UK hotels got off to a rough 2020 start, registering a year-over-year drop in profit, which, to the dismay of hotel owners and operators, was illustrative of 2019, as well. For full-year 2019, UK hotels recorded a 0.2% decline in GOPPAR over the year prior.
The Biltmore Mayfair, Europe's first hotel under Hilton's LXR Hotels & Resorts brand, is delighted to announce the launch of its eight indulgent signature suites. Each suite has been designed to provide the discerning guest with an enviable choice of arrangements from a 'townhouse' feel in the One-bedroom Duplex Suite, which offers an extensive private terrace with views over London's rooftops, to the plush and elegant Chairman Suite and hero Presidential Suite.
Haynes MarComs, a specialist technology marketing and PR consultancy, recently celebrated its first birthday with six client acquisitions and team expansion. With the birth of a new decade, it aims to become a market leader with its own unique personality providing boutique services to scaling tech and service companies.
The Hinduja Group and Obrascon Huarte Lain Desarollos (OHLD) announced an extension to its partnership with Raffles Hotels & Resorts. An agreement was signed in June 2017 for Raffles to operate a 125-room and suites flagship hotel at the iconic Old War Office building in London. A further agreement has now been signed confirming Raffles as operator for the 85 residences at this landmark destination on Whitehall.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with edyn, a UK-based hospitality group, for the first Hyatt Centric hotel in the UK. The 150-room hotel is expected to open in 2021 and will mark the seventh Hyatt Centric property in Europe.
Klaus Kabelitz has been appointed General Manager of The Biltmore Mayfair, bringing over 35 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry with him. He arrives from Belmond Cadogan Hotel London, where he had held the title of General Manager.
London Dagenham East Travelodge is the group's second hotel to open in Dagenham within 12 months. The 78-room hotel offers complimentary onsite car-parking. It represents an investment of £7 million by the landlord and has been built in partnership with Barking & Dagenham Council and Be First, the council's regeneration organisation. It has created 20 new jobs. The hotel is located close to Dagenham East underground and near to 'Made in Dagenham Studios', which is set to be London's largest film studio.
a 113-room hotel is the group's first hotel in Beckton. It represents a multimillion investment by the landlord, SEGRO plc, and has created 35 new jobs. This new hotel is a key part of the recently completed SEGRO Park Newham, a former landfill site that has not been utilised for over 40 years. The hotel features an on-site restaurant called the Bar Café and a dedicated business floor featuring the company's premium economy SuperRooms.
The Institute of Hospitality (IoH), a global community of hospitality professionals, and Amadeus, an industry leading provider of hospitality technology solutions, are proud to announce a new partnership in which Amadeus will provide data-driven insight to IoH members to help strengthen their revenue strategies and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
This March, pioneering hospitality brand Locke will open its second hotel in the capital on the Thames at London's Millennium Bridge. The 113-room Locke at Broken Wharf is located minutes from both Cannon Street and Blackfriars on the north bank stretch of the river path. Locke offers guests a distinctive and memorable experience in the heart of one of the city's most iconic areas, marking the next step in the brand's exciting expansion plans. Locke at Broken Wharf sets the stage for two more London openings in Bermondsey and Dalston later this year, in addition to international projects in Dublin, Munich, Berlin, Lisbon and Copenhagen. These openings build on the success of Locke's existing hotels in East London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
The number of Airbnb listings in London has quadrupled in the last four years as more and more of the city's housing stock has been gobbled up by short-term rental companies. As of May 2019, 80,770 properties in London were listed on Airbnb, with a staggering 23 per cent, or 11,200, of these thought to be in breach of a legal 90-day limit in the capital.
Is there really such a thing as a perfect event that's held at a hotel? You know, the one that brides dream of or the one that corporate meeting planners hoping to make their mark lust after? For the past few years, I've been following numerous properties on LinkedIn, and standing out from the pack is Forbes five-star, The Lanesborough in London, England, a member of the Oetker Collection.
STR's preliminary January 2020 data for hotels in London indicates lower occupancy but higher rates.Based on daily data from the month, London reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Neal started his career at Marriott International in London over 20 years ago and recently served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Middle East and Africa in Dubai. Over the past seven years, Jones has provided strategic leadership in Brand Management, Marketing, Digital, Sales, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Communications and Consumer Insight, and has been instrumental in growing the business in the region. . Prior to that, Jones held various sales and marketing management positions around the world, including a position as Vice President in charge of global sales for Europe.
Pronto joins Love Home Swap at its London headquarters just two years after its acquisition by RCI, the world's largest vacation exchange company. The hot London-based startup is revolutionizing the home sharing market by providing an easy and secure way for adventurous travelers to choose where they want to go, set up a swap with another traveler and then sit back and enjoy a hassle-free holiday without a hefty accommodation bill.
The deed is done. Brexit is begun. The United Kingdom is no longer a member state of the European Union (EU). And how did we recognize this historic moment? With the false chiming of Big Ben. So perhaps I could beg forgiveness and paraphrase a stanza in WH Auden's poem, Funeral Blues.
In an effort to bring top minds in the boutique lifestyle space together in a closed, intimate setting to discuss worldly topics and opportunities as well as issues we are facing for 2020. BLLA organized another dinner in London co-hosted by the Inhabit Hotel in Paddington.
A new nationwide study exploring Briton's eating habits has, once and for all, settled the age-old argument about what our evening meal should be called.
When Camden Council put their Euston Road annex up for sale in 2015, only one bid didn't want to demolish the building. Built in 1974, this concrete building had been an unloved feature of Kings Cross for 40 years. Now, as the Standard Hotel's first foray beyond the US it sparkles with a two-floor roof extension and an outside elevator that climbs up an exterior that was widely nicknamed the Eggbox by under appreciative locals in its former life (Londoners like nicknaming their building, see also the Gherkin and the Walkie-Talkie building.)
With 17 years of experience in the field with a specialty in travel and hospitality, Justine Perry joins The Londoner as Recruitment Manager. Highlights from her career thus far include working on large-scale recruitment for major hotel openings and cruise ship launches, in addition to launching her own hospitality recruitment business where she worked directly with luxury hotels and restaurants for more than 10 years. As Recruitment Manager, Ms. Perry is responsible for securing the most passionate professionals with exceptional talent and drive to help distinguish The Londoner from competitors also located in the city center through operational excellence in all front-of-house and behind-the-scenes initiatives.