When it comes to planning a holiday, Brits are keener than ever to bag a bargain and are becoming less brand conscious about where they stay. According to a survey released today by a leading discount travel website Hotwire.com(R), a massive nine out of 10 people (91%) agreed that if they found a great deal on their hotel accommodation the brand of the hotel wouldn't matter.
HOTELIER TV - Online video news channel for hotel management Latest newscast from London - May 2011 with: Interview with Mr Brett Perkins, Communications Manager of The Savoy Hotel London - Interview with Mrs Konstanze Auernheimer, Marketing Manager of STR Global - Interview with Denis Hure, CEO of the first club.
Michael O'Leary said a £1 per night tax on rooms could recoup a significant proportion of what is now raised by APD, while cutting costs for British holidaymakers and encouraging more foreign travellers to visit Britain.
"Park Inn is one of our core brands and is currently being refreshed - we promote Park Inn's new look and feel with a huge marketing campaign across the UK. The signing of Park Inn London Wembley comes at a perfect time and will further strengthen our brand awareness in the capital city and the country," said Kurt Ritter, president & CEO of Rezidor.
Profitability levels in the capital soared in April despite major declines in headline performance levels over the Easter Bank holiday and the Royal Wedding weekend, according to the latest HotStats survey of approximately 550 full-service hotels across the UK from TRI Hospitality Consulting. Despite the boost of an estimated half a million visitors to the capital to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, it is clear that the demand for full-service hotel accommodation during this period was not as strong as was widely anticipated.
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG") today announces that Mr Dale F. Morrison is to be appointed an additional independent Non-Executive Director of IHG. He will join the IHG Board with effect from 1 June 2011.
Oxford Brookes University, in association with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, is launching a major new industry conference focused on leadership in international hospitality and tourism. The inaugural Brookes Hospitality Leadership Forum, scheduled for 24th June 2011 at The Savoy Hotel, will draw together influential figures to share cutting-edge thinking on successful leadership in times of economic uncertainty.
The United Kingdom hotel industry reported positive revenue-per-available-room growth in the first-quarter of 2011, according to data from STR Global, the leading provider of market data to the world's hotel industry.
Terry will report to Richard Arman, with responsibility for growing Crowne Plaza, the Holiday Inn brand family, Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites in the UK and Ireland. He was most recently senior development director at Wyndham Hotels and previously on the board of BDL Hotels, which owns several hotels from the IHG family of brands. Terry first moved into the hotel sector when he joined IHG, then Holiday Inn Worldwide, in 1995.
"The project marks the culmination of an exciting journey," says General Manager Matthew Dixon. "Corinthia Hotel London is an intricately restored grand hotel with a 21st century approach. Its modern elegance is defined by a blend of classic Victorian architecture with outstanding craftsmanship and contemporary art, mirroring the energy, style and history of the area. Guests are offered all the modern luxuries whilst enjoying an authentic experience in a hotel and location with heritage."
Last evening, the newly restored hotel hosted an exclusive opening celebration, featuring a special musical performance by renowned British artist Jamie Cullum. The highlight of the event, the performance also was part of Renaissance Hotels RLife LIVE program (www.RLifeLive.com), an entertainment and music platform that provides hotel guests and local patrons the chance to discover emerging and established artists on-site at Renaissance Hotels around the world.
Confidence amongst UK hotel general managers remains positive in 2011. Looking towards the next three months, respondents are expecting an improvement in occupancy and room rate, with 63% either optimistic or very optimistic about their hotel's trading performance. The latest HotStats Hotel Confidence Monitor reveals that general managers across the UK are expecting an increase both in the volume and value of corporate and leisure-related roomnights in Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is set to open a luxury business hotel and spa at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 will be the ultimate hotel for the business traveller and meetings & event organiser looking to stay or host an event at a luxury hotel and spa.
The word “luxury” is bandied about so freely these days that it has lost much of its value. Nowhere is this more true than with hotels. Tired of the hype? This post takes a guest-centric view on luxury using TripAdvisor. In a previous article we criticised the use of misleading star ratings. Today we take aim at the term “luxury”, especially as applied to “boutique hotels” (a problematic term in itself). And particularly hotels that go for the double whammy by calling themselves “luxury boutique hotels”.
London hotel revenue per booking will increase nearly +400% for the royal wedding weekend according to a special edition of The Pegasus View to be released by Pegasus Solutions on the eve of the nuptials. The report will address the impact of the royal wedding on London hotels' average daily rate (ADR), length of stay (LOS) and revenue per booking, pulling information from bookings made through travel agents and by travelers themselves.
London hotel revenue per booking is to increase by nearly 400% for the Royal Wedding weekend, according to technology provider Pegasus Solutions.
In a special edition of The Pegasus View produced on the eve of the nuptials, the average revenue per booking is shown to rise by as much as 383.7% on 30 April compared with the same day in 2010, 215.1% on the preceding weekend and 210.9% for the post-wedding weekend.
Three major hotel groups are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading over claims they fixed prices. The Radisson, Thistle and Starwood chains – which run hotels all over the world – are accused of secretly setting room rates with online travel agents and ordering them not to offer discounts. It means holidaymakers may have had to pay hundreds of pounds more than they should have.
Previously independently run as the Park Lodge Hotel, the re-branded Comfort Inn Hyde Park has 29 newly re-furbished guest bedrooms, all with modern en-suites and featuring flat screen LCD televisions, free wi-fi, and tea and coffee making facilities. Guests also benefit from the free full English breakfast served everyday in the breakfast room. Located 200 metres from Queensway and Bayswater tube stations with easy access to both Central London and London Heathrow, the hotel is an excellent base for both business and leisure travellers.
London hotels achieved profit levels 2.5 times higher than hotels in the Provinces during March, according to the latest HotStats survey of approximately 550 full-service hotels across the UK from TRI Hospitality Consulting. At £65.31, Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) at London hotels in March was only slightly below the rolling 12 month average for the capital at £67.78, but was significantly above the profit per room achieved in the Provinces, at £25.92. Furthermore, at 46.9%, the profit conversion of hotels in the capital was considerably above those in the Provinces, at 29.6% of total revenue.
Bowery, who has over 30 years experience in the hotel industry, will take over the running of the JW Marriott hotel from the current general manager Anthony Stewart-Moore on 3 May.