A fresh new concept for London's hotel sector has just floated in to the Royal Victoria Dock, offering an exciting splash of waterside hospitality and community spirit to the London Docklands. Good Hotel London is the latest property to join HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts' independent portfolio in the UK capital.
There is still time to book for HOSPACE2016 – the annual Conference and Exhibition of HOSPA, the Hospitality Professionals Association for Finance, Revenue Management and IT - to be held on 10 November at the Sofitel London Heathrow, Terminal 5.
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London is delighted to announce the appointment of Elisabeth Rugani as Director of Spa and Wellness at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London.
Katie Benson has also enjoyed more than 30 years in the hospitality industry with experience in general management and operations, human resources, asset management and development. She joined Jumeirah in 2015 from Langham Group where she held roles including CEO and Executive Director of Langham Hospitality Investments, Regional Vice President for the Americas and Caribbean for Langham Hospitality Group, Regional Vice President for the Americas and Europe and Managing Director at Langham London. A joint British-Australian citizen, Katie has also held positions for Langham Hospitality Group in Melbourne and Hong Kong, as well as several senior executive positions for Starwood Hotels and Resorts throughout the Middle East, Australia and China. In her new dual role as Regional Vice President Europe and General Manager Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Katie remains in London, the city in which she grew up, and now reports to Group Chief Operating Officer Marc Dardenne. Graham Kiy took up his new role as Regional Vice President of Greater China and General Manager of Jumeirah Nanjing in August 2016. Graham joined Jumeirah in 2010 as the Hotel Manager for Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. He has extensive experience of the Asia Pacific market having spent more than 30 years working in South East Asia and Greater China undertaking a number of General Manager positions in China, Singapore and Manila. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese as well as German, French, Indonesian and Thai.
Optima carries out a fine-grained examination of critical statistics, particularly rates and availability, for hotels and travel companies. This analysis eventually delivers deeper insights to the hotel about granular and massive shifts in the marketplace, in order to maintain rate parity across every linked channel.
The InterContinental London – The O2, has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Suren Hettiarchchi, as Leisure Sales Manager and Maria Georgiou as Business Development Executive. The appointments come on the back of a very successful first six months of business for the hotel, which opened in January 2016. Suren joins the hotel from ICVolunteers Conferences, in Switzerland and was formerly at Grange Hotels, London, Sri Lankan Tourist Board, Whistlestop and Crystal Holidays.
The InterContinental London – The O2, has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Suren Hettiarchchi, as Leisure Sales Manager and Maria Georgiou as Business Development Executive. The appointments come on the back of a very successful first six months of business for the hotel, which opened in January 2016. Maria was previously Sales Coordinator at Grosvenor House, a Marriott Hotel, and prior to that was at Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels, May Fair Hotel, Sketch restaurant, London, which she joined having relocated from Switzerland.
Samantha Fulton, former hotel manager at the Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard, has been appointed general manager of the Ace Hotel London Shoreditch.
Luxury boutique hotel The Wellesley has announced the introduction of 'handy' devices for its guests, complete with bespoke branded cases.
Oakwood Worldwide®, the global leader in corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions, is pleased to announce that Richard Whittaker has been appointed as the Deputy Chair of the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the trade association for the UK serviced apartment sector.
A major new project, known as COMBAT, has revealed the extent to which Europe's hotel industry is vulnerable to trafficking in human beings, often described as a modern-day form of slavery. It has displayed the shocking reality that a significant proportion of human trafficking occurs within hotels which, by their very nature, can involuntarily facilitate movement and accommodation of perpetrators and their victims. The project provides a practical toolkit designed for hotel businesses to help them prevent their premises being used by human traffickers.
Hilton London Bankside has announced the appointment of Lisbeth Gernow as Director of Business Development. Having previously held the same position at London Hilton on Park Lane, Lisbeth brings in-depth knowledge of the Hilton Hotel & Resorts brand to her new role as well as years of expertise in business development and the hospitality sector. Lisbeth joined London Hilton on Park Lane in 2013 and was responsible for delivering an annual revenue exceeding £65 million. Prior to this Lisbeth was the Revenue Manager at Hilton London Metropole before becoming Director of Business Development from 2009 – 2013.
LONDON -- STR's preliminary September 2016 data for London, England, indicates significant average daily rate.Based on daily data from September, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Starwood Capital Group, through a controlled affiliate of Starwood Global Opportunity Fund X (SOF X), has appointed Cycas Hospitality to manage its four extended-stay hotels in Earls Court/Kensington, London Bridge, Bermondsey and Tower Bridge.
As the international travel community prepares to gather at the World Travel Market just a few miles away, hospitality innovators and brand executives from companies such as NH Hotels, citizenM, Google and HVS will convene 7 November at the Amba Charing Cross Hotel for the second annual Revenue Strategy Forum (RSF), a spirited discussion and networking event focused on how hotels can create value in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
Hilton hotels has announced the appointment of Guy Hilton as general manager of the 298 bedroom hotel in London’s vibrant West End, The Waldorf Hilton London. Guy’s role will be to lead his team to deliver exceptional service to guests and visitors.
The five-red-AA star Dorchester hotel, part of Dorchester Collection, has appointed Nicolas Messian as hotel manager, effective immediately. Messian joins the Dorchester from his role as hotel manager at the One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai, where for four years he oversaw the hotel’s 451 rooms, 17 food and beverage outlets and conference and banqueting facilities. Before joining One&Only he held senior roles at the Soneva Fushi resort in the Maldives and Goodwood Estates, Chichester, UK. He also comes from a strong line of hoteliers, heralding back to his great grandfather Henry Elles who opened the Savoy in 1889 as restaurant manager alongside Auguste Escoffier and César Ritz, before later becoming general manager at the Ritz hotels in Paris and London in the 1920s. In his new role, Messian will report directly to regional director and general manager Roland Fasel, overseeing all hotel operations from its 250 rooms, of which 68 are suites, to its designer florist and the Dorchester spa.
James Durrant, winner of the main course in the 2014 BBC’s Great British Menu, has been appointed executive chef of the Stafford London hotel.
The Langham, London has appointed Jane Lyons as hotel manager.
Choice Hotels International, one of the largest hotel companies in the world known for its Comfort, Quality, Clarion and Ascend Hotel Collection brands in Europe, announced today the appointment of Peter S K Till as UK managing director for Choice Hotels Europe.