Munish Varma, Managing Partner, SoftBank Vision Fund, Bejul Somaia, Partner, Lightspeed India Partners Advisors, and Mohit … [Read more...]
An oasis of serenity named Employer Of The Year by Investors In People
The Landmark London has been named the Employer Of The Year in the Platinum category at The Investors In People Award during this week’s Las Vegas-theme ceremony at Old Billingsgate in the city of London.The magnificent five-star Grande Dame hotel received the highly acclaimed award for fostering an exceptional working environment and for its unparalleled people practices, … [Read more...]
11 Cadogan Gardens becomes Relais & Châteaux’s only London hotel
Relais & Châteaux has announced its newest members around the world and 11 Cadogan Gardens has at the same time become Relais & Châteaux’s only London hotel.The video provides a glimpse inside one of London's best kept secrets... 11 Cadogan Gardens follows in the steps of its sister properties Chewton Glen, the first Relais & Châteaux hotel in the UK, and … [Read more...]
Macdonald Hotels sells landmark properties to US real estate developer
Independent hotel group Macdonald Hotels has today confirmed the sale of Rusacks Hotel in St Andrews and the leasehold interest of the Randolph Hotel in Oxford to Chicago-based AJ Capital Partners for an undisclosed sum.Deputy Chairman, Macdonald Hotels Group, Gordon Fraser commenting on the transaction told us: “This is a superb deal for the business, which allows us to … [Read more...]
Two new Accor Jan 2020 openings creating new jobs in Leicester
Leicester’s new Novotel and Adagio hotels are set to create over 60 jobs when both businesses open in early January 2020. The scheme, which comes under the Accor brand features a restaurant and two fully serviced hotels.Ten senior staff members, who together have over 245 years’ combined experience, have already been appointed by the brand to work across the project and … [Read more...]
Radisson Blu announce opening seventh hotel in Dubai
Radisson Blu has announced the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Canal View. Continuing Radisson Hotel Group’s expansion in key global cities, the new design-focused hotel is the group’s seventh hotel in Dubai.The Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Canal View is located within the largest and most impressive waterfront development in the world, boasting spectacular views over … [Read more...]
Cumbrian hotel to provide essential workplace training for people with learning difficulties
Cumbria’s People First Independent Advocacy and award-winning hospitality business The Halston in Carlisle, have joined forces to provide essential workplace training for people with learning difficulties. Built on a shared passion for the county, its people and prosperity, the partnership recognises a commitment to promoting equal opportunities and the value of inclusion in … [Read more...]
