Lorna’s move to London follows a three year term in Sydney, Australia, where she held the position of PR Manager at Hilton Sydney and prior to that, Account Director at consumer agency Polkadot PR, handling brands including Gumtree Australia, Mentos and Stolichnaya Vodka.
Kieran began his career with Starwood Hotels & Resorts as a graduate management trainee at the iconic Turnberry Resort in Ayrshire, Scotland. This programme gave him opportunity to experience every department in the hotel at operational and managerial levels.
With tomorrow bringing the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games, hoteliers in London have slashed their prices by a further 17%. With 30% availability still remaining, head to www.trivago.co.uk to secure a last minute deal. For those wanting to enjoy the Olympic festivities without the stress, our top tip is to book after the Games, when prices are down 35% and availability is 55%.
Morgans Hotel Group is excited to announce that its newest Hudson property will be located on Great Scotland Yard in St. James's, London. The Hudson London deal was officially announced by the boutique hospitality management company in June, but the location of the project has been unconfirmed until today. Following Hudson's flagship hotel in New York, Hudson London at Great Scotland Yard marks the beginning of Morgans Hotel Group's plan to introduce the brand into gateway markets around the globe.
Commenting on performance of the London hotel market since the successful bid to host the Games was announced, Liz Hall, head of hospitality and leisure research at PwC, said: "London is a city at the top of its game and the considerable investment in new hotels and improving existing ones will leave a powerful legacy for 2012 and beyond.
London will continue to far outpace the rest of the European hotel market as the city readies itself for the Olympics and Paralympics taking place during July, August and September, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels. In the first five months of 2012, the London hotel market added 2,000 rooms to its available supply, and revenue per available room (RevPAR) improved by 3.1 percent compared to the same period in 2011,
Hilton Hotels & Resorts today celebrates the official opening of its new landmark hotel, Hilton London Wembley, just 10 days before the start of one of the biggest sporting events in U.K. history. With plans to transform the area into one of the most thriving parts of the capital, for sport, entertainment and architectural excellence, the opening marks a major milestone in the regeneration of the area.
London hoteliers will probably have slower revenue growth next year as a surge of new rooms combines with a decline in rates and visitors after the Olympic Games. About 7,000 rooms will be added this year, a 6.7 percent gain, bringing London’s total to 114,000 by the end of 2012, Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels said in a report.
Aloft, the sizzling "style at a steal" brand from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), is partnering with hot indie rockers We Are Scientists to discover the world's hottest unsigned band. The groundbreaking "Play & Stay at Aloft" contest will see the winning band write and record a new track with We Are Scientists in a custom-built studio at Aloft London Excel.
The Tune Hotel Paddington has just opened and we’ve already visited the budget property for an exclusive tour. On arrival, we were greeted by the hotel’s friendly receptionists, pictured standing proudly in front of their new sign. Having inspected all new Tune London hotels as they’ve sprung up, we were keen to note how the budget brand from Asia was evolving its model to adapt to the specific challenges of the London hotel market.
The average price of a hotel in London has risen by 26 percent compared to July 2011. One night in the capital will cost an average of 210 pounds, which is 114 pounds more than the average price of a hotel in the rest of Europe (96 pounds). Whilst hotel prices in the UK and Ireland are up, prices are simultaneously dropping across the rest of Europe and overnight accommodation is on average 10 pounds cheaper compared to June. These are the findings of the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported monthly by www.trivago.co.uk.
The new director of development for Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Josh Littman, will be responsible for the brand’s expansion activities in the EMEA region, including sourcing and negotiating transactions for new-build properties or conversions and, where appropriate, potential venture collaborations. Littman’s hotel and resort real estate knowledge gained during his tenure with AECOM, a Fortune 500 global firm, ranges from projects in India, Italy and Spain, to Ireland, Russia and Portugal.
Call it the Olympic effect. From the smartest of hotels to sought-after theatre tickets to the best restaurants, the London 2012 Games are providing summer bookers with some unexpected bargains in one of the world's most expensive cities. Hotels in London are paying the price for pushing up their room rates for the Games: bookings are down by 35% after long-haul travel operators advised international visitors to go elsewhere this summer.
This month Travelodge is opening seven hotels with four of the sites being located in London, making the budget hotel chain the largest hotelier in the capital for the Olympic Games. At a combined investment value of GBP 36 million, these new openings (in Balham, Enfield, ExCel and Woolwich) will mean that Travelodge has 54 hotels in London (7,024 rooms) and has hit the target it set three years ago of becoming the largest hotelier for the start of the Olympic Games.
His new role as General Manager will officially commence this summer on 23rd July 2012.
With one month to go to the start of London 2012, research by Hotels.com shows that hotel prices in London during the Olympics have fallen around 25% over the last two weeks. The average cost of a hotel room in the capital for the Games period now stands at £160.
On July 4, 2012, acclaimed hotel group citizenM opens the doors to its first hotel in London - just in time for the Olympics. The new 192-room citizenM hotel is located in Bankside, London’s most exciting new business and cultural district, minutes from the Tate Modern Museum, the Globe Theatre and the Millennium Bridge.
With London in the global spotlight this summer, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide, prepares to open its latest landmark property, Hilton London Wembley. Situated directly opposite Wembley Stadium - the second biggest sporting venue outside of the Olympic Park - and next to Wembley Arena.
London received global attention during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee as the city hosted festivities over four days in the beginning of June for hundreds of thousands well-wishers, who lined up along the Thames River or along the streets between St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. For hoteliers it meant hosting visitors from around the world and the country.
Morgans Hotel Group Co., the New York-based hospitality management company with boutique hotel properties in Boston, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London, today announced that it has entered into a 20-year management agreement for a 200-room boutique property in London to be branded with its acclaimed lifestyle hotel brand, Hudson. Hudson London, scheduled to open in early 2015, marks the beginning of an international growth plan to introduce the brand into gateway markets around the globe. The announcement of the second Hudson-branded property from Morgans Hotel Group coincides with the re-launch and renovation of the original Hudson location in New York City.