Whitbread PLC, the UK's largest hotel group, is delighted to announce the launch of its new hotel concept, 'hub by Premier Inn'. The new concept will target major UK city centres such as London and Edinburgh, with the first 'hub by Premier Inn' to open on St. Martin's Lane in London in summer 2014.
Hotelier’s in London saw a second month of profit growth this year (+2.6%) mainly driven by room revenue increases of 2.6%, according to the latest HotStats survey of approximately 625 full-service hotels across the UK. In fact, the capital showed positive year-on-year results across all key performance indicators with total revenues per available room (TrevPar) rising 1.4% thanks to an increase in revenue per available room (RevPar) of £3.22.
London hotels had a solid month in May but continued to lag behind their regional counterparts, according to preliminary hotel figures released today by business advisory and accountancy firm, BDO LLP. London hotels posted a 0.9% year-on-year reduction in room rate to £136.27, compared with £137.45 12 months ago, and a 1.9% increase in occupancy from 83.6% to 85.2%.
Hotels directly surrounding Wimbledon have raised their prices by an average of 70 per cent for the Tennis Championships, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported monthly by hotel comparison website www.trivago.co.uk. One night during the Championships (Monday 24th June to Sunday 7th July), will cost an average of £322 in the area directly surrounding Wimbledon. This is a 70 per cent increase from the preceding week, when one night will cost an average of £190. The most expensive day to book is Tuesday 25th June, when hotel prices are up by 190 per cent to an average of £550 for one night.
RevPAR for the London hotel market is forecast to decrease 7.4% in April 2014 from April of this year whereas the provinces is set to decrease 5.3%, according to the e-forecasting.com baseline forecast released in their inaugural London and the provinces Monthly Hotel Forecast reports using historical data from HotStats, the hospitality intelligence provider.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) will announce that the UK's hospitality and tourism industries will create over 30,000 new job opportunities for young people by 2015. The BHA will inform Mark Hoban MP, Minister of State for Employment of the pledge as it hosts its annual Summit at the InterContinental London Park Lane on Tuesday 11 June, 2013.
Dressed comfortably in jeans, white socks and slip-on shoes, Ian Schrager appears pretty low key. The king of New York’s most famous hotels and nightclub — he is the man behind legendary hangout Studio 54 and is often credited as the father of the boutique hotel — is now 66 and his relaxed manner could lead you to believe he is taking it easy after a lifetime of cutting-edge design and partying. But when the rasping and gravelly Brooklyn drawl begins to explain why he is back in London, it’s clear Schrager is still as driven to succeed as ever.
Two award-winning Montcalm Hotels in London have chosen Pegasus Solutions to grow international business through Pegasus Connect+ Premium. The Montcalm London, recently awarded a prestigious five-star rating by the Automobile Association (AA), and the Montcalm at the Brewery London City, will gain preferred access to an international community of hotel buyers under the "UI" chain code.
Bjorn van der Horst has been appointed as Director of Food, Beverage and Kitchens at Rosewood London, which will open in October 2013.
The company underwent a two-way XML interface certification with RateTiger and Connect SaaS services to become part of the eRevMax Channel Ecosystem – this will provide HotelTravel.com direct connection to the leading hotel PMS and CRS thereby enhancing its product proposition to potential hotel clients.
‘Non-standard’, ‘trendy’ and ‘unique’. Just three of the words used to describe a boutique hotel at yesterday’s Boutique Hotel Summit in London. But with larger chains beginning to take a grip of the sector with the emergence of so-called lifestyle brands, how can independent boutiques stand out in an increasingly crowded segment?
It has been announced today that initial discussions are underway between HOSPA (Hospitality Professionals Association for Finance, Revenue Management and IT) and its strategic partner US- based HFTP (Hospitality Finance and Technology Professionals) for expanding HOSPACE – Europe's leading annual Conference, Exhibition and Networking event for hospitality finance, revenue management, IT and commercial professionals.
After three months of consecutive profit decreases London saw the first month of Gross Operating Profit (GOP) growth in April, according to the latest HotStats survey of approximately 625 full-service hotels across the UK.
Stuart brings over 20 years' industry experience, and was previously Vice President of Technology at Hotels.com, where he headed up the technology team in London. Since joining the company three years ago, Stuart has successfully implemented an Agile approach to product development which has improved working processes, development timelines and productivity within the business. Stuart has built a first class technology team whilst increasing efficiency at the company. Prior to his current role at Hotels.com, Stuart has held key technology leadership positions at Move.com, Kaiser Permanente, and K-Mart. The appointment emphasises the importance of technology within the business and highlights its unique approach to development and innovation within the technology space. The position of Chief Technology Officer was created following the formation of Hotels.com's technology team which was set up by Silberg. The company has since put technology at the forefront of its operations and is constantly striving to develop cutting edge products and services for its customers.
It has been announced that initial discussions are underway between HOSPA(Hospitality Professionals Association for Finance, Revenue Management and IT)and its strategic partner U.S.–based HFTP(Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals)for expanding HOSPACE – Europe's leading annual conference, exhibition and networking event for hospitality finance, revenue management, IT and commercial professionals.?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /
Jane O’Shea, who is located in central London, will be setting up a dedicated UK Regional Sales office for the group and oversee the management of sales and marketing, predominantly in the UK, but also within Ireland and Scandinavia.
The move away from desktops towards smartphones and tablets is changing how the travel industry uses technology to connect with today's multi-device consumer, concluded board-level travel industry participants at the recent World Travel Market Round Table into the Future of Mobile. A dozen senior executives spent more than three hours discussing mobile at an invitation-only dinner in central London, chaired by On Holiday Group CEO Steve Endacott. The event was a preview to the new Travel Tech Show at WTM, which will take place alongside World Travel Market at ExCeL 4- 7 November 2013.
Mark Scholfield has been appointed as Director of Event Management and Operations and joins Rosewood London from RBS where he was Group General Manager of Hospitality. He held a similar position with Coutts Bank and was part of the closing, transition and opening team at The Savoy in his capacity as Director of Events & Event Sales and brings with him over 20 years of experience. The much anticipated opening of Rosewood London later this year follows a more than USD130 million (GBP85 million) renovation.
Julian Haddon has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing for Rosewood London, scheduled to open and join the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® collection of ultra-luxury hotels in October 2013. Julian, who has already taken up his position, is working closely with Matthias Roeke, Managing Director of Rosewood London, overseeing the launch of the hotel and heading up the sales, marketing and communication teams as well as being directly involved in recruiting key talent before the hotel opens its doors in October 2013.
Brad Simmons has recently been appointed as Director of Sales, and joins Rosewood London from the Maybourne Group where he was Assistant Director of Sales for The Connaught, Claridges, and The Berkeley. With over 11 years in the luxury hospitality industry, Brad brings with a broad base of experience having also worked at One & Only and Gleneagles.