Monaco
Monaco, synonymous with luxury and prestige, remains a key focus for UK hoteliers and investors exploring high-end international markets. Our coverage includes major hotel transactions, strategic developments, and the role of leading operators like Société des Bains de Mer in shaping the principality’s hospitality offering. We also track the growing interest from UK-based investors and family offices in Monaco’s hotel assets, providing insight into cross-border investment trends and the appeal of this uniquely stable, high-value destination.
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Feb- 2020 -10 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold
A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend every day providing updates on it, but it is worth noting quickly that there is likely to be some worldwide economic turbulence due to the latest developments. A slew of…
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Nov- 2018 -14 NovemberAppointments
Aprirose expands hotel team with two appointments
Aprirose, the real estate investment company, has expanded its hotel team with the appointments of Kym Kapadia as chief commercial officer and Bastien Anouil as asset manager. The new appointments follow a growth period for Aprirose hotels since the acquisition of the QHotel portfolio for £525m in 2017. Aprirose now…
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May- 2018 -18 MayAppointments
Scott Harper appointed COO of Hotel du Vin
Hotel du Vin has appointmented Scott Harper to the new role of chief operating officer (COO). Harper has worked as COO of Malmaison since 2012. Prior to this he was group operations director for Malmaison and Hotel du Vin. He had held senior and general manager roles at the Columbus…
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Dec- 2017 -11 DecemberHotels
Government names and shames poor-paying hospitality businesses
A government report revealing the names of 260 employers who have failed to pay their staff correctly has been published, including the names of numerous hotel brands. Some 16,000 employees were not paid at least minimum wage, and the most prolific offenders were retail, hairdressing and hospitality sectors, attracting fines…
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Apr- 2015 -16 AprilEconomy
Hotel prices jump 58% as spring begins
Hotel prices have increased in European cities in April by as much as 58%, according to the monthly Trivago Hotel Price Index. The figures show that travellers can expect to pay an average of £10 more for their hotel rooms this month, with the average price per night jumping from…
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Aug- 2014 -6 AugustEconomy
London’s Mayfair ‘world’s most expensive area to stay in’: Wetherall
London is the world’s most expensive city to rent a serviced apartment, rental-flat or five-star hotel, according to a new report from estate agents Wetherall. The Sleeping In London study found that an undersupply of five-star hotels, caused by land prices and the strength of the pound, is pushing costs…
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