Greater London
Coverage of the hotel and hospitality sector across Greater London, encompassing a wide range of properties from luxury hotels to budget accommodations. Reporting includes new openings, refurbishments, investment activity, and market performance across boroughs. Also explores how tourism, business travel, events, and regeneration projects drive demand and shape the city’s dynamic hospitality landscape.
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Dec- 2016 -8 DecemberProperty
Travelodge opens first hotel in Finchley
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has opened its first property in Finchley – it’s third and largest in the London borough of Barnet. The 128-bedroom hotel is a two-floor extension on top of an existing four-storey office building, and will feature floor-to-ceiling windows, a bar cafe and the company’s new contemporary…
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Mar- 2016 -10 MarchConcepts
FEATURE: Airbnb vs. the traditional hotelier
Home-letting platform Airbnb has experienced rapid growth since its inception in 2008, but what do its 80 million room nights mean for the traditional hotelier’s market share? By TOM DAVIS [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In an industry as old as hospitality, it is notoriously difficult to conceive of an environment…
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Nov- 2014 -19 NovemberEconomy
Compulsory living wage could cost 200,000 hospitality jobs
Making the so-called living wage compulsory could put 213,247 jobs in the hospitality sector at risk, a Greater London Assembly (GLA) member has said. GLA Conservative Tony Arbour, who calculated the figures, has said that making the living wage compulsory could cost UK businesses £4bn and has called for wages…
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Jul- 2013 -18 JulyPeople
Institute of Hospitality opens its offices as new training centre
For the first time ever, aspiring and junior hospitality managers can study for an Institute of Hospitality Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management at the institute’s very own Greater London offices in Sutton, Surrey. Award-winning businesses such as BaxterStorey, Sodexo, Compass, Red Carnation Hotels and Grosvenor House Park…
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Dec- 2012 -6 December
Premier Inn celebrates double success
The Premier Inn hotel chain has celebrated multiple milestones recently, in announcing the opening of its new hotel at London’s Gatwick Airport. As well as opening the 630-bedroom hotel, the chain has also recorded opening its 50,000th room, marking a double achievement for the budget hotel group. Opened by Whitbread…
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Jan- 2012 -4 January
Institute of Hospitality recognises ‘aspiring managers’
Nine hospitality and foodservice talents were recognised at the 2011 Institute of Hospitality London Branch’s Aspiring Managers Awards, during a ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel London, Park Lane. The awards, run in partnership with talent development consultancy learnpurple, acknowledge the individual achievements of hospitality managers within Greater London,…
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