Leading luxury hotel brand InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts has partnered with London-based contemporary artist Alexander Hall, also known under the alias Haut de Gamme©, to create a stunning art installation, commemorating 200 properties around the world.
STR's preliminary October 2018 data for London, England, indicates significant performance levels and growth.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced today that Liam Brown, President, Select Brands and Owner and Franchise Services, North America, will take on the role of President and Managing Director of Europe, a division within Marriott International that encompasses the United Kingdom, Irelandand Continental Europe. Brown will replace Amy McPherson, who announced last week that she will be retiring from the company in early 2019.
Radisson Hotel Group today announced the appointment of James (Jamie) Pawlikowski as Vice President of IT Service Management. In this newly created role, Pawlikowski will be responsible for supporting business operations and continuously improving the service performance of Radisson Hotel Group's current and future platforms. He will also lead the Service Management team and oversee global test strategy and planning, service testing, operations, and performance and issue management. Under Pawlikowski's leadership, the Service Management team will focus on enhancing the current system support capabilities, driving accountability within the service-level and operating-level agreements internally and with vendor partners, and substantially evolving the company's ways of working.
Originally from Málaga, Manuel Armijo-Vermeiren joins the team as Head of Sales.
New Front of House Manager Mario Goncalves began his career in Portugal as a trainee receptionist.
Leading the luxury 4-star hotel as Hotel Manager will be Bharat Madan.
This November, Hilton Garden Inn is launching an Ironing Club for guests, in response to two-thirds of Brits opting for ironing over yoga or meditation in a bid to relax.
Can travel businesses continue to innovate and take risks despite the threat of reduced funding after Britain's departure from the EU next year? Just one of the questions and themes that emerged from Day Two of World Travel Market's business sessions at the UKI & International Inspiration Zone.
A Qatari state-backed company is to buy the Grosvenor House hotel on London's Park Lane, the latest in a string of acquisitions of the capital's trophy assets.
The "Hotel London Kensington managed by Meliá Hotels International" will open in December and strengthen the company's positioning in the leisure segment in a key destination for international travel
The team at the four-star DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Westerwood Spa & Golf Resort has welcomed a new Director of Sales. Lynne Murchie, who has a track record of 13 years in Sales within the hotel industry will head up the Sales Team at the Cumbernauld hotel near Glasgow.
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Crowne Plaza London - Albert Embankment today opens as the first luxury hotel to open in the Albert Embankment area.
He joins from his position as head chef at the Michelin-starred Fischer's in Baslow where he has been for the last three years.
Neil Parks has been appointed General Manager at AC Hotel Manchester City Centre, a 172 guest room hotel by Marriott.
Fattal Hotel Group has today announced that it has acquired the leasehold of the iconic Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton from hotel operator and manager, Westmont. The Grand Harbour will be operated by Jurys Inn and Leonardo Hotels UK and Ireland, and expected to rebrand over the coming months.
Autograph Collection Hotels, part of Marriott International, today announced the much anticipated opening of Bankside, a new design-forward hotel on the south bank of the River Thames. Situated in the heart of one of London's most dynamic neighbourhoods, just a stone's throw away from Tate Modern, British Film Institute and Borough Market, the 161-room boutique hotel joins the diverse and dynamic portfolio of more than 150 Autograph Collection Hotels around the world that are independent, one-of-a-kind and champion values of vision, design and craft.
The Eden Hotel Collection is delighted to announce that Nick Hanson has been appointed General Manager at Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa in Warwickshire, a hotel that was recently awarded four AA Red Stars. Hanson will take up his position at Mallory Court on Monday 7th January, 2019.
SACO, the leading serviced accommodation provider, has announced the opening of a new boutique aparthotel property, The Moorgate, which will offer a mix of 27 studios and one bedroom apartments when it opens its doors in early December.