Month: August 2018
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustAppointments
Crowne Plaza Reading appoints new GM
The four-star Crowne Plaza Reading has appointed James Gardiner as its new general manager. The experienced hotelier from Oxford, will…
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21 AugustHotels
The Feathers Inn hotel closes following legionnaires outbreak
The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow has closed following a legionnaires outbreak in 2017 which caused the death of of 69-year-old…
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21 AugustHotel Brands
Double-branded IHG development ‘The Lume’ to open in September
The Lume, a new 19-storey hotel development featuring Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites, both hotel brands of IHG (InterContinental Hotels…
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21 AugustHotels
AA reveals hospitality awards shortlist for 2018
Ahead of the AA Hospitality Awards, the association today revealed the shortlists across four of the 23 categories: Housekeeper of…
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20 AugustAdvice
How much should hotels invest in technology?
A decision whether to invest in expensive technology is among the trickiest most hoteliers will face. On one side will…
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20 AugustAngie Petkovic
How to build your hotel brand
Q) I run a multi-site hospitality business with a mix of independent boutique hotels and pubs with rooms. I have…
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20 AugustAppointments
New GM for The Vineyard Hotel in Berkshire
The Vineyard Group has announced that Paul Shanahan will become the new general manager of its five-AA-star The Vineyard Hotel…
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20 AugustHotels
JD Wetherspoon’s Welwyn hotel plans lead to over 100 objections
JD Wetherspoon’s plans for a 13-room hotel and bar in Welwyn Garden City have suffered a setback after its planning…
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20 AugustTourism
Travel agency insolvencies fall 30% in five years
The number of travel agency and tour operators going insolvent has fallen by 30% in the last five years from…
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20 AugustProperty
Ivy Bush Royal Hotel sold to international group operator for £2.7m
The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel in Carmarthen, Wales, has been sold to Compass Hospitality Holdings (UK) off a guided price…
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