LondonHouse Chicago (85 E. Wacker Dr.), Oxford Capital’s latest luxury lifestyle hotel opening spring 2016, is pleased to announce Riley Huddleston as Executive Chef and Beverage Director. In these roles, he will oversee and lead the entire culinary and beverage program and operations for the Chicago property and its chef-driven dining establishments.
Catherine Hodoul-Baudry, Head of Sales and Marketing at Le Bristol Paris since 2004, and Head of Regional Sales and Marketing for the Palais Namaskar, in Marrakech, and the Eden Rock-St Barths, now counts The Lanesborough, in London, as part of her hotel portfolio.
DoubleTree by Hilton London Docklands has appointed Rajpal Singh as Head Chef. Bringing experience from a host of top hotels and restaurants across the UK and India, Singh joins the newly-refurbished hotel in the heart of the London Docklands as head chef of Columbia restaurant and bar. With a degree in hotel management, Singh has spent the past 20 years in luxury hospitality and catering. Gaining experience in the kitchens of some of the finest hotels in India (Taj Palace, Hyatt Regency New Delhi) before a return to the UK, Singh later held roles at City Inn, Westminster and the Marriot Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire. Settled in London for the past decade, Singh spent six years as Head Chef at the Tate Modern’s restaurant on the top floor and later Davy’s of London wine bar and restaurant on Plantation Place in the City. At Columbia, Singh will be charged with leading the strong chef team and overseeing service from breakfast to late dinner and in-room dining, banqueting and private event catering, serving a modern British menu punctuated with international influences. Boasting a private river cruise service, London’s only dry dock and breath-taking views, DoubleTree By Hilton London Docklands Riverside also comprises destination riverside restaurant Columbia with an adjoining bar and expansive BBQ terrace. Set within the Grade I-listed Columbia Wharf Building dating back to the 17th Century, both the restaurant and bar are inspired by the area’s naval heritage, mixing modern comfort with maritime charm.
eRevMax International, the leading provider of hospitality technology and distribution solutions, today announced the appointment of Jyoti Kumar Saraf as Chief Financial Officer to spearhead its international financial operations.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) is bringing its unique expertise to HOSPACE this week. Association leaders will be onsite to present on topics such as accounting practices and technology. In addition, they will demonstrate HFTP's new hospitality-specific search site:Pineapplesearch.com. HOSPACE 2015 is November 26 at the Sofitel London Heathrow in London. It is a one-day annual conference and exhibition hosted by HOSPA which is the UK's leading educational organization for professionals involved in financial management, revenue management and IT within the hospitality industry.
Duncan Palmer is to step down today as managing director of the five-AA-star, 380-bedroom Langham, London, and regional vice-president, Europe, of parent company Langham Hospitality Group (LHG).
Thomas Doyle has been appointed general manager of Clayton Hotel Chiswick ahead of the completion of an impressive refurbishment and extension project at the hotel costing over £20m. London-born Doyle joins the four-star standard, 227-bedroom hotel and conference centre from Jurys Inn, where he worked his way up to becoming general manager of the company’s Islington property. Further appointments to the management team include head chef Gaurav Puri. Gaurav previously worked at Claridge’s as a sous chef. His career has also included positions at The Berkeley, The Langham London, and with the Gordon Ramsay Group.
The number of hotel rooms in London is expected to grow by 12 per cent over the next three years according to new data compiled by London & Partners and AM:PM, with the increase being driven by an uplift in budget and five star hotel accommodation across the capital. These new properties and hotel extensions will add 17,769 more rooms across the capital over the same period, up from the current figure of 138,769.
On the 12th November we celebrated the 6th edition of the European Hospitality Awards at the Royal Garden Hotel. We highlighted and rewarded quality, expertise, innovation and class during the show. The night brought together some of the most iconic hotels and hoteliers from Europe. Our head judge, Derek Wood, took the stage and announced the winners from our outstanding shortlist and were awarded with this year's top prizes.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of Hotel Indigo® London – Aldgate in the UK's capital. The newly built hotel will operate under a franchise agreement with Meadow Partners and Roquebrook. The 207-room hotel opening in 2017 will be located in Aldgate place, east of the City Of London.
Cendyn®, parent company of hospitality and event industry technology leaders Cendyn/ONE™ and Cendyn Arcaneo®, is expanding its global operations and appointing London, England-based John Seaton as International Managing Director to support the continuously increasing international demand. With Cendyn's innovative, cloud-based SaaS platforms currently used by 30,000 clients in 143 countries, the company is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Singapore, with plans to debut eight additional office locations across the globe in 2016.
Carlton will be overseeing and driving activity across the MICE segment. Prior to his appointment with Rotana, Carlton excelled as sales manager at SHL Hotels where he was responsible for driving targeted sales activity, generating a profit of over £100,000 a month on acquiring new business. With almost a decade of experience under his belt, Carlton will focus on implementing a key account base and growing revenues in the MICE segment for Rotana.
As area director of sales, Simes will be heading the regional sales team based in London to grow revenues in the leisure and business travel sectors. A South African native, Simes has over 16 years experience honed in the international hospitality industry having served as director of sales at prestigious hotel groups, including: Hilton Worldwide, Corus Hotels and Laura Ashley Hotels. At Rotana, Simes will be generating lucrative sales targets aligned with Rotana’s business objectives and maximise business relations to drive occupancy.
Savills has welcomed George Nicholas as the global head of its hotels teams. Based at the firm’s Margaret Street headquarters in London, he will lead the growth of the division across the European, Asia-Pacific, Australian and U.S. markets.
Three days after the departure of Thomas Kochs as general manager at Claridge’s hotel, sister property the Connaught has announced the appointment of a new general manager.
The 'HOSPA Spotlight' panel of industry specialists to discuss, explore and illustrate 'Hospitality and the Digital Challenge' at HOSPACE 2015 on 26 November, has been revealed. The expert panel will examine – under the deft chairmanship Dr Crispian Tarrant, Chief Executive of BDRC Group, the UK's largest independent research consultancy, well known to large branded hotel groups – how the hospitality industry should embrace fast changing digital issues to maximise business potential.
As the international travel community gathered at the World Travel Market just a few miles away, hospitality innovators and brand executives from companies such as Starwood Capital, Wyndham and IHG met at Shoreditch's Ace Hotel for a spirited discussion and networking focused on how hotels can create value in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
HOSPA has pleasure in announcing the HOSPACE 2015 'HOSPA Spotlight' panel of top multi-disciplined hospitality industry specialists to examine in-depth 'The challenges of effective and Inward and outward hospitality management'. The session will bring HOSPACE 2015 Conference and Exhibition to a climactic close on 26 November.
HOSPACE 2015 – HOSPA's Annual Conference and Exhibition for Hospitality Finance, Revenue Management, IT and Commerce Professionals on 26 November at Sofitel London Heathrow, Terminal 5 – is the largest and most prestigious annual gathering of like-minded hospitality practitioners in the UK.
Effective November 9, 2015, Carnahan will oversee Four Seasons global development efforts, working collaboratively with teams around the world to support the company’s growth objectives and build on the reputation of Four Seasons as the partner of choice for luxury hotel and residential projects. A seasoned development executive, Carnahan joins Four Seasons from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide where he spent the last eight years as Senior Vice President Acquisitions & Development, EAME, responsible for Starwood’s growth strategy throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, for all of Starwood’s ten brands. During his time at Starwood Carnahan built and regionally aligned one of the industry's most effective and value generating development teams, increasing net hotel additions year on year. Prior to Starwood, Bart spent 18 years with Marriott International in various roles, including his last position as SVP Development. Currently based in Brussels, Carnahan will be relocating to Four Seasons global development office in London and will report to Four Seasons President and CEO J. Allen Smith.