Four Seasons Pop Down is coming to London’s Camden Town this October with a two-night showcase of creativity and craftsmanship that can only be imagined and brought to life by the world’s leader in luxury hospitality, Four Seasons.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest independent hotel brand representing more than 750 hotels, resorts, and residences across 85 countries, is pleased to welcome The Londoner as the newest experience within the brand's esteemed Legend Collection. With The Londoner set to launch in spring 2020 as the U.K.'s most anticipated opening of the year, this new partnership demonstrates the company's commitment to welcoming independent hotels that go beyond well-appointed guestrooms and best-in-class facilities by offering one-of-a-kind, immersive experiences that are reflective of local culture.
STR's preliminary August 2019 data for London indicates lower occupancy but significant overall performance.Based on daily data from the month, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
POTUS, one of the hottest new restaurants on the Albert Embankment, has today announced Ruaraidh Campbell as the new Head Chef, signalling an exciting move in the restaurant's culinary direction. Scottish born Campbell, who was formerly at The Hilton Glasgow, will also unveil his highly-anticipated new menu, set to utilise the best of British ingredients to create innovative twists on American and British favourites at the riverside restaurant.
The Lanesborough Hotel in London, part of the prestigious Oetker Collection, is pleased to announce the joining of Stuart Geddes as Hotel Manager, taking up his position in October 2019. Geddes joins The Lanesborough from The Goring Hotel, where he worked as General Manager and brings a wealth of experience to the team at The Lanesborough having worked in some of the finest hotels in London previously.
A former East London warehouse in Hackney is now home to the long-anticipated hotel, Mama London. Set against an industrial backdrop, the luxury funky concept is crafted by Parisian design firm Dion & Arles to provide coziness and connection.
SevenRooms, a data-driven operations, marketing and guest engagement platform used by restaurant, hotel food and beverage (F&B), nightlife and entertainment operators in more than 250 cities worldwide, is excited to announce the hiring of Danilo Mangano, former Director of Global Premium Products & Benefits at American Expr ess, as General Manager, Europe. In his leadership role, Mangano will spearhead SevenRooms' growth strategy across key markets in the U.K. and Europe, in addition to scaling the company's team in their London-based office.Focused on enabling hospitality operators to capture and leverage data across the guest journey, the SevenRooms platform provides robust tools including: reservation and seating management, integrations across POS, PMS, payment processors and booking channels, guest profiles with customizable and automated guest tags, experiences and upgrades, and marketing automation and guest engagement tools inclusive of review aggregation, email automation, and special offers.Located in London's Victoria neighborhood, the newly opened SevenRooms U.K. office is a natural evolution of the considerable momentum in the market over the past 12 months, with the company seeing a 105% year-over-year (YOY) increase in U.K. reservations booked through SevenRooms and a 116% increase YOY in seated diners across Europe. This includes the signing of key clients in the market including: Corbin & King, JKS Restaurants, Inception Group, Marcus Wareing Restaurants, AELTC (Wimbledon), Park Chinois, Bagatelle, Coya, Luca, Brew and Antipodea Restaurant Group, Hutong, The Standard Hotel, The Good Egg, Hush Mayfair, Highlands Hospitality, Big Easy (including famed River Cafe), 5 Hertford Street and Redemption Bar .
A 14-storey new-build property, The Hoxton, Southwark is located on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge, a stone's throw from the South Bank and Borough, surrounded by some of the city's best galleries, museums, theatres and food markets. Coming as the eighth property in series, The Hoxton, Southwark sees the brand back on familiar ground with its third hotel in London, the city where it all began.
Radisson Hotel Group is delighted to announce the signing of the Radisson RED London Greenwich in the UK. It will be the first property to bring the group's upscale, lifestyle select-service hotel brand to the English capital, joining other UK landmark Radisson RED hotels in Glasgow and Liverpool.
Doyle, a hotelier with 25 years of UK experience, joins the 142-bedroom hotel from Crowne Plaza Newcastle- Stephenson Quarter, where he has held the role of general manager for the last two years. During this time, he also sat on the board of directors for Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, helping to put Newcastle Gateshead on the national and international stage.
Whitbread has expanded its portfolio of hub by Premier Inn hotels with the opening of a new property in the City of London.
Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world's leading hotel groups, is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with The London Resort, a global entertainment destination due to open in 2024. Radisson Hotel Group will become a stakeholder in the project, opening a Radisson Blu hotel - Europe's leading upper upscale hotel brand - in the 535-acre resort in Kent, UK, accessible from London in only 20 minutes .
STR's preliminary July 2019 data for London indicates significant performance levels. Based on daily data from the month, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons.
Inhabit Paddington, the first property by the new mindfulness-focused Inhabit Hotel brand, has opened its doors. Set across six Grade-II listed townhouses in West London, the property is billed as "a new urban wellness hotel", and will place health, social connectedness, intellectual expansion and environmental responsibility at the heart of the offer. Located just minutes from Paddington Station and in close proximity with Hyde Park, the project seeks to provide a relaxing base from which guests can explore the bustling capital city.
Distinguished hotelier Sandeep Bhalla has been appointed General Manager of The Connaught, theiconic five star hotel on Mount Street, in the heart of Mayfair, part of Maybourne Hotel Group.Indian-born Sandeep has worked in the luxury hospitality sector for 25 years in London, Dubai andIndia. Before joining The Connaught as Hotel Manager in 2018, he worked at sister hotel The Berkeleyin Knightsbridge, where he joined as Director of Food and Beverage in 2007 and was subsequentlyappointed Hotel Manager in 2012. Before joining Maybourne Hotel Group Sandeep was part of the preopening team of the prestigious Burj Al Arab in Dubai.In his new role as General Manager of The Connaught, Sandeep will oversee the re-opening of twoMichelin star Hélène Darroze at The Connaught in September 2019, as well as spearheading a series ofnew developments at the luxury hotel this autumn 2019
Finchatton, the renowned property development and design firm, in partnership with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world's leading luxury hospitality company, today unveil the first look at Twenty Grosvenor Square, A Four Seasons Residence, the very first standalone Private Residences from Four Seasons.
W London - Leicester Square today announced a super-charged new chapter for the hotel, unveiling a multi-million-pound transformation of all 192 guest rooms and suites. As part of the W brand's mission to fuel its guests' lust for life, the hotel's daring renovation shatters the traditional concept of luxury, through its provocative new look paired with innovative in-room technology to give guests full control of their stay. Furthermore, W London has partnered with fashion visionary and dynamic artist, Jack Irving, to create a one-of-a-kind 'techorative' pillow, along with a range of immersive in-room experiences.
STR's preliminary June 2019 data for London indicates strong performance levels.Based on daily data from the month, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Jurys Inn and Leonardo Hotels UK and Ireland has appointed Andy Bellamy as general manager at its newly opened Leonardo Royal Tower Bridge hotel.
Macher, who has more than 28-years' experience in the luxury travel industry, joins the five-red-AA-star, 202-bedroom hotel from the Temple House in Chengdu, China, where he held the same position as well as sitting on the board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Southwest China. Macher has also held senior management roles including Wharf hotels, Four Seasons hotels and resorts and the Peninsula Group. He replaces Paul Brackley who stepped down last month after three years with the hotel to "pursue other opportunities".