High Wycombe
High Wycombe is a key town in Buckinghamshire with a steadily evolving hospitality market supported by its commuter links, business activity, and proximity to the Chilterns. Our coverage includes hotel openings, planning applications, refurbishments, and investment trends in the area. We also report on how local development, infrastructure projects, and tourism strategies are shaping opportunities for hoteliers in and around High Wycombe.
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Apr- 2023 -24 AprilLatest News
New hospitality school to launch at BNU in September
Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) has recently announced plans for a new international hotel school based at its site at the historic Missenden Abbey, Buckinghamshire. Opening its doors to the first cohorts of students in September 2023, Missenden Abbey International Hotel and Hospitality School (MAIHHS) will provide sector-leading tuition in Hotel…
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Sep- 2022 -16 SeptemberColumns
Equality in hospitality should still be a priority
When it comes to women in the hospitality industry, recent numbers show just 17% of professional chefs in the UK are female, while across the sector, one in four women are in the most junior roles available, and just over half are in part-time positions. The national 11,000-strong survey also…
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Nov- 2021 -19 NovemberHotels
Hampton by Hilton – High Wycombe secures £13m refinancing deal
A £13.2m deal to refinance a development facility for the 150-bed Hampton by Hilton – High Wycombe has been agreed between Leumi UK and Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd. Handy Cross Dev Co Ltd is a joint venture majority owned by the Jaffer family, who are experienced hotel owners, the…
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Jan- 2021 -4 JanuaryHotel Brands
Travelodge unveils list of 2020’s most bizarre lost items
Travelodge has unveiled some of its most interesting items left behind in its 563 hotels during the last 12 months. Items discovered in its lost and found include a life-size R2-D2 robot, a money tree bearing £50 notes to the value of £10,000, a 6ft cuddly polar bear, a 60-year-old…
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Jan- 2020 -28 JanuaryAppointments
Jupiter Hotels appoints new group sales director
Jupiter Hotels has appointed Lucy McNicoll as its new group sales director. According to the hotel group, she brings a “wealth of knowledge and experience” to the role, having spent more than 30 years in the hotel industry working for Forte, Marriott, IHG, Apex Hotels and most recently the Amaris…
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Aug- 2019 -29 AugustAppointments
Holiday Inn Farnborough appoints new GM
Robert Head has been appointed as the new general manager of the Holiday Inn Farnborough, overseeing the hotel following its extensive refurbishment in 2018. Head, who has lived in the Farnborough area all of his life, brings more than 15 years’ of experience within the hotel and hospitality industry to…
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Feb- 2019 -6 FebruaryHotels
Hampton by Hilton to expand presence with High Wycombe hotel
Hilton has announced a partnership with Handy Cross Dev Co to open a 150-guest room Hampton by Hilton in High Wycombe. The hotel is planned for the site to the west of the park and with “easy access” to the M40 motorway. The project is an integral part of the…
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Jan- 2019 -2 JanuaryHotel Brands
Travelodge unveils top items left behind by guests in 2018
Budget hotel brand Travelodge has revealed some of the most interesting items left behind by guests in its 557 UK hotels during the last 12 months, including: A Louis Vuitton Man Bag containing designs for a new a new product launch (Glasgow Central) A business plan for a pop up…
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May- 2016 -25 MayProperty
JD Wetherspoon puts 45 pubs on the market
Pub and hotel operator JD Wetherspoon has appointed CBRE and Savills to handle the disposal of 45 of the company’s properties. The sites, which are being considered for sale either individually, in small packages or as a portfolio, are located in town and city centre location within England, Scotland and…
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