The Lymm Hotel, near Warrington, has appointed Carlie Shiels as its new General Manager who, with over 15 years in the hospitality industry, will be responsible for managing the historic 62 bedroom property.
On the 9th March, an evening of entertainment and celebration took place at HotelPlanner's annual European Group Travel Awards. The awards saw 25 award categories recognise the operators that deliver the most outstanding group travel services and experiences.
STR's preliminary February 2017 data for London, England, indicates occupancy and rate growth. Based on daily data from February, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Bookings open for listed crane offering visitors a room with a harbourside view. Spending the night in “alternative” locations has become a travel trend in recent years (hotel rooms = boring, remember), with guests getting the chance to stay in unusual digs such as an Ikea store, a bookshop, up the Eiffel tower and, now, suspended from a crane.
HeBS Digital is growing! The firm is pleased to announce its continued growth in the European region with a new office in London, England. Part of an aggressive global expansion strategy, the new office will support HeBS Digital's continuous growth in Europe and its mission to help European hoteliers drastically increase direct bookings and lower overall distribution costs through industry best-of-breed digital technology, consulting and marketing.
Strong Start in the North West as Profit Soars Hotels in the North West recorded a 12.2% increase in profit per room in January, led by a 9.2% increase in RevPAR, as the region enjoyed a great start to 2017 according to the latest data from HotStats.
Moxy Hotels, Marriott International's experiential hotel brand, continues to make its mark on the hospitality scene with the launch of its first hotel in London, a city world-renowned for art, culture and nightlife. Characterised by a vibrant, playful design and approachable service, Moxy London Excel offers the style and spirit of a boutique hotel at a surprisingly affordable price. Moxy London Excel joins an exciting portfolio of eight global destinations including Munich, Milan, Berlin and New Orleans.
Cycas Hospitality has appointed James Gardiner as Hotel Manager for the 349-bedroom Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport.
Philip Lewis has been appointed as general manager at the Windsor hotel.
Gavin Webster has been appointed as general manager at the Compleat Angler.
Maurizio Redaelli has been appointed general manager of Starhotels’ London properties including the Franklin, the Gore and the Pelham.
Expanding its global scope, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), a leading hospitality association and producers of the world-renowned Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), will host a membership event for HFTP members and prospective members in London for the first time on Monday, 6 March 2017 at the prestigious Rosewood Hotel London – named "Best UK Business Hotel 2016" by Condé Nast Traveler (UK) at last year's Readers' Travel Awards. The program, sponsored by Keystep, a specialist provider of IT solutions to the hospitality and retail sector, will start at 18:00 and take place in the hotel's The Manor Club meeting room on the third floor. Hospitality professionals interested in attending the premier London event can RSVP to attend.L
Guestline has teamed up with their Irish partner, Tierney's, to host a second Irish Connect event in Limerick, aimed at the Irish hospitality market.
The first phase of a multimillion pound hospitality sector development has opened its doors in Aberdeen. Hampton by Hilton represents the introduction of a new brand to the North East of Scotland and the company is investing more than £34 million in creating two brand new, purpose-built hotels at Dyce, Aberdeen and Westhill, Aberdeenshire. The move will add an additional 300+ rooms to the accommodation provision in the area, and will create more than 100 jobs across the two locations.
Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced that it has been chosen by Bond Hotel for its protel SPE property management system. Go-live will coincide with the hotel's refurbishment and support its strategy to add a new dimension to its guest experience and web booking.
Jubilee’s role will be to drive sales, revenue, reservations and oversee marketing at the property. On her new role at London Hilton on Park Lane, Director of Business Development Jubilee Mandl said, “I am delighted to have been appointed Director of Business Development at London Hilton on Park Lane, as it is the flagship property in the EMEA and the first Hilton hotel to open in Europe. I’m looking forward to all the exciting projects we have coming up in 2017 throughout all areas of the business.”
Point A Hotels, a new UK brand recently launched by Queensway Group, will be represented by HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts (HotelREZ) on the GDS, via a 2-way interface with Guestline.
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the not-for-profit trade body for the serviced apartment sector, has announced that Richard Whittaker, Director of Supplier Management (EMEA) at Oakwood Worldwide, has been appointed as its new Chairman.
Birmingham’s biggest residential conferencing venue, Conference Aston, has promoted its Senior Sous Chef, Lewis Preston, to Head Chef.
The luxury four-star Aldwark Manor Golf & Spa Hotel, near York, has appointed Stewart Woodeson as its new general manager. Woodeson brings more than 20 years' experience to the role, having worked as a general manager for some of the UK's most well-known hotel brands. He also has a wealth of experience in catering and golf, including a role as food and beverage resort manager at Wales' 2010 Ryder Cup venue, the Celtic Manor Resort.