Global travel technology company, OYO’s UK operations saw a 140% uplift in revenue or Gross Booking Value (GBV) in 2022, surpassing pre-pandemic levels of 2019. London emerged as the best performing market showing strong Y-o-Y growth followed by other regions such as Brighton, Cornwall, Great Yarmouth, Devon, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and the Midlands.
Lore Group, the London-based hospitality company behind Sea Containers London, Pulitzer Amsterdam and the recently launched One Hundred Shoreditch adds Fiona Morgan as Global Director of Sales, Marketing & PR.
Lore Group, the London based hospitality company behind Sea Containers London, Pulitzer Amsterdam and the recently launched One Hundred Shoreditch, has made a key addition to it's executive team with Matthew Thomson joining as Chief Operating Officer.
Whitbread, the UK’s largest hospitality business, added eleven new and extended hotels to its national network during its 2022/23 financial year which closed on 2 March 2023.
In his new role as hotel manager, James Smith is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the day-to-day running of all hotel operations at Hyatt Regency and Hyatt House London Stratford hotels. Liaising closely with the heads of departments and the hotel's general manager Glenn Findlay, James will also oversee team building, colleague development and maintenance of high standards of customer service.
In a career spanning 20-plus years in the hospitality industry including senior roles at Nobu, The RAC Club, The Stratford Hotel, Sea Containers London, plus five years at Claridge's, Tommy So brings with him extensive experience and a desire to further elevate all the F&B&E offerings at the hotels.
AGO has opened its first Central London hotel, The Rove London Paddington Hotel.
YOTEL has today announced plans to debut its disruptive aparthotel brand, YOTELPAD, in Europe with the opening of YOTELPAD London Stratford in Q4 2023, following a long-term management agreement with owner, Silver Mascot Limited. It will be YOTEL's seventh property in the UK and third in London, joining YOTEL London City and YOTEL London Shoreditch.
It has been a torrid few years for hospitality, battling Brexit-driven staff shortages, the pandemic, and now spiraling business costs.
De Vere Beaumont Estate in Old Windsor, part of De Vere's collection of country estate hotels, has today unveiled the final phase of its grand transformation with the completion of refurbishment works to its bedrooms, the Beaumont Restaurant and indoor swimming pool, which concludes a £25 million investment into the hotel.
Following the turbulence of 2022, which disrupted the hotel sector’s recovery from the pandemic, 2023 welcomes a more settled investment market, according to the latest research from leading global property adviser Knight Frank.
Search giant Google’s latest two updates have cut down the visibility of the travel and tourism sector’s biggest UK brands.
The Business Travel Association (BTA) today publishes a new report based on analysis from CBI Economics, detailing the value business travel provides to the UK economy.
Siann Reid joins Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa and Golf Resort team to drive the resort forward with a new energy, focusing on people and sustainable growth.
Extended stay pioneers edyn announces the re-opening of its Moorgate property under its serviced apartment brand Cove. Opened on the 27th February 2023, The Moorgate by Cove is ideally located between the hotspots of The City and Liverpool Street in London, home of in-demand HQs, up-market restaurants and bars, and close to the buzzing neighbourhood of Shoreditch and Old Street, with its thriving arts scene, restaurants, and nightlife.
Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Chichester Park Hotel has deployed Infor Hospitality Management Solution (HMS) and Infor Sales & Catering (SCS), a fully integrated, event-management software solution. The new cloud systems have streamlined and amalgamated key processes, laying the foundations for continued business growth.
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, strengthens its powerhouse status in the UK & Ireland with the addition of nine new hotels. These new additions illustrate IHG’s commitment to delivering sustainable growth in the UK&I, its home market and largest market in Europe.
art'otel London Battersea Power Station, managed by Park Plaza Hotels, today officially opens its doors to the public, offering a one-of-a-kind hotel experience that fuses art, design and hospitality with never-before-seen views. Blurring the lines between art, product and design, every detail of the hotel has been masterminded and designed by lauded Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayon, from the suites, spa and public Art Gallery right down to the light fittings.
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian is located in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, and is steeped in hundreds of years of royal history. Housed inside a former Victorian-era railroad station, the hotel offers views of Edinburgh Castle, and is within walking distance to The Royal Mile (that leads to Holyrood Palace) and Princes Street Gardens.
Conceived as a new hospitality paradigm for a new era, Dao by Dorsett (known as Dao), is delighted to announce its third property in two years with the upcoming opening of Dao by Dorsett Hornsey Town Hall in Crouch End, North London.