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Winners of HOSPA’s ‘2017 Hospitality Career Investment Development Scholarships’, sponsored by IDeaS, announced and recognised at HOSPACE2017

The winners of the 2017 'Hospitality Career Investment Development Scholarships', sponsored by IDeaS, were announced and publicly recognized on Thursday (2 November) by HOSPA – the UK's leading educational organisation for hospitality professionals involved in Financial Management, Revenue Management and IT – at its Annual HOSPACE2017 Conference and Exhibition, held at the Royal Lancaster London.

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London, United Kingdom

Hotel booking sites face probe over ‘pressure selling’ tactics | telegraph.co.uk

Hotel booking websites including Expedia, Trivago and Booking.com face an investigation by Britain’s competition watchdog over the way they display information to consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority said it was concerned about the use of techniques such as "pressure selling", the way discounts are applied, and how hotels are ranked in search results. CMA chief executive Andrea Coscelli said around 70pc of people looking for a hotel last year used these sites and they should all be confident they were getting a good deal.

telegraph.co.uk

United Kingdom

UK Project Pipeline Shows Growth in Multiple Areas [Infographic]

When discussing the project pipeline in the United Kingdom, one is often tempted to solely focus on London, one of the great hospitality cities in the entire world. There are, however, multiple destinations within the United Kingdom where the pipelines are filled with varied and robust projects, according to information from the TOPHOTELCONSTRUCTION database.

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United Kingdom

September 2017: Scottish Hotels Lead the Way as Profit Grows Across the UK

Hotels in Scotland recorded a 15.8% year-on-year increase in GOPPAR this month, which helped the UK hotel market to maintain its upward trajectory in profit per room, according to the latest worldwide poll of full-service hotels from HotStats.

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United Kingdom

Hotels, Serviced Apartments and Other Hospitality Businesses Given Opportunity to Test Transformative Software

Owners and managers of hospitality businesses are being given an incredible opportunity to try industry leading technology that could boost reservations without having to invest. NewBook, innovators in developing customer relationship management software with hotels, serviced apartments, and other businesses in mind, have launched Free Access, allowing potential customers to test the powerful capabilities of its offering.

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United Kingdom

STR: Europe hotel pipeline for September 2017

STR's September 2017 Pipeline Report shows 170,199 rooms in 1,103 hotel projects Under Contract in Europe. The total represents an 11.5% increase in rooms Under Contract compared with September 2016. Under Contract data includes projects in the In Construction, Final Planning and Planning stages but does not include projects in the Unconfirmed stage. Europe reported 73,675 rooms in 471 projects In Construction for the month. Based on number of rooms, that is a 16.3% increase in year-over-year comparisons.Among Chain Scale segments, the Upper Midscale segment accounted for the largest portion of rooms Under Contract (28.2% with 47,948 rooms). The Upscale segment represented the largest portion of rooms In Construction (25.9% with 19,112 rooms).

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United Kingdom

Uk Tourism Reports Increased International Visitors Number | tourism-review.com

United Kingdom is expected to end the year with 39.7 million international visitors, a record figure that represents a 6% increase over the previous year, when 37.3 million visitors were registered. Along the same lines, the expenditure generated by travelers will be around 29,000 million euros, an increase of 14%, according to forecasts by Visit Britain, the national tourism agency.

During the first six months of this year, UK welcomed 8% more international visitors according to Visit Britain.

The fall of the pound after the Brexit victory has favored tourism, although Steve Ridgway, chairman of the British Tourist Authority, has claimed that such a competitive industry cannot be built on a weak currency.

“Tourism is an economic "potential" and a major source of jobs across the country as it contributes £ 127 billion to the British economy,” said Ridgway.

tourism-review.com

United Kingdom

151st Hotel: NOVUM Hospitality exceeds milestone with Stonehill Group

NOVUM Hospitality is celebrating a special milestone in its company history. At this year's Expo Real, the dynamic hotel group signed a joint development contract with the Stonehill Group for a niu hotel in Nuremberg. For NOVUM Hospitality, this not only represents the 151st hotel in its portfolio, but also the beginning of an ongoing collaboration with the British real-estate developer. "We are delighted to have found such a strong partner for our 151st hotel in the Stonehill Group and are looking forward to a successful partnership," announces David Etmenan, Chief Executive Officer & Owner of NOVUM Hospitality. NOVUM Hospitality also went on to sign several other lucrative location deals for niu hotels at Expo Real, including ones for Berlin, Frankfurt and Cologne.

NOVUM Hospitality

United Kingdom

STR: Preliminary September data for London hotels

STR's preliminary September 2017 data for hotels in London, England, indicates a year-over-year decline in occupancy levels, but growth in average daily rate (ADR).Based on daily data from September, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:

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London, United Kingdom