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Dutch Hospitality Sales Growth Outpacing Rest Of EU | nltimes.nl

In recent years the turnover of Dutch hotels, restaurants and bars increased more than the European Union average, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Tuesday. The Dutch hospitality industry’s sales are currently at a record high.

In the first quarter of this year, the Netherlands hospitality industry saw its sales increase to 24 percent above the lowest level during the financial crisis, in late 2009. The turnover in the rest of the EU grew by an average of 20 percent.

The hotel room with no walls or ceiling - but you'll still want to stay there | telegraph.co.uk

The first incarnation of this hotel was a zero-star offering in an underground nuclear bunker, but its second has more stars than any other in the world. This summer the Null Stern Hotel, holiday accommodation in art form, opens its only room, without walls or a ceiling, beneath the night sky on a mountain-side in Graubünden in Switzerland. In 2008 it was in a bunker in St Gallen.

Brexit Hospitality Summit: Hospitality's fears and how it can face up to them | bighospitality.co.uk

Brexit has sent shockwaves across the hospitality industry, but operators attending the British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) Hospitality and Tourism Summit have been urged to embrace change and see the potential positives.

Brexit: What impact on European tourism if British demand falters?

The United Kingdom is a key source market for many international tourist destinations. Across the European continent, and especially within the Eurozone, many hotel markets rely heavily on the contribution of British arrivals. In light of their respective exposure to the Kingdom's clientele, which countries could be affected the most by the outcome of the referendum?

Bulgari to build hotel in Russia with Magnit minority shareholder | reuters.com

Italian jeweler Bulgari has teamed up with Russian real estate investor Alexei Bogachev to build its first hotel in the country, it said on Wednesday, a day after opening its second Russian store. Bogachev, who also invests in agriculture and owns around 4 percent of shares in Russia's top retailer Magnit (MGNT.MM), said he would invest around $200 million in the Moscow hotel which will be operated by Marriott International Inc. (MAR.O).

Ireland: Over 200,000 jobs dependent on hospitality sector, states report | irishtimes.com

National economic impact of drinks industry and wider hospitality sector ‘substantial’. More than 200,000 jobs are dependent on the drinks and hospitality sector, a new report has found Research by DCU economist Tony Foley, commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, detailed hospitality sector employment and found the combined drinks and hospitality sector supports 204,000 jobs across Ireland. The report highlights the increase in craft breweries and distilleries, with 57 breweries and distilleries now operating across Ireland. The research was launched as part of the Support Your Local campaign which is backed and funded by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.

London will soon have a second Four Seasons | hospitality-on.com

Signed in 2014, the management contract between the Chinese Reignwood Group and the Canadian chain will come into effect with the reopening of Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square in London after works. An historic monument, the main building frames square courtyard with a rotunda in the center of a one hectare garden. Built in 1922, the building was the headquarters of the Port of London Authority, near the City and Tower Bridge.

Irish hotel group enters UK with Cambridge property | thecaterer.com

O’Callaghan Hotels Group will open its first UK hotel in Cambridge next spring. The Tamburlaine in the new CB1 city quarter development around Cambridge railway station will be designed to appeal to locals as well as both leisure and business travellers. The 155-bedoom hotel will include a restaurant, bar and a standalone café, along with meeting rooms fitted with the latest audio visual equipment.

Chocolate hotel opens in Bournemouth | thecaterer.com

Chocoholics looking to stay in Bournemouth now have two properties to stay following the launch of the Chocolate Box B&B. The 13-bedroom business joins sister property, the 15-bedroom Chocolate Boutique hotel, which had a starring role in the Channel 4 series Three in a Bed. Both properties are owned by the Wilton family. Gerry Wilton is a chocolatier who launched one of the first companies to import chocolate foundations to the UK. His daughter, 26-year-old Leoni, is the brainchild of the Chocolate Box.

Robert De Niro to open London hotel | telegraph.co.uk

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro is to open a boutique hotel in London’s Covent Garden, following on from the success of celebrity favourite The Greenwich in New York. Mr De Niro, working with Capital & Counties Properties (Capco) and BD Hotels, has submitted a planning application for the proposed 83-room hotel, which will be called The Wellington Hotel. The plans would see Mr De Niro, Ira Drukier and Richard Born - the team behind The Greenwich Hotel in New York’s Tribeca district - open their first hotel outside of the US.

Autograph Collection gains two addresses in Baku | hospitality-on.com

Recently renovated, these hotels are owned by Absheron Hotel Group, which will also operate these two properties. Overlooking the seafront of Baku Bay, the Intourist hotel has 150 rooms. Further north but still on the shore, The Boulevard Hotel Baku Autograph Collection is one of the biggest in the capital, with a capacity capacity of 818 rooms. The hotel provides its guests with a lounge, a spa, and gardens. Today, the Marriott International brand's network includes a hundred or so independent hotel addresses.

Ireland's Dalata Hotels plots careful growth | hotelmanagement.net

Ireland's largest hotel operator, Dalata Hotel Group, has got off to what company chairman John Hennessy is calling "a very encouraging start for 2016."

Overall, Hennessy said, the company's markets are performing ahead of expectations. "Management is very satisfied with the trading performance of the group's hotel portfolio in the first four months of the year," he said during the company's annual general meeting this week.

Top 10: the best five-star hotels in Rome | telegraph.co.uk

A guide to the best five-star hotels in Rome, featuring the top places to stay for glamorous interiors, great views, Michelin-starred dining and pampering service.

Premier Inn targets 85,000 rooms by 2020 | thecaterer.com

Whitbread is targeting 85,000 Premier Inn rooms by 2020 having predicted that branded budget hotels will account for 29% of the market in four years time. Like for like sales are up 3% at the hospitality group, with total sales up 12% at £2.9b and underlying profit before tax up 11.9% at £546m for the 53 weeks to 3 March. Premier Inn saw total sales grow of 12.9%, with like for like sales up 4.2%. Whitbread currently operates 64,599 Premier Inn rooms, which saw occupancy of 80.9% in the period. Revpar was up 2.6%, compared to 8% the previous year.

The 10 Airbnbs most coveted by Britons | telegraph.co.uk

From Orville to cheese rolling tournaments, we Brits never shy away from a bit of eccentricity, and it seems our holiday choices are no exception. Airbnb has worked out which of their properties have most commonly been put on British 'Wish Lists' – a feature of their site that allows prospective travellers to bookmark dream listings – and British users were more likely to opt for unconventional abodes such as huts and boats than the global average.

Hotel Jen from Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts to open in the UK | thecaterer.com

Hotel Jen – the younger, more hip sister brand to the luxury Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts – is looking to enter the UK market.

Launched in 2013 in Singapore with the rebranding of a Traders hotel to the Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, the brand is intended to offer affordable luxury at four-star level, with the aim of appealing to a young generation of traveller.

Traders, launched in 1989 as the original sister brand to Shangri-La, has gradually reduced in size to just three hotels in Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur and Beijing as a total of 10 former Trader properties – nine in Asia and one in Australia – have been converted to the Hotel Jen brand.

The Trader Beijing hotel will also be converted to a Hotel Jen, but the other two Traders, which are primarily aimed at the business guest, will remain as they are. There will be no new Traders as Shangri-La looks to expand Hotel Jen globally.

Iceland hotel growth requires hinterland infrastructure | hotelnewsnow.com

Iceland tourism and hotels are booming, but its hoteliers know that the pressure needs to be lifted off the country’s southwestern nexus of Keflavik International Airport and capital Reykjavik. The dramatic increase in tourism and the hospitality industry in Iceland in recent years is focused mostly on Reykjavik, with nearly all travelers arriving in Iceland via the country’s principal international airport 30 miles southwest of the capital, according to sources.

With HotelInvest, AccorHotels confirms its ambitions on the other side of the Channel | hospitality-on.com

The French hotel group will make more than 200 million euros in investments through its property management division, and thus bring the development of five hotels throughout the Kingdom to fruition.