Following the multi-award-winning success of Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester which launched in 2020, the super-friendly Brooklyn brand is expanding to Leicester - set to open its second property this June 2022. Adjacent to the Welford Road Stadium, home of the famous Leicester Tigers rugby team, the 191-room hotel will again be inspired by the New York Borough, with an industrial aesthetic, impressive atrium and exposed brickwork.
CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today announces the appointment of Richard Saunders as Vice President, Global Partners Network (GPN), with immediate effect.
As an important component of their continued expansion in both the US and UK, offering outstanding freedom for hotel owners looking for conversion solutions backed up by best-in-class distribution and revenue management, Magnuson Hotels has named Jérémie Dardard as COO as the group moves into its next phase of growth.
The Royal Highland Hotel, one of the long-standing customers of eRevMax, has endorsed RateTiger for consistently delivering results over the years. The hotel, which has been using RateTiger Channel Manager, has experienced growth in occupancy and revenue even in a year marred by global pandemic and travel restrictions.
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, located in Covent Garden, part of the De Vere collection of historic mansion house estates and distinctive contemporary hotels and event destinations, has appointed Divya Chavan as Director of Sales.
Virgin Hotels, the luxury lifestyle hotel brand by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, announces reservations are live for its first European hotel Virgin Hotels Edinburgh, on 1 June 2022. Reservations can be made directly on the hotel's website www.virginhotels.com/edinburgh.
London’s hotel industry reported month-over-month performance improvement, according to preliminary February 2022 data from STR.
Stay in style at Hart Shoreditch, from Curio Collection by Hilton, located just a convenient 5-minute walk from Old Street Station and Shoreditch overground. From its opening in 2020, Hart Shoreditch offers a fantastic base in which to explore all of London's East End hotspots and is a unique celebration of the area's heritage of craftspeople and makers. Working with the internationally acclaimed, yet East London local design studio - Fabled Studio whom conceived a unique and captivating design that is deeply rooted in showcasing these historic London industries including furniture makers, metal works and silk weavers seamlessly blending these within the modern-day Shoreditch, for a warm, welcoming, one of a kind stay for those seeking a new stomping ground in the Big Smoke.
Visionary British hospitality brand The Signet Collection is delighted to appoint Vincent Freulon as General Manager of its second hotel, The Retreat at Elcot Park. Housed in a Grade II listed 18-century building, The Retreat is due to open in West Berkshire this April, with the website and booking launching today. The property follows in the successful footsteps of sister property The Mitre in Hampton Court.
One Hundred Shoreditch, East London's newest hotel, opens its doors this week. Prominently located on Shoreditch High Street, the design led, independent hotel will offer a vibrant and social program of events encompassing music, art, fashion, design and wellbeing, which will run throughout the year.
Earlier this week, Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel chain’s that operates over 590 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, has appointed Disability Positive to advise on policy and training programmes to support customers with lived experience of disability and long term health conditions, and their families.
London’s tourism sector will benefit from the planned multi-million-pound campaign to drive visitors to the city, says GlobalData. However, the leading data and analytics company notes that the tourism industry remains in a precarious position as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The St. Regis London is Expected to Open in 2023, Bringing its Glamorous Spirit and Beloved Traditions to the Heart of Mayfair.
The announcement signals Hyatt's continued brand growth in London and confidence in the United Kingdom as a top travel destination.
At the beginning of this month, in a UK first, an army of custom-made RoboVac Buddies have checked-in to 579 Travelodge hotels the length and breadth of the country.
Cheval Collection has launched a new urban lifestyle serviced apartment brand, MY Locanda. The company plans to grow the brand by targeting dynamic cities around the world.
Two years on from the start of the Covid pandemic, the full extent of the damage done to the once vibrant hospitality industry has been revealed – a massive and devastating £115bn loss.
Trusted by the most notable brands around the globe, Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons a Belmond Hotel is one of many Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Belmond luxury properties running on Silverware today as the rollout continues in Italy, Peru, Russia, and U.S.
New data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows the UK’s Travel & Tourism sector is recovering, with the country’s GDP predicted to rise to £192 billion, just 19% below pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022.
The UK hotel market saw investment volumes reach an impressive £4 billion in 2021, representing the growing investor optimism over the long-term prospects for the sector, according to the latest UK Hotel Capital Markets: Investment Review 2022 by leading global property adviser Knight Frank.