Glastonbury
Glastonbury, known for its world-famous festival and deep cultural roots, creates distinct opportunities for the hospitality sector. Our coverage focuses on how annual events impact local hotel demand, including shifts in pricing, occupancy, and infrastructure pressures. We report on the growth of glamping and boutique accommodation, operational challenges linked to festival logistics, and wider tourism trends in the area throughout the year. Hoteliers can also find insight into planning decisions, workforce initiatives, and the evolving accommodation market in and around Glastonbury.
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Jul- 2023 -11 JulyHotel Brands
Montigo Resorts officially opens Charlton House in Somerset
Montigo Resorts officially opened Charlton House in the market town of Shepton Mallet, in the Mendip District of Somerset on 7 July. The property, which was recently acquired by luxury hospitality group KOP Limited, is a Regency period estate featuring a 28-room country hotel and spa, three restaurants and gardens. …
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Mar- 2020 -6 MarchHotel Brands
Premier Inn: Nine hotels and 1,000 rooms opened since turn of the year
Whitbread, the owner of the Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn hotel chains, has revealed it has “bounded” into 2020 by opening more than 1,000 new hotel bedrooms and nine hotels in the first two months of the year. The new rooms, which add to Whitbread’s national network of…
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Feb- 2020 -18 FebruaryAppointments
N0.15 Great Pulteney appoints Guillaume Lesage as GM
Bath’s No.15 Great Pulteney has appointed Guillaume Lesage as general manager of the 40-bedroom boutique hotel Arriving from the Charlton House Hotel and Spa in Somerset, Lesage will work alongside No.15’s managing director Jonathan Walker during a one-month handover period. Located on Bath’s grandest street, No.15 Great Pulteney was unveiled…
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Jun- 2012 -15 June
Green & pleasant land inspires the Olympic Games opening ceremony
Danny Boyle, artistic director of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, has revealed the show will be ‘British Countryside’ themed. Academy Award-winning director Boyle, whose films include Slumdog Millionaire, The Beach, Trainspotting and 127 Hours, was chosen to artistically direct the show in June 2010 and has announced the £27 million…
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