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Hugh O'Byrne has joined Eton Collection's Threadneedles Hotel as General Manager

Hugh O'Byrne has been appointed general manager of the Eton Collection's flagship hotel, Threadneedles in the City of London. He joins the 69-bedroom hotel from De Vere Venues Canary Wharf, where he spent three years. Prior to that he spent five years with Hilton Hotels & Resorts as director of operations at the Hilton Metropole and Hilton London Gatwick. O'Byrne said he was excited by the opportunities and challenges ahead at Threadneedles. "This is a fantastic opportunity," he said. "I am looking forward to working with the team to create a dynamic environment for the staff and to ensure our guests continue to receive the high level of service I know is expected from the Eton Collection. Work is currently under way to add five new bedrooms and a boardroom at the hotel which, as part of the Eton Collection, was purchased by the US-based Westmont Hospitality Group out of administration in December 2010. The Eton Collection comprises three hotels in London and one in Edinburgh.

The Eton Collection
London, United Kingdom
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Meena Raju has joined Magnuson Hotels and Global Hotel Exchange as Global Marketing Director

Mrs. Raju joined Magnuson Hotels and Global Hotel Exchange from King’s College London, where she served as Business Development Manager. She has a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from India and is on the verge of completing Executive MBA Programme at CASS Business School, London. As a marketing and business development professional, she has worked in sectors as varied as financial services, education services and the oil and gas industry in B2B and B2C segments. Some of the corporate brands Mrs. Raju has worked with, in the past, include Tatas and Shell.

Magnuson Woldwide
London, United Kingdom
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Brittania rules the eaves? Ship-shape one-bedroom hotel adorns London rooftop | latimes.com

Along with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Summer Olympics, this year also brings a quirky landmark to London: a little boat-shaped abode that sits atop Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre. It's a room with more than one view — really great views of the Thames River, the London Eye and Big Ben — and only accommodates two. The room sold out almost immediately in January after reservations opened for July to December (reservations for prior dates had opened earlier). The cost of a night's stay for those dates, the Guardian reported, was 300 British pounds, or about $473 a night.

London, United Kingdom
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Edward Steiner, Managing Director at One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos has been named Recipient of the Navigator Award at Condé Nast Traveler

On February 5th, 2012, Condé Nast Traveler’s Publisher, Carolyn Kremins, bestowed the third-ever Navigator Award upon Edward Steiner, SVP, Latin America & Caribbean, One&Only resorts; Managing Director, One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico. One&Only Palmilla has been honored 7 times with the Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice Award for Best Resort in Mexico - a distinction that no other resort worldwide can claim in the last ten years.The Navigator Award is granted to an individual, on behalf of a travel organization or destination, who, in the opinion of the magazine’s publisher, possesses an extraordinary legacy and consistently upholds the highest standards of excellence in hospitality. The recipient demonstrates an industry-leading commitment to quality and ranks among the world's greatest hosts for the magazine’s readership. One&Only Palmilla, including its dedicated staff led by Steiner, was also recognized with this honor for its exemplary embodiment of the award ideals and for setting a gold standard for hospitality in Los Cabos.

Kerzner
London, United Kingdom
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Clare Arouche has been appointed as Business and Development Manager at {10-11} Carlton House Terrace

The home of the British Academy – {10-11} Carlton House Terrace – has taken on Clare Arouche as the new Business and Development Manager. Arouche took on the role having left Trafalgar Events, the venue she set up off Trafalgar Square and remained at for 3 ½ years. Prior to that Arouche was the conference manager at Regent’s College, a post she held for 15 years.

{10-11} Carlton House Terrace
London, United Kingdom
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John Scanlon has been named Hotel Manager at The Dorchester hotel

Scanlon, who takes up his new role on 1 March, is currently director of revenue for the hotel's parent company, the Dorchester Collection, where he has been since 2008. He was previously revenue manager at the Dorchester. Prior to joining the Dorchester Collection, Scanlon worked at the Lanesborough from 1991 to 2005, progressing through various roles including night manager, reservations manager, front-of-house manager, rooms division manager and deputy to the managing director. Previous experience includes positions at Sheraton Skyline, Heathrow Airport and Trusthouse Forte Hotels across England.

Dorchester
London, United Kingdom
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Gold standards for hospitality – the 19th Master Innholders' Annual General Managers' Conference | caterersearch.com

In London's Olympic year, the theme of the Master Innholders' 19th Annual General Managers' Conference, held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, was Going for Gold. Janet Harmer finds out what makes winners and losers in business. With speakers including former Olympians, Sebastian Coe and judo champion Karen Roberts - as well as a host of leading hospitality personalities - the 450 delegates at the Master Innholders' 19th Annual General Managers' Conference were inspired in ways and means of taking their businesses to world-beating level.

London, United Kingdom
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Katherine Gershon has been appointed as Group Sales & Marketing Director at Abercrombie & Kent Group

Katherine will be responsible for all the sales activities for the 50 Abercrombie & Kent Destination Management Companies around the world and will also oversee sales for the Sanctuary lodges, camps and ships. Katherine is based at the Group’s HQ in London and will be a leading member of the team taking forward A&K’s e-commerce platform. Katherine has extensive experience in the travel industry stretching back over a decade. Previously she was Director of Multimedia Sales at Thomas Cook, was a founding member of Silverjet, the all-business class airline, and more recently was the Sales & Marketing Director for British Midland International. She joins Abercrombie & Kent from Circle, the employee co-owned private & NHS hospital operator, which floated on the AIM stock market in 2011.

Abercrombie & Kent Group
London, United Kingdom
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Robert Cook has been named chief executive at Village Hotels (De Vere)

Robert Cook, former Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief executive, has been named as the successor to Gary Davis, former Village Hotels chief executive for De Vere, confirming what appears to be a direct job swap between the pair. Cook, who at 45 has been in the UK hotel industry for 24 years, will start his new role with the De Vere Group on Monday 16 January following the immediate departure this week of Davis to the role at Malmaison and Hotel du Vin which Cook vacated in November.

Village Hotels (De Vere)
London, United Kingdom
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Simon Davis has been appointed as General Manager at the Apex London Wall Hotel

Simon Davis has recently been appointed as the General Manager for the Apex London Wall Hotel in the heart of London City. Simons career in the hotel industry began in 1998 as trainee manager in the 5 star Meikles Hotel in Zimbabwe. He worked through roles as restaurant manager and banqueting manager before emigrating to the UK in 2002 to join Arora Hotel Crawley as their Conference & Events Manager. In 2004 he relocated with the company to the Arora Manchester in the capacity of Assistant Front of House Manager and ran the department in 2005 whilst deputising in the absence of the General Manager.

the Apex London Wall Hotel
London, United Kingdom