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In this newly created position he assists meeting professionals, association executives, incentive specialists and business executives throughout Europe who are interest ed in conducting meetings, conventions and/or incentive programs at any of ALHIs distinguished member hotels or resorts. ALHIs portfolio features more than 250 luxury-level and upper-upscale hotels and resorts around the world, which are either independent or are with an independent hotel brand, and which specialize in serving M.I.C.E. business.
STR's preliminary April 2017 data for London, England, indicates record-breaking performance. Based on daily data from April, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Martin Doshev joins Cycas Hospitality as Hotel Manager for Residence Inn – London Bridge.
Esther Fodor joins Cycas Hospitality as Sales Manager.
Mark Gillings joins as Regional Area Manager. He will be part of the opening team for Starwood Capital Group’s portfolio, which includes; Residence Inn – London Bridge and Residence Inn London – Kensington as well as two further Cycas managed serviced apartment properties in Bermondsey and Tower Bridge. With over 20 years’ experience in international hospitality, Mark is an accomplished hotel management professional with strong business acumen and leadership skills.
The Wellesley Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London, is pleased to announce that Chiara Vierchowod has been appointed as Operations Manager. Overlooking The Royal Hyde Park, The Wellesley Knightsbridge is London’s finest boutique-grand hotel; combining sophisticated luxury with captivating grandeur and uncompromising service. In April 2017 the hotel joined The Luxury Collection, one of Marriott International’s eight contemporary luxury brands. Vierchowod joins The Wellesley Knightsbridge following managerial roles at The Kensington; Millennium & Copthorne Hotels At Chelsea Football Club; The Hoxton; and The Bentley London. She brings an MA in Hospitality Management from LS Business School at the London School of Marketing, in addition to over ten years of UK hospitality experience. She was born in Como, Italy, and studied Pharmacy before falling in love with the hospitality industry. She travelled in Greece, Spain and the Caribbean, and then moved to London in 2009 to pursue a career in hotel management and operations. Vierchowod speaks five languages, including French, German and Spanish.
The construction of Hilton's second hotel under its Canopy by Hilton brand is currently under construction in the City of London. Canopy by Hilton City of London will follow on from the success of the brand's inaugural venture in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, which opened last year. The new London hotel, located in Aldgate near the heart of the financial district, close to the historic medieval walls of the city and a short walk from the trendy East End, will boast 150 new guest rooms and suites as part of the mixed use development being built at 16 Minories.
Richard will step down as CEO on 30 June and retire from IHG on 30 August. He will be succeeded by Keith Barr, a member of IHG's Executive Committee who has spent nearly 17 years with IHG, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Keith will take up his new position and become a member of IHG's Board on 1st July 2017.
During the first three months of 2017, the hotel industry in London, England, posted its highest revenue per available room (RevPAR) for any first quarter on record, according to data from STR. The market's absolute RevPAR level of GBP101.50 was an 11.3% increase compared with Q1 2016. Occupancy reached 76.1% (+4.8%), which was the highest Q1 absolute value in the metric since 2010. Average daily rate (ADR) reached a record level at GBP133.38 (+6.2%) STR analysts attribute the strong performance to a 7.7% spike in demand, likely driven by the devaluation of the British pound. Additionally, the Easter calendar shift from March 2016 to April 2017 moved more demand into Q1. Overall, demand was up 8.8% in March, and RevPAR rose 14.2%. Performance increases were seen across all London submarkets, with the highest levels in the London West End, Earls Court/Kensington/Chelsea and South Central London. At the class level, performance growth was highest for the Upper Upscale (RevPAR: +14.0%) segment. Previewing his presentation for Hotel Tech Lab in London on 16 May, James Parsons, head of business development for STR, noted the following on London's Q1 performance: "After the struggles of early 2016, we've seen consistent performance growth in London. What remains to be seen is how the market will react to an influx of new supply set to come online in the near future. London is clearly the development hotspot of Europe, with more than 13,000 rooms in the pipeline."
Sofitel London Heathrow, the airports only premium hotel directly connected to Terminal 5, has appointed Daniel Esplen as Hotel Manager of the 605 room hotel, managed and operated by Arora Hotels. Esplen joins Sofitel London Heathrow from his current role as Director of Food and Beverage at Aloft Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, part of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, where he assisted in the pre-opening and launch of the hotel in September 2016. With 20 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Esplen has held a number of operational and food and beverage director positions at several four and five star international hotels in the Starwood Hotels and Resorts collection. As well as at The Grand Millennium Hotel in Dubai, following a move from The Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto, Canada in 2014.
EyeforTravel's new State of Data and Analytics in Travel Report 2017 has identified data quality and cleanliness as the biggest challenge facing the more than 450 travel data professionals surveyed for the report.
Attribution continues to be an issue for the travel and tourism industry as travellers hop across devices and sites during their journey according to EyeforTravel's State of Data and Analytics in Travel Report 2017. Of the marketing professionals surveyed, 54.3% reporting that they could either track users to a limited degree (24.5%), just on their own domains (16%) or not at all (13.8%).
The London EDITION has announced that it has appointed David Stanton as its new hotel manager. Stanton, who has worked in the industry for over 20 years, will work alongside the hotel’s general manager Jurgen Ammerstorfer to oversee the establishment’s operations. Stanton will bring his experience of working with five star hotels to the Fitzrovia property.
Dorsett Hospitality International is delighted to announce that planning permission has been approved by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council to transform the Shepherd's Bush Palladium into 74 new serviced apartments, along with commercial space on the ground and lower ground floors. Construction is expected to begin in 2018 with completion the following year.
AccorHotels has opened its new flagship Novotel in London"s Canary Wharf to guests. The hotel, which represents a £90 million investment from AccorHotels, situated at 40 Marsh Street and at 127 metres high, is one of the tallest buildings in the area, with 360 degree views of London taking in sights including The Shard, the Olympic Park and Greenwich Park.
Facebook is peerless amongst travel marketers according to a new industry-wide survey from EyeforTravel. The State of Data and Analytics in Travel Report 2017 found that 61.6% think Facebook is the best performing social media network, leaving Instagram – also a Facebook company – a distant second at 15.8% of respondents.
A new General Manager is leading the team at the brand new Hampton by Hilton London Docklands. – News from Redefine|BDL Hotels
Travel is awash with data and companies are loosening their purse strings to get to the insight this provides, according to EyeforTravel's new industry-wide State of Data and Analytics in Travel Report 2017. Amongst respondents, who came from all verticals in the industry, 74.5% report that they expect budget increases in 2017. Amongst the remained
The Arora Group ("Arora" or the "Group") and Whitbread are pleased to announce that construction of the new Premier Inn hotel, London Heathrow Terminal 4, has been successfully completed.