Fairmont St Andrews, the luxury five-star hotel, has hired Amanda Ellis as national account manager for the South of England, and will be responsible for strategically growing business from the corporate and incentive markets into the resort.
With over 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Santos has held several roles across the globe working for the Hilton portfolio specialising in a range of areas including operations, marketing, human resources and business development. Most recently, she acted as Cluster Business Development Manager for Hilton hotels in Portugal.
QHotels has appointed Ian Chaplin as General Manager of its four-star hotel The Nottingham Belfry. Ian brings over 15 years’ hospitality experience, most recently at EEF Venues’ Woodland Grange, in Leamington Spa, where he introduced new conference business and coordinated expansion into the region’s leisure market.
Hotels in Bristol recorded a 19.8 per cent increase in profit per room this month, which is more than double the growth in the Provincial UK as the city buzzed with activity, according to the latest data from HotStats.
Nobu Hospitality is delighted to announce the opening of Nobu Hotel Shoreditch this Saturday 1st July, located in the heart of London"s artistic quarter. Set back from the lively hub of Great Eastern Street, Nobu Hotel Shoreditch offers a dynamic blend of Nobu"s signature east-meets-west philosophy and Shoreditch"s creative and industrial energy. The property boasts 143 guest rooms and seven suites, meeting space, a lobby bar and 240-seat restaurant, which lies at the heart of the building, spanning almost the entire footprint of the hotel.
On June 3, London was struck by a terror attack on London Bridge. As a result, 8 people were killed and 48 injured. In May, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the Manchester Arena, killing 23 people. It is clear, that the attacks had to have an impact on London tourism. But how significant was the impact and is the British capital actually a safe city?
Despite the terror attacks, London is showing signs of resilience. After the London Bridge attack, there was no significant wave of cancellations of air travel to the UK. But there has been a slow-down in the new bookings, according to ForwardKeys. Similar trend has been recorded all around Great Britain.
QHotels has appointed Daniel Goodby as General Manager of four-star hotel The Stratford, located in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon. Daniel joins The Stratford following senior roles at a number of established hotels, including the five-star The Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London and Macdonald Randolph Hotel in Oxford.
Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), the leading independent Global Sales Organization (GSO) serving the Meetings & Incentive marketplace, has expanded its Global portfolio with the recent addition of three luxury-level resorts in Europe to its distinguished membership portfolio. This includes: ALHI's first member in Scotland, the 5-Star-quality Cameron House resort on the banks of Loch Lomond; the 5-Star-quality The Kildare Hotel, Spa & Country Club ("The K Club"), situated on 550 acres of lush Irish countryside in Kildare, Ireland; and the luxurious and historic The Belfry Hotel & Resort, nestled in over 500 acres of rolling countryside in West Midlands, United Kingdom. The announcement was made by ALHI's Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot.
Based at Dorsett Shepherds Bush, Morven will primarily be responsible for overseeing full Human Resources and Administration of Dorsett Shepherds Bush and Dorsett City, London. Additionally, she will also provide support to the group’s UK London Office & Manchester team including talent resourcing, contract preparation, on boarding/exiting process and payroll processing. Morven reports directly to Hilary Cross, Area General Manager for Dorsett Shepherds Bush and Dorsett City, London. With the added responsibilities, Morven will also work closely with the group’s London Office and Far East Consortium International Office in Hong Kong. Morven has previously developed an extensive 13 years’ experience in Human Resources and Training in several industries; from retail to Food and Beverage and hospitality businesses. Her past portfolio included hotel groups such as Rocco Forte Hotels and Accor Group Hotels. She was most recently the Group Senior HR Manager for a reputable Food & Beverage establishment prior to coming on board with Dorsett Hospitality International.
Nicholas Aristodemou has been appointed General Manager of the 4* Holiday Inn London Heathrow Ariel hotel. Responsible for the management of the 184-bedroom hotel, Nick joins the Heathrow team from the central London Holiday Inn Regent’s Park hotel where he was Hotel Manager for almost three years, previously holding the position of Hotel Manager at the Holiday Inn Guildford.
On July 3, 2017, leading experts from Trainline.com, Heathrow Airport and App Annie will come together to discuss the leading trends in mobile apps and how travel companies can use mobile to elevate their status to becoming the must-have travel companion.
Millennium Hotels and Resorts hotel, Hard Days Night Hotel Liverpool, is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Fearnley as General Manager. Fearnley joins Hard Days Night with over 30 years of hospitality experience, most recently working with Hand Picked Hotels where he spearheaded the attainment of Red Star AA recognition in several properties and led Rookery Hall Spa & Hotel to victory in the Nantwich Food Festival Awards; winning Hotel Restaurant of the Year.
Aparthotel brand Roomzzz is set to join the W Edinburgh hotel in TH Real Estate"s £1b, 1.7 million sq ft St James development in the city.
The 135-bedroom Crowne Plaza Leeds hotel has completed a £4.5m refurbishment, 18 months after it was forced to close for eight weeks following the Boxing Day flood of 2015.
Manchester's historic London Road Fire Station has sat largely vacant in recent years, but that may change soon.Allied London and Levitt Bernstein, an award-winning property development company and architecture firm respectively, have collaborated on and submitted a design proposal that stands as a full-scale reimagining of the unique and storied property. This plan, if put into action, seeks to reinvigorate more than the just the fire station—it seeks to overhaul and vitalize the surrounding neighborhood as well.
250 heads of data, analytics, technology, digital, marketing social media and innovation from Europe's biggest transport, hospitality and travel brands will meet with one goal … identify the data strategies, digital partnerships, innovations and business models that will make their companies thrive in the future.
The TOPHOTELPROJECTS World Tour London Event brought a host of key industry stakeholders together for a day that included everything from networking to panel discussions to a peek into upcoming design trends that will soon sweep through the industry.
After 14 years, Donald Sloan is stepping down as head of the Oxford School of Hospitality Management at Oxford Brookes University.
Ben Abercrombie has been appointed head chef of the new 177-bedroom Apex City of Bath hotel, which is due to open on 1 August.
Accor-owned group teams up with India Hinduja and OHLD of Spain to revamp landmark.