Month: October 2017
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Oct- 2017 -17 OctoberHotel Brands
IHG opens Europe’s largest Holiday Inn Express in Cologne
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of Holiday Inn Express Cologne City Centre, the largest Holiday Inn Express…
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17 OctoberProperty
AccorHotels confirms signing of two new Mercure hotels
AccorHotels has announced that it has made two new Mercure signings, the Mercure Warwick Honiley Court (Warwickshire), and the Mercure…
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16 OctoberPeople
Women ‘missing out’ on UK hospitality boom
Women hold fewer managerial roles and work fewer hours than men in hospitality, meaning they are ‘missing out’ on excelling…
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16 OctoberEvents
IHS to present ‘perfect hotel room’ at this year’s show
A survey has shown that city chic, mood lighting and locally-produced snacks in the minibar are some of the preferences…
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16 OctoberProperty
Sofitel London Gatwick unveils first phase of refurbishment
Luxury airport hotel, Sofitel London Gatwick, has undergone an extensive refurbishment of all its restaurants and bars. The work, which…
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13 OctoberPeople
Husband and wife hoteliers ‘scam investors’ out of £8m
A husband and wife team have been discovered to be scamming investors out of £8m through fake hotel development projects.…
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13 OctoberTourism
H1 visitor spend exceeds £10bn for the first time
There was strong growth in overseas visits and spend to the UK’s nations and regions in the first six months…
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12 OctoberProperty
Hotel investment set to increase by 25% by year-end
International real estate advisor Savills has forecast that annual UK hotel investment volumes will reach £5.1bn by the end of…
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12 OctoberHotel Brands
AccorHotels buys out Mantra in £695m deal
AccorHotels today announced the signature of an agreement with Mantra Group with the view to acquire all of the issued…
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12 OctoberEconomy
London hotel occupancy dips in September
Preliminary data from STR shows that London hotels experienced a year-on-year decline in occupancy levels by 1.6% to 86.9% in…
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