The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has said that introducing hotel quarantines in the UK would cause irreparable damage to an industry which contributes nearly £200 billion to the UK economy.
Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: "WTTC urgently calls upon the UK government to extend the furlough scheme for those employed in the beleaguered Travel & Tourism sector."
IDeaS, a SAS company, the world's leading provider of hotel revenue management software and services, announced today Park Regis Birmingham has switched revenue technology providers to implement IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (RMS).
Launching Spring 2021, The Apartments by 11 Cadogan Gardens will be the first apartment suites by Iconic Luxury Hotels UK, the brand behind countryside icons Cliveden House, Chewton Glen, The Lygon Arms and new opening, The Mayfair Townhouse which launched December 2020. With an exclusive Chelsea address, The Apartments by 11 Cadogan Gardens will combine the luxury of fully serviced apartments with the discretion, comfort and security of a private residence. The newly renovated six-storey historic townhouse will offer a completely new style of accommodation to the hotel's existing 56 rooms and suites. Located in the heart of London's Chelsea, a stone's throw away from the hotel across the leafy, private Cadogan Gardens. It is a tranquil place for rest and experiencing the best the capital has to offer and a home-away-from-home for guests looking to experience life as a Londoner.
The United Kingdom's hotel sector will show a noticeable surge in transactions outside of London as hotel-ownership balance sheets are cleaned up following the tumultuous year that was 2020, according to sources.
The Best Western Hotel in the London suburb of Croydon would normally be packed with visiting families, out-of-town construction workers, and business travelers.
room2, the world's first hometel brand, has completed the sale and leaseback of its flagship offering, room2 Southampton, to a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments ("ASI"), the UK's largest active asset manager. The disposal price of c. £10 million reflects a prime net initial yield of 4.98% with a 30 year indexed linked lease in place. The hometel concept, a sub sector of the extended stay space, is the brainchild of brothers Robert and Stuart Godwin, former members of the British Olympic Development Sailing Team. room2 was advised by Savills and ASI was advised by Knight Frank.
With over 10 years' experience in the wellness and hospitality industry, Ben most recently worked as General Manager at the world's first high-end boxing and members club, BXR. Well-established within his sector, Ben boasts a number of esteemed properties attached to his name including The Lanesborough and De Vere Hotels, and now returns to The Carlton Tower after having formerly served at the hotel as Membership Sales and Marketing Manager, from 2013 to 2016.
Matthew recently held senior positions at Verteda, including Business Development Director and Sales Director, and was most recently Managing Director for MSL Solutions' new UK subsidiary following MSL Solutions' acquisition of Verteda. His hospitality career began over 25 years ago in the Far East and includes senior management roles with 5-star hotels as well as at solution vendor MICROS.
Ben brings over 25 years of international hospitality experience in both property management and as a software solution sales executive, most recently as General Manager of Verteda Limited, an Agilysys reseller in EMEA. Ben has a proven track record of developing and executing business growth strategies and a commitment to customer service, most notably working with large customers in the Sports & Entertainment market.
STR's preliminary December 2020 data for London hotels showed slightly higher performance levels compared with the previous month. Year-over-year declines remained significant.
A survey by hotel loyalty programme Wyndham Rewards polling over 4,000 members across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Eurasia (EMEA) in November - including a representative sample of over 1,700 UK respondents* - has revealed the type of trips British travellers are planning for 2021 when they can travel again and the factors that feed into those choices.
INNSiDE Manchester, part of Meliá Hotels International, has partnered with one of the UK's leading technical event production and AV hire companies, Sterling Event Group to launch Manchester's first virtual event production studio in a hotel.
After several years of dominating headlines, the Brexit transition period is over. What does the deal mean for EU and UK business travelers and how do we make heads or tails of the new restrictions?
Like many people, I returned to my desk this week after the now-familiar five-second commute between the kitchen and my office at home and pondered what the New Year is likely to bring the UK hotel industry. By the time Boris Johnson started his TV broadcast at 8pm on Monday and Lockdown 3.0 had now commenced, any optimism we might have had was substantially depleted.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has committed to bring two of its world-renowned brands to Nottingham (UK) after signing a management agreement with Conygar, the developer behind The Island Quarter development.
We can surely look forward to 2021 with an element of optimism even if we know we are not quite where we would like to be, just yet. 2020 turned out to be hospitality's annus horribilis - despite always trying to keep a sunny disposition, there is no point in pretending otherwise.
Malmaison is breathing new life into a converted landmark in York, the Aviva insurance building. The hotel is set to offer stylish bedrooms and modern interior design, elements synonymous with the Malmaison brand, and is the first of its hotels to offer a separate SkyBar, in addition to the iconic Chez Mal Brasserie & Bar.
Business travel between the European Union and its former member state the United Kingdom is set to become significantly more complicated from Jan. 1. The UK left the EU on Dec. 31, 2019 but little changed in the transition period that runs to Dec. 31, 2020. However, annexes included in the 1259-page trade agreement between the EU and UK published on Christmas Eve confirm that once the transition ends many activities carried out by short-term business visitors will require work permits and in some cases the passing of an economic needs test.
Reed Exhibitions announce that Anna Dycheva-Smirnova has been appointed CEO, Reed Exhibitions UK, in addition to her role as CEO of Russia, Turkey and the Middle East, effective from 1 January 2021.